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pac
(PAK)peace
Latin pax meant peace. To pacify is to bring peace; a pact is a peaceful agreement between parties.
rootLatin
Mind & thoughtSpellings:pacpeac
Example words
pacify
to bring peace; to calm
pact
a formal peaceful agreement
pacifist
a person who believes in peaceful resolutions
pacific
peaceful or calm in nature
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 5, 6, 7
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
Mind & thought. Roots about thinking, knowing, remembering, and the mind.
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