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Unit 20: Spelling
Latin Roots II
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Language - English
6th Grade
04/12/2011

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Term
contrast (verb)
Definition
To compare in order to reveal differences.
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institute (noun)
Definition
An educational institution.
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statue (noun)
Definition
A form representing a person or thing, made by an artist out of stone, metal or another solid substance.
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projector (noun)
Definition
A machine that uses lenses and a source of light to project images, as of motion pictures, onto a surface.
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reject (verb)
Definition
To refuce to accept, use, grand, consider, etc.
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portable (adj)
Definition
Easily or conviniently carried.
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objective (adj)
Definition
Not influenced by emotion or prejudice, impartial.
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obstacle (noun)
Definition
Something that stands on the way of progress towards a goal.
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superstition (noun)
Definition
Any belif, practice, or rite unreasonably dependent on magic, chance, or dogma.
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transport (verb)
Definition
To carry from one place to another.
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reporter (noun)
Definition
A person who gathers information for news stories that are written or broadcast.
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inject (verb)
Definition
To force or drive (a liguid or gas) into something.
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circumstance (noun)
Definition
One of the conditions, facts or events connected with and usually affecting another event.
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stanza (noun)
Definition
One of the divisions of a poem or song, composed of two or more lines.
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interjection (noun)
Definition
Any excalamation, that usually interrupts.
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porter (noun)
Definition
A person hired to carry baggage at a station, airport or hotel.
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adjective (noun)
Definition
In grammar, a word used to describe a noun or to limit its meaning.
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deport (verb)
Definition
To expel (a foreigner) from a country.
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subjective (adj)
Definition
Existing between the mind or perception of an individual and not capable of being observed or experienced by anyone else.
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statute (noun)
Definition
A lay enacted by a legislative body.
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