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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.
rootLatin
Build, break, makeExample 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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