Latin Roots
Words from Latin Roots
Brief Latin Roots
Wordly Wise Definitions
Wordly Wise Sentences
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ver
What means true?
100
Means to separate into groups.
What is segregate?
100
Clam
What is cry out?
100
To agree to allow to happen
What is consent?
100
Student's need a parent's _______________ to go on the field trip.
What is consent?
200
Means mother
What is matri?
200
To shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of
What is exclude?
200
This word with the root word "plu" means more than one.
What is plural?
200
To think highly of
What is esteem?
200
The _______________ from Israel agreed to resume the peace talks.
What is mission?
300
Means large
What is mega?
300
Connecting words, phrases, or clauses
What is a conjunction?
300
This word with the root word "liber" means to set free.
What is liberate?
300
To describe something as larger or greater than it really is
What is exaggerate?
300
It would be ____________ if we made contact with intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
What is marvelous?
400
Means blood
What is sangui?
400
Requital according to merits or deserts; especially for evil.
What is retribution?
400
This word comes from the root word "mar" which refers to sea life.
What is marine?
400
A ruler who has complete power
What is tyrant?
400
The job offers plenty of ________________ for a diligent young person.
What is opportunity?
500
Means worthy
What is dign?
500
Conduct or speech that is full of self-respect
What is dignity?
500
This word comes from the root word "pyro" and means someone who is addicted to watching something burn.
What is pyromania?
500
To plot in a secret way
What is intrigue?
500
The little boy who found the lost puppy didn't want to ________________ it.
What is relinquish?
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