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fall, fals = to deceive

fall, fals = to deceive. Words FALLACY - mistaken belief or idea FALLACIOUS - misleading INFALLIBLE – not prone to error, perfect FALSIFY - lie. flect, flex = bend. Words FLEXIBLE – able to bend DEFLECT – bend away REFLEX – bent back, fast in reaction

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fall, fals = to deceive

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  1. fall, fals = to deceive Words • FALLACY - mistaken belief or idea • FALLACIOUS - misleading • INFALLIBLE – not prone to error, perfect • FALSIFY - lie

  2. flect, flex = bend Words • FLEXIBLE – able to bend • DEFLECT – bend away • REFLEX – bent back, fast in reaction • FLEXOR – muscle bending joint or limb • INFLEXIBILITY- unbending

  3. fort = strong Words • FORTITUDE - strength • FORTIFICATION - building of defenses • FORTE - one’s strong points • FORTRESS – a stronghold

  4. frag, fract = break Words • FRAGILE - easily broken • INFRACTION - breaking of a rule • FRACTIOUS - unruly • FRACTURE - a break • FRACTION – a “broken” whole number

  5. gen, gender = birth, race Words • GENESIS - beginning • GENETICS - study of heredity • EUGENICS - selective human breeding • GENERATE - to create something • GENDER – one’s sex

  6. graph, gram = write Words • GRAPH - record data • GRAPHIC - vividly detailed in writing or pictures • AUTOGRAPH - writing of one’s name • PHOTOGRAPHY - “writing” with light

  7. greg = flock, herd Words • CONGREGATE - to assemble • GREGARIOUS - friendly and sociable • SEGREGATE - to separate a group • EGREGIOUS – flagrant behavior

  8. jac, jact, jec = throw Words • DEJECT - unhappy (“thrown down”) • INTERJECT - interrupt with a comment • PROJECTILE - object hurled forward • TRAJECTORY - path of a projectile

  9. leg = law Words • LEGAL - law-related • LEGISLATURE - body of lawmakers • LEGITIMIZE – to make lawful • ILLEGAL – not lawful

  10. loqu, locut = talk Words • LOQUACIOUS - talkative • SOLILOQUY - speech by one individual • COLLOQUIAL - informal speech • ELOCUTION - art of clear speaking

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