GSDS Greek Latin Roots List 16

Vocabulary List

  • tract

  • mort

  • fy

  • graph

Words with 'tract'

  • attract: to draw in or pull in, literally or figuratively

  • pull

  • traction: adhesive friction between surfaces that causes one of them to be pulled away

  • retract: to draw back or pull back

Words with 'mort'

  • immortal: not dying or capable of dying; everlasting

  • mortician: a person who prepares bodies for funeral services or cremation

  • moribund: in a dying state; near death; near extinction; not progressing or advancing

Words with 'fy'

  • rectify: to make right; to fix a wrongdoing

  • sanctify: to make holy; to set aside as sacred

  • pacify: to make quiet, calm, or peaceful

Words with 'graph'

  • biography: a written account of a person's life

  • bibliography: a list of source materials used or referenced in a written document

  • stenographer: a person whose job is to take notes, usually in shortened format

Fill in the Blanks

  1. During the court proceedings, the stenographer took copious notes on everything the lawyers and witnesses said.

  2. The news story about the mechanical problems of a particular airline’s planes turned out to be false, and the news station was forced to retract their comments.

  3. Melinda enjoys all types of biography, but her favorites are about former presidents.

  4. Mrs. Helms told her students to format their bibliography on their essays according to MLA recommendations.

  5. The morticians who arrived at my grandmother’s house after her death were comforting to my family during our time of grief.

  6. I forgot my best friend’s birthday, and to pacify the situation, I apologized and took her to a movie and lunch.

  7. In an attempt to attract the angry customer, the store clerk offered her a 20% discount on her next purchase at the store.

  8. During the ice storm, Dad used sand to provide traction to his truck tires when they got stuck.

  9. Mom told me to not leave my soda can sitting out because the sweet smell would attract bugs.

  10. Our minister offered a short prayer to sanctify the wine and cracker before Communion services.

  11. Because Grayson’s plants did not get fed while she was on vacation, she came home to find them in a moribund state.

  12. The Greek Gods were known for being immortal, although they sometimes had children with humans who became demigods.