Greek & Latin Root Vocabulary Week 1

miss/mit – to send

Commissioner

Smite

Transmit

Submissive

Missive

Remittance

Missile

Missionary

Permit

Admissible

Definitions

Commissioner – a person sent to meet with others to plan and make official decisions

Smite – to send a sharp blow; to strike

Transmit – to send from one person or place to another

Submissive – yielding; obedient

Missive – a message sent through the mail

Remittance – money sent in payment

Missile – a rocket or weapon send through the air

Missionary – a person sent for a special task; usually religious

Permit – to allow; to authorize

Admissible – able to be sent as truthful evidence

Interplanetary P.O.(Practice #1) Answers

1. Permit

2. Missiles

3. Missives

4. Smite

5. Missionaries

6. Remittance

7. Admissible

8. Submissive

9. Transmit

10. Commissioner

What on Earth? (Practice #2) Answers

1. G

2. D

3. E

4. A

5. H

6. I

7. B

8. F

9. J

10. C

Greek & Latin Root Vocabulary Week 2

Man/manu - hand

manufacture

manual

manuscript

manicure

manacle

manager

manipulate

maneuver

mandate

emancipate

Definitions

manufacture – to make by hand or machine

manual - handbook

manuscript – a handwritten or typed composition

manicure - treatment for the hands and nails

manacle - handcuff

manager – one who handles business affairs

manipulate – to skillfully operate by hand

maneuver – a training exercise; practice movements

mandate - an order or command placed in one’s hand

Emancipate – to release from one’s hand; to free

All Hands on Deck (Practice #2) Answers

1. A beauty queen, so her hands will look good.

2. A criminal, so he cannot reach a gun.

3. A president, so he knows what bills to pass.

4. A publisher, so he can print the next big best seller.

5. An unhandy handyman, so he can learn from his mistakes.

6. An inventor, so she can get rich from her latest invention.

7. A rowdy ball team, so they will learn to behave and concentrate on the game.

8. A troop of green soldiers, so they can learn proper military procedures.

9. A trapped animals, so it can go free.

10. A puppet, so it can move.