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  • The DAILY WORD ROOT PUZZLE is 1 of 8 vocabulary activities and word puzzles using Greek and Latin word roots.
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  • Common Core alignment to Daily Word Root Puzzle is to the key phrase:
    "GREEK & LATIN AFFIXES and ROOTS". CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades:
    "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4b+c, 3.4b+c, 4.4b, 5.b, 6.4b, 7.4b, 8.4b, 9-10.4b, 11-12.4b

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    A deserter from a faith, cause or allegiance; one who rejects lawful or conventional behavior (noun)
    Root NEGAT=deny

    To mislead by a false statement or appearance; to trick or to impose a false idea (verb)
    Root CEIV=take, hold, seize

    An aircraft lifted horizontally by rotating blades (noun)
    Root HELIC=spiral

    Sharp, striking or bitter to the taste, or to the nose, eyes or skin (adjective)
    Root ACR=bitter, sour

    Parts making up a whole; group of supporting entertainers; an outfit of clothes (noun)
    Root ACR=bitter, sour