Word Parts September 2020

luna=moon

-lunar, lunatic

man=hand

-maneuver, manuscript, manual

pug=fight

-pugnacious, repugnant, pugilist

port=carry

-transport, airport, portable, port-a-potty

ped=foot

-pedal, pedestrian, pedicure

sci=know

-science, conscience, conscious, omniscient

aqua=water

-aquarium, aquatic, aquaculture

brev=short

-brevity, abbreviation,

flect/flex=bend

-reflection, flexible, deflect, flexion

lab=work

-labor, collaborate, laboratory

vor=eat

-carvivore, omnivore, voracious

dem=people

-democracy, academic, pandemic, demonstrate

temp=time

-tempo, temporary, contemporary, temporal

tort=twist

-torture, contortionist, retort