Grade 10 Vocabulary Unit 1

Vocabulary terms and Latin/Greek roots from Grade 10 Unit 1 notes, including definitions and historical etymology.

VINC, VICT

Latin root meaning 'to conquer' (from VINCERE, VICTUM).

invincible

Not able to be conquered; Latin in ('not') + vincere + ible ('able').

provincial

Limited knowledge of the world; narrow-minded.

evince

To make something obvious or to show something clearly.

DUC, DUCT

Latin root meaning 'to lead' (from DUCERE, DUCTUM).

conducive

Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

induce

To make something happen or cause something to occur.

deduce

To figure something out or make a smart guess based on information you already know.

TRACT

Latin root meaning 'to drag' (from TRAHERE, TRACTUM).

protracted

Something that lasts for a really long time, much longer than usual; dragged forward.

retract

To take back or withdraw something.

intractable

Someone or something that is stubborn and doesn’t want to change or get better.

PETO

Latin root meaning 'to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush' (from PETERE, PETITUM).

petulant

Acting in a grouchy or sulky way; being irritable and impatient over small things.

impetuous

Doing things quickly without thinking much beforehand.

impetus

Something that gives a push or motivation to make something happen; a little nudge that gets things started or moving forward.

gram

Greek (gramma) meaning 'thing written'.

graminaceous

Of or like grass.

graminivorous

Feeding on grass, cereals, etc.

grammar

The study of rules of a language's inflections or other means of showing the relation between words.