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Exploring Greek and Latin Roots: Hypo, Inter, Ject, Jur, Lect, Liber, Liter, Luc, Macro, Magn

Discover the fascinating world of Greek and Latin roots in Week 6 of our series. This week focuses on roots such as "hypo," meaning beneath or lower, with examples like hypothermia and hypochondria. We'll also explore "inter," meaning among or between, and "ject," meaning to throw, with examples including interject and trajectory. Delve into legal concepts with "jur," that relates to law and judgement, and understand terms like "liber," meaning free, alongside "liter," denoting letter. Expand your vocabulary with roots like "luc," meaning light, and "macro," meaning large.

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Exploring Greek and Latin Roots: Hypo, Inter, Ject, Jur, Lect, Liber, Liter, Luc, Macro, Magn

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  1. Greek and Latin Roots Week 6

  2. hypo • Meaning: beneath; lower; under • Examples: • hypothermia • Abnormally low body temperature • hypochondria • Unfounded belief that one is often ill

  3. inter • Meaning: among; between; within; mutual • Examples: • intersperse • Distribute among; mix with • internecine • Deadly to both sides

  4. ject • Meaning: throw; fling • Examples: • trajectory • Path taken by a projectile • interject • Interpose; insert

  5. Jur/jud • Meaning: swear; law; judge; just • Examples: • judicious • Wise; sound in judgment • perjure • Tell a lie under oath

  6. Lect/leg • Meaning: read; choose • Examples: • legible • readable • predilection • Preference; liking

  7. liber • Meaning: free • Examples: • liberation • Freedom; emancipation • libertine • One without moral restraint

  8. liter • Meaning: letter • Examples: • alliteration • Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word • literal • Limited to the most obvious meaning of a word

  9. Luc/lum • Meaning: light • Examples: • lucid • Bright; clear • elucidation • clarification

  10. macro • Meaning: large; long • Examples: • macroeconomics • Study of the overall workings of the economy • macroscopic • Large enough to be seen with the naked eye

  11. magn • Meaning: great • Examples: • magnify • enlarge • magnitude • Extent; greatness of size

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