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61 lithos
- stone (Greek)
- lithograph- picture drawn on stone
- monolith- lone stone
- Neolithic- new or late stone age
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62 petros
- Rock, stone (Greek)
- Petrified- made into stone
- Peter- name means “reliable, like a rock”
- Petroleum- oil from rocks
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63 astron
- star (Greek)
- aster- star shaped flower
- astronomer- one who names the stars
- asteroid- in the form of a star
- astronaut- star sailor
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64 stella
- Star (Latin)
- Stellar- pertaining to a star or stars
- Constellation- group of stars
- Estellita- girl’s name meaning “Little Star”
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65 dendron
- Tree (Greek)
- rhododendron- evergreen shrub with large flowers
- dendrophile- lover of trees
- dendrolite- (lithos- stone) petrified or fossil trees
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66 arbor arboris
- tree (Latin)
- Arbor Day- Last Friday in April, day to plant trees
- Arboretum- public garden where trees are cultivated & exhibited
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67 chronos
- time (Greek)
- synchronize- do at the same time
- chronology- relate events in time sequence
- chronic- over a period of time, “from time to time”
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68 tempus temporis
- time (Latin)
- temporal- pertaining to time
- temporary- for a limited time
- extemporaneous- speak or act without preparation
- tempo- time in music
- tense- ver form which indicate past, present or future
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69 para
- beside, along with (Greek)
- parable- to throw a story while teaching a lesson
- parachute- goes along with you as you fall and slows you down
- parallel- lying along side of another line but not touching
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70 inter
- between, among, amid (Latin)
- international- between or among naions
- interject- throw between
- intervene- come between
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