Greek and Latin Roots

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What does the root 'cede' (or 'ceed, cess') mean?

Back

to go, yield, or surrender

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What does the root 'plic' mean as used in words like 'replicate' and 'complicate'?

Back

to fold or repeat

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What action does the root 'fer' express?

Back

to bring, bear, or yield

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What does the root 'fac' (fact, fect, fic) mean?

Back

to make or do

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What does the root 'tract' mean?

Back

to draw or pull

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What does the root 'port' mean?

Back

to carry or bring

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What does the root 'scrib' (or 'script') mean?

Back

to write

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What does the root 'ject' mean?

Back

to throw

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What does the root 'spect' mean?

Back

to look or see

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What does the root 'dict' mean?

Back

to say or declare