Greek and Latin Roots Unit 7: I Like to Move It Move It

This root word means "move" and is Latin in origin.

• mob/mot

• loc

• circ/circum

• tract

Able to move from one place to another

• Cycle

• Mobile

• Aquifer

• Extend

A large vehicle used to pull farm equipment

• Attention

• Geology

• Tractor

• Transcript

The act of power of carefully thinking about, listening to, or watching someone or something.

• Allocate

• Contentious

• Visualize

• Attention

Likely to cause people to argue or disagree.

• Contentious

• Concentric

• Motive

• Cacophony

This root word means "pull, draw" and is of Latin origin.

• Chron

• Tract

• Dict

• Temp

The condition of being eager to act or work.

• Contradict

• Marina

• Motivation

• Contract

To reduce the strength, value, or importance of something

• Dehydrate

• Motive

• Etymology

• Detract

To cause something, such as your arm or leg, to straighten out or to stretch out.

• Extend

• Eccentric

• Contract

• Dislocate

BONUS: A word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning.

• Pseudonym

• Antonym

• Acronym

• Synonym