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Greek and Latin Roots

Greek and Latin Roots. Week 3. Cracy. Meaning : government; rule; strength Examples: Plutocracy Society ruled by the wealthy Theocracy Government by priests. cred. Meaning : believe; trust Examples: Credo Statement of belief or principle; creed Incredulous Skeptical; doubtful.

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Greek and Latin Roots

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  1. Greek and Latin Roots Week 3

  2. Cracy • Meaning: government; rule; strength • Examples: • Plutocracy • Society ruled by the wealthy • Theocracy • Government by priests

  3. cred • Meaning: believe; trust • Examples: • Credo • Statement of belief or principle; creed • Incredulous • Skeptical; doubtful

  4. Cre • Meaning: rise; grow • Examples: • Crescendo • In music, a gradual increase in the volume or intensity of sound • Increment • Something added; process of increasing

  5. Cour/cur • Meaning: run; course • Examples: • Concurrence • Agreement in opinion; simultaneous occurrence • Courier • A messenger

  6. cura • Meaning: care • Examples: • Curator • Someone who oversees a museum collection • Curette • Surgical instrument that removes growths from a body cavity

  7. Cycl/cyclo • Meaning: circle; wheel; cycle • Examples: • Cyclical • Characterized by cycles; moving in cycles • Cycloid • Resembling a circle

  8. de • Meaning: from; down; away; against • Examples: • Deride • mock • Denounce • condemn

  9. Dec/deca • Meaning: ten • Examples: • decimate • Destroy a large part of; inflict great destruction on • decapod • A crustacean having ten legs

  10. Dem • Meaning: common people • Examples: • demographic • Related to the population balance • pandemic • Spread over a whole area or country

  11. derm • Meaning: skin • Examples: • dermatitis • Inflammation of the skin • pachyderm • A thick-skinned, hoofed animal like the elephant

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