Latin/Greek Roots

Lesson 16-20

EXMeaning: out

• Exhale: to breath out• Exit: to go out• Exclude: to shut out from the group• Expect: to look out for

L16A

INMeaning: in

• Indent: to set in from the margin• Include: to shut in with in the group• Inhale: to breath in

L16B

• Intimidate: to instill fear or shyness in• Intrude: to thrust or barge in without an

invitation• Inspect: to look into or at carefully

L16c

SPECTMeaning: look

• Inspect: to look into something carefully• Expect: to look out for• Spectator: one who looks at or watches• Spectacles: devices to look through to see

more clearly (glasses)

L17a

JECTMeaning: throw

• Inject: to throw in• Eject: to throw out• Reject: to throw back• Projector: a device that throws an image

forward to a screen

L17b

INTERMeaning: between

• International: between nations• Interstate: between states• Intersect: to cut between or through

L18a

REMeaning: back

• Reject: to throw back• Reflect: to bounce back• Recall: to call back to memory• Reduce: to bring back to a smaller size• Remit: to send payment back• Repel: to push or drive back

L18b

PREMeaning: before

• Precede: to go before• Predict: to tell before• Prepare: to get ready before an event

L19A

CLUDEMeaning: shut

• Include: to shut in with the group• Exclude: to shut out from the group• Conclude: to shut down or finish• Preclude: to shut off a possibility before it can

occur

L19B

FERMeaning: carry

• Infer: to carry meaning into the mind• Prefer: to carry a strong liking, before all others• Ferry: a boat that carries vehicles or people across

the water• Offer: to carry a willingness to help

L20a

SUBMeaning: under

• Submarine: a vessel that moves under water• Subway: a train that moves under ground• Submerge: to put under water

L20b

• Subterranean: underground• SUBject: an individual thrown under the authority

of another• subJECT: to throw under the authority of another

L20c