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Root Words. ject = throw. eject. Verb to throw out The referee will eject or throw out the basketball player after five fouls. projector. Noun a machine that throws an image onto a wall The projector makes things look bigger on the wall so everyone can see. projectile. Noun

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  1. Root Words ject = throw

  2. eject • Verb • to throw out • The referee will eject or throw out the basketball player after five fouls.

  3. projector • Noun • a machine that throws an image onto a wall • The projector makes things look bigger on the wall so everyone can see.

  4. projectile • Noun • an object thrown into air with some force • An eraser was the projectile that was thrown across the room.

  5. dejected • adjective • To feel sad; to feelthrown downin spirit • Jack always felt dejected when his team lost.

  6. injection • Noun • A shot; the “throwing” of medicine into a body by a needle • A doctor gives you a shot of medicine to help you feel better.

  7. interjection • noun • a word thrown into a sentence or conversation • The interjection was thrown into the conversation without warning.

  8. jettison • verb • to throw goods overboard to lighten the load on a boat or an airplane • We need to jettison this luggageso the boat doesn’t sink.

  9. reject • verb • to throw something out because it is defective and can’t be used again • The button factory will reject all round buttons because they only make square ones.

  10. subject • verb • To throw oneself under someone else’s rule • You are subject to your parents’ rules and expectations.

  11. trajectory • Noun • the curved path of an object thrown into space • The higher the paper airplane goes, the wider angle of the trajectory.

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