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NCEE/SAT Vocab

NCEE/SAT Vocab. Week 4. Roots of the Day : SANGUIN and COR SANGUI(N)- = blood (from Latin sanguinis = blood) COR(D)- = heart (from Latin cor = heart). Examples: sanguin e = confident, optimistic sanguin ary = bloodthirsty

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NCEE/SAT Vocab

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  1. NCEE/SAT Vocab Week 4

  2. Roots of the Day: SANGUIN and COR SANGUI(N)- = blood (from Latin sanguinis = blood) COR(D)- = heart (from Latin cor = heart)

  3. Examples: sanguine = confident, optimistic sanguinary = bloodthirsty consanguineous = of the same blood or origin (literally, “with blood” from Latin cum+sanguis) cordial = heartfelt, hearty coronary = relating to the heart

  4. Roots of the Day: PED vs. MANU vs. DIGIT PED- = foot (from Latin pes, pedis = foot) MANU- = hand (from Latin manus = hand) DIGIT- = finger (from Latin digitus = finger)

  5. Examples: pedestrian = someone who travels on foot pedal = instrument worked by the foot pedantic = dull, overly formal pedestal = the foot/base of a statue or column manual = done by hand manumit = to free (literally, “to send by hand” from Latin manus+mittere) emancipate = (literally, “to take out of the hand of” from ex+manus+capere) maintain = to keep in working order (literally, “to keep in hand” from manus+tenere) manufacture = literally, “to make by hand” from manus+facere)

  6. Roots of the Day: AUD vs. AUR vs. AUR AUD- = hear (from Latin audire = to hear) AUR- = ear (from Latin auris = ear) AUR- = gold (from Latin aurum = gold)

  7. Examples: auditory = related to hearing audio = relating to sound waves aural = related to the ear AU = periodic symbol for gold aureate = related to gold

  8. Roots of the Day: DENT vs. OCUL vs. OR DENT- = tooth (from Latin dens, dentis = tooth) OCUL- = eye (from Latin oculus = eye) ORA- = mouth (from Latin os, oris = mouth)

  9. Examples: dentist = one who works on the teeth trident = a three-forked instrument (literally, “three teeth” from Latin tres+dens) dentate = having pointed, conical projections denture = fake teeth binoculars = instruments for seeing far-away objects (literally, “two eyes” from Latin bis+oculus) monocle = a lens covering one eye that aids in vision (literally, “one eye” from Latin mon+oculus) oral = pertaining to the mouth or speech

  10. Root of the Day: VEN VEN(T)- = come (from Latin venire = to come)

  11. venue = a place where people come together. venture = chance, happening, event

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