English 11 H Greek and Latin Roots (S2)

Verd, Virid

“green”

Verdant

Lush with vegetation.

Viridity

A lack of experience; an innocence.

Cand

“white, pure” “to glow; to burn”

Candid

Open and sincere.

Candor

A frankness or sincerity of expression; an openness.

Incandescent

Shining brilliantly.

Pall

“to be pale”

Pallor

An extreme or unnatural paleness.

Pallid

Lacking colour; dull

Appall

To fill with horror or disapproval.

Pecc

“to sin; to be flawed”

Peccadillo

A small sin or fault.

Impeccable

Having no flaws; flawless.

Peccant

Violating a moral law; sinful.

Pej/Pair

“Worse”

Pejorative

Negative and critical; insulting.

Impair

to cause to diminish in strength, value, or quality.

Joc

“joke”

Jocose

Cheerful; merry

Jocular

Characterized by joking

Fest, fet

“festive”

Festoon

To drape or adorn festively.

Fete

To honor with a banquet or a feast.

Bacch

Roman God Bacchus

Bacchic

Of or related to a wild celebration.

Bacchanal

A drunken party or celebration.

Somn

Sleep

Somnolent

Drowsy; sleepy

Sopor

Sleep

Soporfic

Causing sleep or fatigue

Sopor (word)

Sleep; drowsiness

Lang

To be weak; to be faint.

Languid

Lacking energy; weak

Languish

To waste away

Languor

A lack of physical or mental energy

Vigil

Watchful

Vigilant

On the alert; watchful

Vigilante

Someone who takes law enforcement into their own hands.

Quies

To rest

Acquiesce

To give in

Requiem

A song or religious service for the dead or lost

Quittance

A repayment; a compensation

Fort

“happening by chance”

Fortuitous

Happening by a lucky chance or accident, fortunate.

Fortuity

A chance or accident

Ausp

“bird-watcher; fortune-teller”

Auspices

Protection or support; patronage

Auspicious

Followed by favorable circumstances

Dest

“to determine”

Predestination

The belief that one’s fate has been determined in advance by a higher power.

Destine

To intend for a specific end or purpose.

Propit

“favorable”

Propitious

Lucly; favorable.

Propitiate

To soothe or satisfy; to appeal.

Importune

To urge or beg without end

Importunate

Extremely demanding; insistent.

Rapport

A positive relationship