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Root Words: Real Words
The real words like aquamarine and such. (Mrs. Salmons class)
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Aquamarine
blue-green in color, like sea water
Marine
of or pertaining to the sea
submarine
being, living or used under the sea
Pugnacious
having a quarrelsome or aggresive nature
repugnant
distasteful; offensive or revolting
aviary
a large enclosure in which birds are kept
aviatrix
a woman airplane pilot
commemorate
to honor the memory of, as by a ceremony
memory
an ability to retain knowledge; an individuals stock of retained knowledge
memorial
related to remembering a person or event
accelerate
to increase the speed of
decelerate
to reduce the speed of
digression
a departure from the main issue, subject, etc.
progress
a movement foreward or onward; improvement
regression
a movement backward to an earlier state
abbreviate
to shorten
brevity
quality of being brief; shortness in time
accessible
easily entered, approached, or obtained
proceed
to go forward, especially after stopping
secede
to formally break away from
commotion
the scene of noisy confusion or activity
immobile
motionless; unable to move
mobility
relating to the quality of being able to move
promotion
an advancement in rank or position
removable
able to be taken or carried away
contraction
act of drawing together or shrinking
extraction
process of withdrawing, pulling out
retract
to draw or pull back
convince
to persuade by argument or evidence
invincible
unbeatable; impossible to overcome
construct
to form by putting together parts
destruction
the act of destroying; a state of damage
infrastructure
underlying framework of a system
obstruction
an obstacle or something put up against something else
reconstruction
the act of putting back together