Prestwick House VII Unit 4 - Greek & Latin Roots

The roots "reg" and "reig" mean...

• king

• to conquer

• powerful; to be able

• to rule; house

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The roots "poss" and "pot" mean...

• king

• to conquer

• powerful; to be able

• to rule; house

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The root "vict" means...

• king

• to conquer

• powerful; to be able

• to rule; house

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The root "dom" means...

• king

• to conquer

• powerful; to be able

• to rule; house

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The homeless man looked out of place in the regal mansion. Regal means...

• of or like a king or queen

• winning or succeeding

• wanting to own or control; jealous

• very strong or powerful

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Because they were victorious against their enemies, the villagers were able to keep their land. Victorious means...

• of or like a king or queen

• winning or succeeding

• wanting to own or control; jealous

• very strong or powerful

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RL.6.4

Joe shared most things, but he was possessive of his favorite ball. Possessive means...

• of or like a king or queen

• winning or succeeding

• wanting to own or control; jealous

• very strong or powerful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The smell of the skunk was very potent; we could smell it from miles away. Potent means...

• of or like a king or queen

• winning or succeeding

• wanting to own or control; jealous

• very strong or powerful

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Everyone agrees, the Chicago Bulls' reign over the NBA in the 90's was largely due to Michael Jordan. Reign means...

• authority; rule

• the murder of a king

• an area ruled or controlled

• a home

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth committed regicide when he murder Duncan (the king), which was thought to be the worst possible crime at that time. Regicide means...

• authority; rule

• the murder of a king

• an area ruled or controlled

• a home

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C