Greek & Greek & Latin Roots Latin Roots

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1. –anthropos-1. –anthropos-

2. –clino-2. –clino-

3. –dominus-3. –dominus-

4. –holos-4. –holos-

5. –medius-5. –medius-

6. –occido-6. –occido-

7. –plenus-7. –plenus-

8. –punctum-8. –punctum-

9. –solus- 9. –solus-

10. –tractum-10. –tractum-

11. –via-11. –via-

Answer: Answer: -tractum--tractum-

drawn, pulleddrawn, pulled

disdistracttract tracttractoror

disdistracttract: : to turn to turn aside : DIVERT aside : DIVERT <<refused to be refused to be distracteddistracted from her from her purposepurpose>> (v.)

Answer: Answer: -via--via-

way, roadway, road

dedeviaviateteviaviaductduct

dedeviaviate: te: to depart from to depart from an established course an established course or norm <or norm <a flight forced a flight forced by weather to by weather to deviatedeviate southsouth> (v.)> (v.)

Answer: Answer: -punctum--punctum-

pointpointpunctpunctuationuation

punctpunctual: ual: being on being on time : PROMPTtime : PROMPT (adj.)

Answer:Answer: -clino--clino-

To lean, bendTo lean, bendininclinecline dedeclinecline

dedecline: cline: to slope to slope downward : DESCENDdownward : DESCEND(v.) :or to refuse to (v.) :or to refuse to undertakeundertake <decline an invitation>

Answer:Answer: -dominus--dominus-

A lord, masterA lord, masterdomindominateate

domindominionion

domindominion: ion: supreme supreme authorityauthority <dominion over all lands> (n.)

Answer: Answer: -medius--medius-

middlemiddle

medimediateate mediomediocritycrity

mediomediocrity: crity: the the quality or state of quality or state of being of low quality, being of low quality, value or ability; value or ability; MEDIOCRE (adj.)MEDIOCRE (adj.)

man, human man, human beingbeing

Answer: Answer: -anthropos--anthropos-

anthropoanthropologylogy

mismisanthropeanthrope

anthropoanthropology: logy: the the science of human science of human beings; beings; especiallyespecially : : the study of human the study of human beingsbeings and ancestorsand ancestors(n.)(n.)

Answer: Answer: -holos--holos-

wholewhole

holholisticistic CatCatholiholicc

holholistic: istic: relating to relating to wholes or with complete wholes or with complete systems rather than with systems rather than with the dissection into parts the dissection into parts <<holisticholistic medicine attempts medicine attempts to treat both the mind and to treat both the mind and the bodythe body>> (adj.)

Answer: Answer: -occido--occido-

killkill

homihomicidecidesuisuicidecide

homicide: homicide: a killing of a killing of one human being by one human being by anotheranother (n.)

Answer: Answer: -plenus--plenus-

fullfull

plenplentytyplenplenaryary

plenplenary: ary: fully attended fully attended <a <a plenaryplenary session> session>(adj.)(adj.)

Answer: Answer: -solus--solus-

alonealone

solosolodedesolsolateate

dedesolsolate: ate: empty of empty of inhabitants and inhabitants and visitors : DESERTED visitors : DESERTED (adj.)(adj.)