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Old 14-Jul-2008, 02:29
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Thumbs down Root Words

Example: Vit = Life (ex. Vitamin)
A. Vital - Important to life
B. Vitality- Liveliness

I need help my teacher gave me a bunch of these and i dont know how to do them :(


Aud - Hear

Rupt - Break

Tort - Twist

Cide - Kill

Gress - Step

Sect - Cut

Script - Write

Ped - Foot

Port - Carry

Mand - Order


PLEASE help :(
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Default Re: Root Words

Hi

Try to think of words that contain those "pieces".

For example:
- audience or audible
- suicide or homicide

Why don't you give the rest a try.
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