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Unit 3
Root Words
100

to reduce, lessen

abate

100

great sorrow or distress

woe

100

a girl or a young woman, especially an unmarried one

maiden

100

an area of land set aside for occupation by Indigenous people, especially in the US

reservation

100

to break

fract 

200

extremely skilled

adept

200

to strike repeatedly with the fists

pummel

200

to obtain goods or services from an outside source

outsource

200

someone who is not powerful and obeys the orders of a powerful boss or leader

minion

200
old
sen
300

intimidating, causing one to lose courage

daunting

300

Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently

articulate

300

the state of being extremely poor

poverty

300

weakened by old age or broken down by hard use

decrepit

300

tree

arbor

400

a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way

inclination

400

about to happen very soon or coming in the near future

impending

400

relating to hypothermia or extremely low body temperature

hypothermic

400

a condition that makes it difficult to produce speech sounds clearly

impediment

400

peace

pac

500

amazed, astounded

flabbergasted

500

easily influenced or affected by something

susceptible

500

to think about deeply or seriously

contemplate

500

a sudden, uncontrolled burst of electrical activity in the brain that can cause a variety of symptoms

seizure

500

written or drawn

gram