Root Word acer acri acid Meaning bitter sharp sour Related words acerbic acidity acrid acrimony Sentence Lemon juice is very acerbic Root Word belli Meaning war Related words ID: 159898
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Root Word =
acer
, acri, acid
Meaning = bitter, sharp, sour
Related words = acerbic, acidity, acrid, acrimony
Sentence = Lemon juice is very acerbic.Slide3
Root Word = belli
Meaning = war
Related words =
rebellion, belligerent, casus belli, bellicose
Sentence = The men caused a rebellion when they protested their
paycut
.Slide4
Root Word = cad,
cas
Meaning = to fall
Related words =
cadaver, cadence, cascade
Sentence = The cadaver was examined cause of death.Slide5
Root Word = cur, curs
Meaning = run
Related words =
current
, concurrent,
concur
,
incur
,
recur
,
occur
,
courier
,
precursor
, cursive
Sentence =
Whenever a full moon occurs, John turns into a
warewolf
.Slide6
Root Word =
dem
Meaning = people
Related words =
democracy, demography, epidemic
Sentence =
In 1775, t
he small pox epidemic killed thousands of people.Slide7
Root Word = erg
Meaning = work
Related words =
energy, erg, allergy, ergometer,
ergograph
, ergophobia
Sentence =
I often run out of energy when it comes do doing my laundry
.Slide8
Root Word =
fid, fide,
feder(is)
Meaning =
faith, trust
Related words =
confidante, fidelity, confident, infidelity, infidel, federal, confederacy, semper fi
Sentence =
I am confident that if I study, I will do well on my test.Slide9
Root Word =
grad,
gress
Meaning = step, go
Related words =
grade, gradual, graduate, progress, graduated, egress
Sentence =
I worked hard my freshman year in order to earn a good grade
.Slide10
Root Word =
morph
Meaning =
form
Related words =
amorphous, dimorphic, metamorphosis, morphology
Sentence =
The metamorphosis of the butterfly took a month
.Slide11
Root Word =
pel
, puls
Meaning =
drive, urge
Related words =
compel
,
dispel
,
expel
,
repel
,
propel
, pulse, impulse,
pulsate
,
compulsory
,
expulsion
,
repulsive
Sentence =
I felt compelled to eat another piece of chocolate cake after I dreamed of it.Slide12
Analyze
V. to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or
elements
Chris
analyzed
the poem and found a metaphor in the first stanza. Slide13
Illustrate
V. to make clear or intelligible, as by examples or analogies;
exemplify
The author chooses which words to use in order
to
illustrate
his ideas.