Word List: ject = throw

Greek and Latin Roots 2004 Creative Teaching Press

Vocabulary

Definitions

dejected (adj)

to feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit

eject (v)

to throw out

injection (n)

a shot; the throwing of medicine into the body by a needle

interjection (n)

a word thrown into a sentence or conversation

jettison (v)

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

airplane

projectile (n)

an object thrown into the air with great force

projector (n)

a machine that throws an image onto a wall

reject (v)

to throw something out because its defective and cant be

used again

subject (v)

to throw oneself under someone elses rule

trajectory (n)

the curved path of an object thrown into space

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