Today’s Root: centi or centi – having to do with 100. The root centi is the true Latin root. The i is dropped when placed before a vowel. This prefix has become more associated with 1/100 than 100 in recent years. Word Building: century – 100 years centimeter – 1/100th of a meter Sample Sentence: It may …
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Today’s Root: qui (t) – rest, quiet Word Building: tranquil – peaceful acquit – to release, settle, or free from guilt Sample Sentence: The friends had been studying every day, but now that exams were over, they were looking forward to a tranquil day at the beach. photo credit
Today’s Root: stru – to grow or to build Word Building: construct – to build something construe – to explain, to deduce Sample Sentence: Little Stu is learning to construe how to construct with Legos. photo credit