Introduction to Greek and Latin Roots Flashcard

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What language was spoken in Ancient Rome?

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Latin

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In what part of the world are Greece and Rome?

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Europe

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Greek and Latin roots

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Basic building blocks of words

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What is the meaning of the Greek root photo?

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Light

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What is the meaning of the Latin root uni?

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One

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What is the Latin root in the word medium and what does it mean?

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Medi means middle

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Greek root in the word choreograph (Hint: graph)

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Graph means drawn or captured

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Latin root: magn

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great or large

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Why is knowledge of Greek and Latin roots important and useful?

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Because it gives you the ability to spot patterns and figure out the meanings of unfamiliar words.

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It's called a cyclone because cycl means . . .

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circle

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