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Greek and Latin Roots
California Content Standard:
Word Analysis, Fluency and
Systematic Vocabulary
Development 1.2
Inter <L. “between”
• Interloper- (n.) one who intrudes by
meddling or trespassing on the rights of
others.
• Internecine- (adj.) very destructive to both
sides in a conflict; involving slaughter and
carnage.
• Interpolate-(v.) to insert or add something
between other parts, especially in a text or
written work.
Familiar words with Latin root
“inter”
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Intercept
Interest
Interfere
Interject
Interlude
Intermission
International
Intervene
Pono, Ponere, Posui, Positum
<L. “to put,” “to place”
• Interpose- (v.) 1. to insert
between parts of something. 2. to
apply pressure or influence; to
interfere.
• Juxtapose- (v.) to place side by
side.
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Component
Composer
Expose
Expound
Postpone
Opponent
Purpose
Transpose
Quies, Quietis <L. “quiet,” “rest”
Quiesco, Quiescere, Quievi, Quietum <L. “to
rest,” “to remain quiet”
• Acquiesce- (v.) to agree or consent without
any objection.
• Requiem- (n.) a mass or service, music or
poetry for the dead.
• Unrequited- (adj.) not reciprocal; not given
in payment.
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Acquit
Coy
Quiet
Quit
Tranquil
Trudo, Trudere, Trusi, Trusum
<L. “to push”
• abstruse- (adj.) Difficult to understand;
complex.
• extrude- (v.) To push or thrust out a liquid
or malleable substance that retains or
solidifies into a predetermined shape.
• obtrude- (v.) To force one’s ideas or
oneself insistently upon others.
Familiar words
• Intrude
• protrude
Alter <L. “other”
• Altercation- (n.) a noisy quarrel.
• Altruism- (n.) concern for the welfare of
others; unselfishness.
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Alter
Alteration
Alternative
Alter ego
Epi <G. “on,” “toward”
• Ephemeral- (adj.) Lasting for a very short
time; not everlasting.
• Epitaph- (n.) An inscription on a tombstone
in memory of a person; a brief summary of
a dead person’s life.
• Epitome- (n.) An ideal representation of
something; a person who embodies a
quality.
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Epicenter
Epigram
Epilogue
Episode
Epidemic
Para <G. “beside”
• Paradigm- (n.) An example serving to
illustrate a process, pattern, or concept.
• Paradox- (n.) A statement that seems
contradictory but contains a truth or valid
deduction.
• Paragon- (n.) A model of excellence or
perfection.
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Parallel
Paralysis
Paranoid
Parasite
Paraphrase
Paragraph
Peri <G. “around”
• Peripatetic- (adj.) walking or traveling
about.
• Peripheral- (adj.) Pertaining to the
boundary of an area.
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Paradise
Perimeter
Period
Periscope
Periodical
Tithenai < G. “to put”
• Anathema- (n.) a person or thing detested
or shunned; a curse or formal church ban.
• Antithesis- (n.) an exact opposite; a
complete contrast.
• Epithet- (n.) a word or phrase used
positively or negatively that characterizes
or describes a person or thing, added to or
replacing a name.
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Hypothesis
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Theme
Thesaurus
Treasure