Greek and Latin Roots, Grades 6–8: Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: jud, jur, jus

This collection of vocabulary lists covers the Greek and Latin roots found in Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Grades 6-8. These lists help build vocabulary proficiency by exploring the etymology and meanings of words derived from ancient Greek and Latin roots.
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  1. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  2. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  3. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  4. injury
    physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident
  5. judge
    an official who decides questions before a court
  6. judgment
    the act of assessing a person or situation or event
  7. judgmental
    relating to an assessment of a person, situation, or event
  8. judicial
    expressing careful judgment
  9. judiciary
    the system of law courts that administer justice
  10. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  11. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  12. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
  13. jury
    a body of citizens sworn to give a verdict in a court of law
  14. just
    and nothing more
  15. justice
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  16. justification
    the act of defending or explaining by reasoning
  17. justify
    show to be right by providing proof
  18. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  19. prejudice
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  20. prejudiced
    showing bias or bigotry or influenced by preconceived ideas
Created on Thu May 02 23:49:18 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 16:12:40 EDT 2024)

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