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Latin Word Roots 1-3
Learn the building blocks of better spelling and vocabulary!
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| de- | away, down |
| infra- | beneath |
| ob- | against |
| re- | back, again |
| struct | build |
| -ion | state, quality, act |
| -ure | process, condition |
| ex- | out, away, from |
| tract | drag, draw out, pull |
| vinc | conquer |
| -ible | able to be |
| constuct | to form by putting together parts |
| destruction | the act of destroying; a state of damage |
| infrastructure | the underlying framework of a system |
| obstruction | an obstacle or something put up against something else |
| reconstruction | the act of putting back together |
| contraction | act of drawing together or shrinking |
| extraction | process of withdrawing, pulling out |
| retract | to draw or pull back |
| convince | to persuade by argument or evidence |
| invincible | unbeatable; impossible to overcome |
| construction | the act of building |
| structure | internal support for an object |
| con-, com- | with, together |
| in-, im- | in, into, not |
| pro- | for, before, forward |
| ion,ity | state, quality, act |
| mob, mot, mov | move |
| able, ible | able to be |
| ile | of, related to |
| ab- | away, from |
| ac- | to, toward, near |
| se- | apart |
| brev, brevi | short |
| cede, ceed, cess | go, yield |
| ate | to make, to act |
| commotion | the scene of nosiy confusion or activity |
| immobile | motionless, unable to move |
| mobility | relating to the quality of being able to move |
| promotion | an advancement in rank or position |
| removable | able to be taken or carried away |
| abbreviate | to shorten |
| brevity | quality of being brief, shortness in time |
| accessible | easily entered, approached, or obtained |
| proceed | to go forward, especially after stopping |
| secede | to formally break away from |
| ac- | to, toward, near |
| de- | away, down |
| di- | apart, away, not |
| pro- | for, before, forward |
| re- | back, again |
| celer | fast |
| gress | step |
| -ate | to make, to act |
| -ion | state, quality, act |
| com- | with, together |
| avi/avia | bird |
| memor/memori | remember |
| -al | like, related to |
| -ary | someone or something that belongs to |
| -trix | feminine |
| -y | state, quality, act |
| accelerate | to increase speed |
| decelerate | to reduce speed |
| digression | a departure from the main issue |
| progress | a movement forward, onward, or an improvement |
| regression | a movement backward to an earlier state |
| aviary | a large enclosure in which birds are kept |
| aviatrix | a woman airline pilot |
| commemorate | to honor the memory of, as by a ceremony |
| memory | an individual's stock or retained knowledge |
| memorial | to remember a person or event |
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