Greek and Latin Roots: "port" & "rupt"

The root "rupt" means

• tear/rip

• sink/drown

• sick/ill

• break/burst

Disrupt means to...

• change someone's mind

• break someone's concentration

• tear someone's assignment

• shout at someone

Rupture means to...

• break or burst open

• rise or swell in size

• rip or tear apart

• shrink or reduce in size

Abrupt means...

• sudden unexpected swell

• quick tear

• sudden unexpected break

• quick sound

Interrupt means to

• sound reduction

• tear up

• go inside of

• burst between or among

The meaning of the root "port" is

• settle

• carry

• send

• bring

Transport means to

• go somewhere

• hold strong to a belief or thought

• send something

• carry from one place to another

Portable means to

• be capable of easily being carried

• be capable of easily being heard

• be capable of easily being scared

• be capable of easily being stolen

Portfolio means

• case that displays a piece of art

• case used for decoration

• case in which one carries items

Export means

• to carry out of

• to quickly hear one out

• to return to a place