Root Words: Rupt

abrupt

adjective: sudden; unexpected; broken into what is expected

bankrupt

adjective: to be out of money; financially ruined; to "break the bank

corrupt

adjective: evil; dishonest; to break away from honesty

corruptible

adjective: able to be influenced into doing something that breaks away from the rules; able to become bad

disrupt

verb: to break up; to cause confusion

disruption

noun: something that breaks someone's concentration; bothersome; annoying

erupt

verb: to explode; to break out with force

interrupt

verb: to break into someone's conversation

interruption

noun: something that breaks up what you were doing; an unplanned event that breaks up an activity

rupture

verb: to burst or break open (usually a body part)