Monday, November 30, 2009

Nov. 30 - Dec. 4

Grade 9:
Root Words:
Mort: death
Example: immortal: live forever
mortal: human, will die, fatal, or lethal
postmortem: autopsy, examine after death
mortuary: morgue

mot, mov, mob: move
Examples: mobile: move easily
motivate: induce to act, encourage to do something
promote: move up, forwrd
emotion: move to feeling
demote: move abckwards

mut: change
Examples: mutation: the process of change or alteration
mutant: a new kind of plant or animal
commute: to change a penalty

neg: not
Examples: negative: to destroy or nullify
negative: to say no
neglect: to not care for something
negigent: showing neglect, remiss, careless

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