Essential Greek and Latin Roots for Sixth Grade Students: vac (empty)

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  1. vacant
    not containing anyone or anything; unfilled or unoccupied
  2. vacancy
    an empty area or space
  3. vacate
    leave behind empty; move out of
  4. vacation
    leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
  5. vacuity
    the absence of matter
  6. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  7. vacuum
    an empty area or space
  8. evacuate
    move out of an unsafe location into safety
  9. evacuation
    the act of leaving a dangerous place in an orderly fashion
  10. evacuee
    a person who has been moved out of a dangerous place
  11. vacuole
    a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
Created on Mon Jun 16 18:10:50 EDT 2025 (updated Mon Jun 16 18:12:00 EDT 2025)

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