Unit 1 Chapter 1 Root Words

Definition: across

​Origin: Latin

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​Examples:

​transport: to take across to a new place

transcend: to climb across a limit transform: to cross over to a new appearance or shape

translate: to cross one language over to another

Definition: voice

​Origin: Latin

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​Examples:

advocate: to use voice to speak for someone else

vocalize: to communicate with your voice

vocal: sound with voice

nonvocal: without a voice

Definition: light

​Origin: Greek

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​Examples:

photograph: a written picture made using light

photosynthesis: changing light to energy

photocopier: a machine that uses light to duplicate

photojournalism: use light to make pictures of the news

Definition: write

​Origin: Greek

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​Examples:

autograph: to write your own name biography: a written account of someone’s life

cartograph: a written map of a location

photograph: a written picture using light