greek and latin roots for March 7 - 11

Greek and Latin Roots for March 7 – 11

ject = throw

dejected         to feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit.

eject                to throw out

injection          a shot; the “throwing of medicine in the body by a needle

interjection     a word thrown into a sentence or conversation

jettison            to throw goods overboard to lighten the load on a boat or an airplane

projectile        an object thrown into the air with great force

projector         a machine that throws an image onto a wall

reject               to throw something out because it’s defective and can’t be used again

subject            to throw oneself under someone else’s rule

trajectory        the curved path of an object thrown into space.