Monday, September 19, 2011

Greek and Latin Roots for September 19

Word List: ject = throw
dejected         to feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit
eject          to throw out
injection      a shot; the throwing of medicine into 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 an image onto a wall
projector      a machine that throws an image onto 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

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