Exploring Word Roots and Meanings

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Root "ras" as in "erase"

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To scrape or rub off

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The root "san" is found in words like "sanitary." What does it mean?

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Healthy

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Root "tact" meaning in "tactile"?

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To touch

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The root "urb" is used in words like "urban." What is its meaning?

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City

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Root "vac" meaning, as in "vacuum"?

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Empty

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The root "agr" is found in words like "agriculture." What does it mean?

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Field

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biblio (as used in 'bibliography')

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Book

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What does the root "cam" mean?

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Field

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Root "div" meaning in "divide"?

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To separate

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The root "fer" is used in words like "transfer." What is its meaning?

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To carry