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Pelham Public SchoolsPelham Middle School/Pelham Memorial High School Vocabulary Root of the WeekPelhams Root of the WeekRoot: audi-

Meaning:HEAR

Words: audibleaudienceauditoriumaudioaudit

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -auto-

Meaning:SELF

Words: autographautomaticautomobileautonomicautocratautobiographyautonomy

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -bell-

Meaning:WAR

Words: bellicoseantebellumbelligerentrebellionrebel

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: bene-, beni-

Meaning:GOOD

Words: benefactorbeneficialbenedictionbenefitbeneficent

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -bio-

Meaning:LIFE

Words: biographybiologybiomebiosphere

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -cap-

Meaning:HEAD

Words: capitalcapillarycaptaindecapitationcapitalism

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -cede-, -ceed-, -ceas-, -cess-

Meaning:HAPPEN

Words: precedeproceedantecedentdeceasecessationcease

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -chron-

Meaning:TIME

Words: chronologicalchronicchronographsynchronizechronicle

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -cide-

Meaning:KILL

Words: genocidegermicidepesticidesuicidehomicide

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -cosm-

Meaning:UNIVERSE

Words: cosmoscosmicmicrocosmcosmopolitancosmonaut

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -crat-, -cracy-

Meaning:RULE

Words: democrataristocrattheocracybureaucracy

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -cred-

Meaning:BELIEVE

Words: credibleincrediblecredentialincredulouscredence

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -cryp-

Meaning:SECRET

Words: crypticapocryphalcryptcryptographerencrypt

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -dem-

Meaning:PEOPLE

Words: democracydemocraticepidemicdemographic

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -dia-

Meaning:ACROSS

Words: diameterdialoguediametricallydiagonaldiagnosis

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -dic-

Meaning:SPEAK

Words: dictionindicatedictumdictatorbenedictioncontradictiondictionaryedictjurisdiction

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -dog-, -dox-

Meaning:A TEACHING

Words: dogmadogmaticorthodoxheterodox

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -duc-, -duit-

Meaning:TO LEAD

Words: conducteducateconduitdeductioninductiveabductionaqueduct

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -fac-, -fect-, -fic-, -fy-

Meaning:TO MAKE

Words: factorymanufactureartifactclarifybeneficialfactorquantifyjustify

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -graph-, -gram-

Meaning:WRITE

Words: graphiteautobiographytelegramcladogramdemographyphotographgeographytopographical

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: hydr-

Meaning:WATER

Words: hydranthydratehydraulichydrostatichydra

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -ject-

Meaning:THROW

Words: ejectobjectrejectinjectionprojectiletrajectorysubject

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -metr-, -meter-

Meaning:MEASURE

Words: metermetrickilometerparametricsymmetryparameterperimeter

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -migr-

Meaning:WANDER

Words: migrateimmigrantemigratemigratorymigrant

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -mis-, -mit-

Meaning:SEND

Words: promisemissiletransmitintermittentemissiontransmissionremission

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -morph-

Meaning:SHAPE

Words: amorphousmetamorphicmorphologymetamorphosis

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -phon-

Meaning:SOUND

Words: phonicsphonemetelephonephonographsaxophonesymphony

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -pol-

Meaning:THE STATE

Words: policemetropolispoliticalpolicypolitics

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -port-

Meaning:CARRY

Words: transportportabledeportexportportfolioreporterimport

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -rupt-

Meaning:BREAK

Words: bankrupteruptcorruptrupturedisrupt

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -scrib-, -script-

Meaning:WRITE

Words: scribbledescribeinscriptionscripturescribetranscribe

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -spec-, -spic-

Meaning:SEE

Words: spectacleinspectorperspectivespecimenspeculatorconspicuous

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -tele-

Meaning:DISTANT

Words: televisiontelephoneteleporttelegramtelephoto

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -trans-, -tra-, -tran-

Meaning:ACROSS

Words: transporttransfertraditiontransitiontranslatetransformationtransubstantiationtranscendentalism

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -voc-, -vok-

Meaning:CALL

Words: vocalinvokerevokevocabularyvocation

Bonus WordsPelham Middle School/ Pelham Memorial High SchoolPelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -astr-, -aster-

Meaning:STAR

Words: astralasteroidastronautastronomyastrology

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -form-

Meaning:SHAPE

Words: conformdeformformalformulaplatformreformtransformationinformformation

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -log-

Meaning:SPEECHTHOUGHT

Words: dialoguemonologuelogiclogarithmanalogy

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -micro-

Meaning:SMALL

Words: microchipmicrogrammicrophonemicroprocessormicrobemicroeconomics

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -not-

Meaning:TO NOTE

Words: denotenotionnotationnoticenotablenotaryannotation

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -scop-

Meaning:TO LOOK

Words: microscopictelescopehoroscopeperiscope

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -tac-, -tag-, -tang-, -teg-

Meaning:TOUCH

Words: contactcontagioustangibleintegraltactiletangentintegertactile

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -vers-, -vert-

Meaning:TO TURN

Words: reverseinvertconvertadvertisementvertextransversal

Pelhams Root of the WeekRoot: -vis-, -vid-

Meaning:TO SEE

Words: envisioninvisiblevideoaudiovisualvisualvisible