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Exploring Greek and Latin Roots: Grac, Grat, and Ject in English Vocabulary

This educational resource delves into the Greek and Latin roots "grac" (pleasing, thankful) and "ject" (throw), highlighting their meanings and applications in English vocabulary. Key words derived from these roots include "gracious," "gratuity," "congratulate," and "gratitude," as well as "conjecture," "projectile," and "rejection." Understanding these roots enhances vocabulary comprehension and enriches language skills. The material also covers relevant prefixes and suffixes that transform root meanings, providing a comprehensive guide to mastering related terms.

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Exploring Greek and Latin Roots: Grac, Grat, and Ject in English Vocabulary

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  1. Bell work:1. List as many words as you can that contain the rootsgrac or grat, and ject. 2. What do you think those roots mean?

  2. Greek/Latin Roots A2 PP. 18&19 Grac/Grat&Ject

  3. Prefixes

  4. con- With, together

  5. e- Out, away from

  6. pro- For, before, forward

  7. re- Back, again

  8. tra- Across

  9. Roots

  10. grac/grat Pleasing, thankful

  11. ject Throw

  12. Suffixes

  13. -ate to make, to act

  14. -fy To do, to make

  15. -is Thing which

  16. -ity State, quality, act

  17. -ous Having the quality, act

  18. -tude State, quality, act

  19. -ile Of, related to

  20. -ion State, quality, act

  21. -ure Process, condition

  22. Vocabulary Words

  23. Gracious Having or showing kindness, courtesy, charm, etc.

  24. Gratuity A gift of money for a service rendered; a tip

  25. Congratulate To express pleasure at another’s success, good fortune, etc.

  26. Gratis Without charge; free

  27. Gratify To give pleasure; to satisfy

  28. Gratitude A state of thankfulness

  29. Conjecture A throwing together of information based on inference

  30. Projectile Designed to be hurled forward

  31. Trajectory The curve that on object takes in space: path

  32. Rejection The action of being refused or thrown back

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