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3R Vocabulary from Classical Roots

3R VCR
Definition
Derivation
Words
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act
do, act
Latin
acts, acted, acting
activate, inactive
capt
take, catch
Latin
capture, captured, captures
caption, captor
class
group, class
Latin
classic, classification, classify
classy, classless
deli
pleasant
Latin
delicacy, delicate,
delight, delicious
deliciousness,
indelicate
eas
comfort
Latin
disease, easily, easy
ease, easiest, disease
famil
household, family
Latin
familiar, family, familiarize
familial, unfamiliar
fin
end
Latin
finalist, finally, finite
confine, infinite
grad
step, grade level
Latin
grade, gradually,
graduate, gratified
gradation, upgrade
grat
thankful
Latin
gratify, gratitude, grateful
gratis, gratification
loc
place
Latin
locate, local, location
locale, localization
mot
move
Latin
motel, motion,
motivate, motive
motivation,
promotion, remote
numer
number
Latin
numeral, numerator,
numerical, numerous
enumerate,
innumerable
offic
duty, work
Latin
office, officer, official
officeholder, unofficial
organ
instrument,
tool
Greek
disorganized, organ, organist
organic, reorganize
part
piece, part
Latin
apart, partly, partial, particle, particular
department, impartial, participate
prob
test, prove
Latin
probability, probe, probably
improbable, probationary
ques
ask
Latin
quest, questionable,
questionnaire
inquest, request,
unquestionable
sens
feeling, sense
Latin
sensational,
sensible, sensitive
extrasensory,
sensibility
serv
help, serve
Latin
deserve, server, service
servile, servitude

speci

type, kind

Latin

special, specialist, speciality

specialize, specifically

stat

stand, state

Latin

statement, statue, understate

static, status

studi

learn, study

Latin

studio, studies, understudy

restudy, studiously

techn

skill

Greek

technicality, technician, technical

technological, technologist

vari

different

Latin

variable, varied, variety

variant, invariably

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