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ver
(VER)true, truth
Latin verus meant true. To verify is to test for truth; a verdict is a spoken truth from a jury.
rootLatin
Mind & thoughtSpellings:ververi
Example words
verify
to confirm something is true
verdict
a spoken decision of truth, especially in a trial
veritable
truly such; deserving the name
veracity
truthfulness
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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