Spelling Connections, Unit 19

Definitions, roots, language of origin

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Cards In This Set

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Derivation (deer a VA' shun)
Word derived from word or words in another language
Latin
Language of Ancient Rome
Language from which the words in this unit were derived
Latin
Urb
City
Urb
City
Public
People
Reg
Rule
Civ
Citizen
Doc
Teach
Dom
Rule
Dominate
Verb: to rule based on superior force or authority
Regal
Adjective, royal, of or befitting a king from the Latin regalis, rex (king)
Dominant
Adjective: having the most influence, or the most prominant Anvil is the dominant feature of the landscape behind the school.
Domineer
Verb: to rule arrogantly; to use power like a tyrant
Indomitable
Adjective: unable to be overcome; cannot be beaten or broken The prefix in-/im- means not. The spelling varies with the sound that follows it (impossible, incapable.)