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curs
(KURS)to run
Latin for running. A current runs; a cursor runs across the screen; a recurring event runs again.
rootLatin
MovementSpellings:curscurcours
Example words
cursor
the marker that runs across a screen as you type
excursion
a short trip — a run out and back
recur
to happen again — to run back
current
running flow of water or electricity
Who it is for
Grades served: 7, 8
Level 3Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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