1. Latin Roots V5L16&17

2. ped  Means “foot”

3. pedal  a flat piece of metal, rubber, etc., that you push with your foot to make a machine move, work, or stop

4. pedestrian  a person who is walking in a city, along a road, etc.

5. pedestal  the base of a column or other tall object  used to describe the position of someone who is admired, successful, etc

6. biped  a 2-footed animal

7. numer  Means “number”

8. numeral  a symbol (such as 1, 2, or 3) that represents a number

9. numerous  existing in large numbers

10. enumerate  to name (things) one after another in a list

11. numerator  the number in a fraction that is above the line and that is divided by the number below the line

12. liber  Means “free”

13. liberal  believing that government should be active in supporting social and political change  not opposed to new ideas or ways of behaving that are not traditional or widely accepted  generous to others : giving time, money, etc.  not strict or exact

14. liberty  the state or condition of people who are able to act and speak freely  the power to do or choose what you want to  a political right

15. clar  Means “clear”

16. clarity  the quality of being clear  the quality of being easily understood

17. declare  to say or state (something) in an official or public way  to say (something) in a strong and confident way  to tell the government about (money you have earned or received) in order to pay taxes

18. clarify  to make (something) clear or clearer  to make (something) easier to understand

19. declaration  the act of making an official statement about something  something that is stated or made known in an official or public way  a document that contains an official statement

20. clarion  A clear, shrill sound

21. dict  Means “say”

22. dictate  to speak or read (something) to a person who writes it down or to a machine that records it  to say or state (something) with authority or power  to make (something) necessary

23. predict  to say that (something) will or might happen in the future

24. dictator  a person who rules a country with total authority and often in a cruel or brutal way

25. diction  the clearness of a person's speech  the way in which words are used in speech or writing

26. dictionary  a reference book that contains words listed in alphabetical order and that gives information about the words' meanings, forms, pronunciations, etc.