Classical Roots - Book E - Lesson 5

These flashcards cover key vocabulary from Classical Roots - Book E - Lesson 5, including roots, definitions, and familiar words for better understanding and retention.

Leve fit, quod bene fer- tur, onus

A burden that is cheerfully borne is made light.

Basis

Greek root meaning 'pedestal,' 'foot,' or 'base.' Familiar words include base, basement, basis.

Clivus

Latin root meaning 'slope.' Familiar words include incline and decline.

Levis

Latin root meaning 'Light (in weight).' Familiar words include alleviate, elevate, relieve.

pen/pon

Latin root meaning 'to cause to hang down' or 'to weigh.' Familiar words include depend, ponder, suspend.

Scala

Latin word meaning steps/stairs; related to the action 'to climb.'

Bas-Relief

Sculpture with a part somewhat raised above the background.

Debase

To lower in quality; to degrade.

Declivity

A downward slope; the slope of a hill.

Proclivity

A natural inclination or tendency.

Leaven

The substance (like yeast) that causes dough to expand or rise.

Legerdemain

Magic tricks; trickery or deception.

Leverage

Power to influence; a position or strength.

Levitate

To rise or float, or cause to rise.

Levity

Lightness in speech or behavior.

Penchant

A strong inclination or liking for something.

Ponderous

Extremely heavy; dull.

Preponderant

Superior in number, force, power, or importance.

Imponderable

Unable to be assessed or measured precisely.

Rilevo

Italian word meaning 'relief.'

De

Latin word meaning 'away from.'

Pro

Latin word meaning 'forth.'

Leger de main

French phrase meaning 'quick of hand.' Comes from Latin 'levis de manu.'

Im=in

Latin prefix meaning 'not.'

Pre

Latin prefix meaning 'before.'

Echelon

French word meaning 'rung of a ladder.'

Trans

Latin prefix meaning 'across.'