2nd 9 weeks root words

con

with-together

connive (v.)

conspire to do something

Contra/counter/ob

opposite; against

connivance (n.)

the act of conniving

contradict (V.)

to deny the truth of a statement by stating the opposite

contradiction (n.)

the statement of a position that is opposite from one that is already stated 

vanes

vanish

evanescent (adj.)

quickly fading or disappearing

evanescence (n.)

the state or act of quickly fading

dem

people

demagogue (n.)

a political leader who seeks support by appealing tot he desires of ordinary people

demagoguery (n.)

political activity or practices that seek support by appealing to the desires of ordinary people

dox

opinion

paradox (n.)

an apparently contradictory statement that is perhaps true

dupl

two

duplicity (n.)

decietfulness; double- dealing

duplictious (adj.)

deceitful

extra

outside

extraneous (adj.)

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject

extraneously (adv.)

irrelevantly

face

face; appearance

facade (n.)

the outside of a building/ a deceptive appearance or attitude

fid

trust

perfidious (adj.)

disloyal, unfaithful

perfidy (n.)

treachery

flagr

burn

conflagration (n.)

a large, destructive fire

flu

flow

superfluous (adj.)

exceeding what is necessary

grand

great

grandiose (adj.)

on a magnificent exaggerated scale

grandiosity (n.)

exaggeeration of scale

guil

deceit

guile (n.)

deceitful, cunning, sly behavior

guiless (adj.)

innocent; naive

icon

image, statue, likeness

iconoclast (n.)

a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

Iconoclastic (adj.)

deviating from common beliefs