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The Roots Greg and Grat

__**Greg**__

Greg means a herd or flock.

1. Gregarious- (adj.) a person fond of company; sociable 2. Congregation- (n) a group of people assembled for religious worship 3. Segregate- (v) set apart from the rest or from each other; divide

The __gregarious__ church member invited everyone to her house after the __congregation__ at the church. There were a few people from this church that were a little bit more __segregated__ than the other families that knew each other very well.

__**Grat**__

Grat means pleasing

1. Gratuitous- uncalled for, lacking good reason 2. Gratify- to give pleasure or satisfaction 3. Ingrate- an ungrateful person

The mother told her daughter she was an __ingrate__ because she threw her brand new toy across the room, not realizing that things cost money. In order to __gratify__ her students, the teacher pushed back their chapter test since they were all complaining