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Greek and Latin Roots

Greek and Latin Roots. Week 6. hypo. Meaning: beneath; lower; under Examples: hypothermia Abnormally low body temperature hypochondria Unfounded belief that one is often ill. inter. Meaning: among; between; within; mutual Examples: intersperse Distribute among; mix with internecine

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Greek and Latin Roots

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  1. Greek and Latin Roots Week 6

  2. hypo • Meaning: beneath; lower; under • Examples: • hypothermia • Abnormally low body temperature • hypochondria • Unfounded belief that one is often ill

  3. inter • Meaning: among; between; within; mutual • Examples: • intersperse • Distribute among; mix with • internecine • Deadly to both sides

  4. ject • Meaning: throw; fling • Examples: • trajectory • Path taken by a projectile • interject • Interpose; insert

  5. Jur/jud • Meaning: swear; law; judge; just • Examples: • judicious • Wise; sound in judgment • perjure • Tell a lie under oath

  6. Lect/leg • Meaning: read; choose • Examples: • legible • readable • predilection • Preference; liking

  7. liber • Meaning: free • Examples: • liberation • Freedom; emancipation • libertine • One without moral restraint

  8. liter • Meaning: letter • Examples: • alliteration • Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word • literal • Limited to the most obvious meaning of a word

  9. Luc/lum • Meaning: light • Examples: • lucid • Bright; clear • elucidation • clarification

  10. macro • Meaning: large; long • Examples: • macroeconomics • Study of the overall workings of the economy • macroscopic • Large enough to be seen with the naked eye

  11. magn • Meaning: great • Examples: • magnify • enlarge • magnitude • Extent; greatness of size

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