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-- W 08 -- Word Elements: Movement


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Chapter 7: Word Elements: Movement 

Modern life seems to keep us in constant motion. Even our information travels at a fast pace. E-mail takes just a second or two to reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This chapter presents words to describe our comings and goings. Each of the six roots and two prefixes describes an action. These word elements help to form many widely used English words. Chapter Strategy: Word Elements: Movement

Chapter Words:
Part 1

duc, duct
conducive
deduction
induce

stans, stat
stature
status quo
staunch

ject
dejected
eject
jettison

tain, ten
abstain
tenacious
tenuous
Part 2

tract
distraught
extract
retract

circum-
circumscribe
circumspect
circumvent

vers, vert
adversary
diversion
inadvertently

trans-
transcend
transitory
traverse


 

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