Greek and Latin Roots, Grades 3–5: Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: duc, duct

This vocabulary list features words from the Latin ducere meaning "to lead."
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  1. abduct
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will
  2. abduction
    the criminal act of carrying someone away by force
  3. aqueduct
    a conduit that carries water over a valley
  4. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  5. conductivity
    the property of transmitting heat, electricity, or sound
  6. conductor
    the person who leads a musical group
  7. deduce
    reason from the general to the particular
  8. deduct
    make a subtraction
  9. deduction
    the act of removing a part from the whole
  10. ductile
    capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  11. educate
    give knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
  12. induce
    cause to act in a specified manner
  13. induct
    place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
  14. induction
    the act of bringing about something
  15. introduce
    bring something new to an environment
  16. introduction
    the act of beginning something new
  17. introduction
    the act of beginning something new
  18. irreducible
    incapable of being made smaller or simpler
  19. produce
    bring forth or yield
  20. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
  21. production
    the act or process of making something
  22. reduce
    make smaller
  23. reduction
    the act of decreasing something
  24. seduce
    lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct
Created on Thu May 02 22:40:31 EDT 2024 (updated Tue Aug 06 17:10:59 EDT 2024)

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