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rupt

(RUPT)

to break or burst

Latin for breaking or bursting. To erupt is to burst out; to interrupt is to break in.

Example words

  • erupt

    to burst out

  • interrupt

    to break in between

  • rupture

    a break or burst

  • disrupt

    to break apart

Who it is for

Grades served: 6, 7

Level 2Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.

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