Greek and Latin Roots

-rupt- -sect-
(to break, to burst) (to cut)

1. abrupt (-brpt) adj. very sudden and not expected;

rudely brief
2. bankrupt (bak-rpt) n. a legal declaration of the
inability to pay ones debts; complete failure
3. erupt (i-rpt) v. to send out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in
a sudden explosion; to happen or begin suddenly and
violently
4. interrupt (in-t-rpt) v. to ask questions or say
things while another person is speaking : to do or say
something that causes someone to stop speaking
5. dissect (d-sekt) v. to cut (a plant or dead animal)
into separate parts in order to study it
6. insect (in-sekt) n. a small animal that has six legs
and a body formed of three parts and that may have
wings
7. intersect (in-tr-sekt) v. to divide (something) by
passing through or across it
8. section (sek-shn) n. one of the parts that form
something
 Greek and Latin Roots

abrupt The storm caused an ________ power failure.

bankrupt Sally was behind on her bills, so she picked up extra shifts at work to avoid
becoming _________.

erupt No one knows when Mount St. Helens will _______ again.

interrupt It is rude to _______ when someone else is speaking.

dissect Mrs. Kinslow did not enjoy science class when her class had to ______ a frog.

insect The tiny _________ flew into the house and kept trying to land on our dinner.

intersect Two parallel lines will never _______.

section We sat in the nose-bleed ______, the area at the top of the arena.