Root Words!

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Root Words!

• Add to your Note Cards under the
• Pink Root Words Section

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com-
Root

• Latin Prefix
• Together With

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Ex. 1 Commiserate means to feel sorrow
together.
Ex. 2 To Compute is to put numbers together.
Ex. 3 Combustion is a chemical reaction that
occurs when oxygen and a fuel are combined
together and heated.
Ex. 4 A Component is a part that can be
combined with other components to form a whole.
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-tion
Root

• Latin Suffix
• The act or quality of

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Ex. 1 Cessation is the act of stopping (cease
and desist!).
Ex. 2 Justification is the act of justifying
something, or to act, claim or show to be right.
Ex. 3 Protection is to act in defense or guard
someone from attack (protect them).
Ex. 4 Participation is the act of being
involved in, or taking part in (participate).
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-id
Root

• Latin Suffix
• The body of, or
• Connected with

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Ex. 1 A Squalid passageway is one that the
body of is filled with dirt and grime (squalor).
Ex. 2 Something Valid has a connection to the
truth.
Ex. 3 Something Pallid has a connection to
paleness (Pallid complexionlooks pale).
Ex. 4 Something Lucid has a connection to
clarity (if a person is Lucid, they are making
sense/being clear).