Tom Chu's Hodges Study Guide: Roots 13-15 T0I6T7I0N

Flu (Latin: Fluere, Fluctum)

To flow

Affluent

adj. Wealthy and privileged; well-to-do

Affluent Syn.

Prosperous

Affluent Ant.

Impoverished

Superfluous

adj. Additional to what is necessary; extra

Superfluous Syn.

Nonessential, Excessive

Superfluous Ant.

Crucial

Mellifluous

adj. Sweetly flowing or sounding

Mellifluous Syn.

Harmonious

Mellifluous Ant.

Grating

Lev (Latin: Levis)

Light

Leaven

v. To make less heavy or serious

Leaven Syn.

Lighten

Leaven Ant.

Dampen

Levity

n. A lack of seriousness; A jolly or joking manner

Levity Syn.

Jollity

Levity Ant.

Gloominess

Alleviate

v. To make less painful or dangerous

Alleviate Syn.

Ease

Alleviate Ant.

Aggravate

Laps (Latin: Labi, Lapsus)

To slip; to slide

Elapse

v. To slip away; to go by

Collapse

n. A complete failure and ruin

Relapse

n. A falling back into an old illness or a bad habit

Relapse Syn.

Setback

Ced (Latin: Cedere, Cessum)

To move along; to go

Recede

v. To move back or away from

Recede Syn.

Retreat

Recede Ant.

Advance

Concession

n. Something given up or yielded

Concession Syn.

Admission

Concession Ant.

Refusal

Cede

v. To surrender

Cede Syn.

Yield

Cede Ant.

Withhold

Sequi, Sec (Latin: Sequi, Sectus)

To follow

Inconsequential

adj. Having no effect or importance

Inconsequential Syn.

Trivial

Inconsequential Ant.

Essential

Execution

n. The way something is done

Execution Syn.

Operation, Performance

Cur, Cour (Latin: Currere, Cursum)

To run

Courier

n. One who carries and delivers

Incur

v. To bring about

Incur Syn.

Acquire

Incur Ant.

Avoid

Recurrent

adj. Happening repeatedly

Recurrent Syn.

Habitual

Recurrent Ant.

Infrequent

Grad (Latin: Gradi, Gressum)

To step

Gradualism

n. A policy that involves taking slow, measured actions

Regress

v. To go back to a less mature or less positive state

Regress Syn.

Revert

Regress Ant.

Improve

Digress

v. To move away from the topic at hand; to ramble

Digress Syn.

Depart

Digress Ant.

Continue

Ambl, Ambul (Latin: Ambulare, Ambulatum)

To walk

Amble

v. To walk casually; to stroll

Amble Ant.

Hurry

Ambulatory

adj. Able to walk

Preamble

n. A passage or speech that introduces another longer passage or speech

Junct (Latin: Jungere, Junctum)

To join; yoke

Enjoin (Definition #1)

v. To command; To urge

Enjoin (Definition #2)

v. To forbid

Injunction

n. An order that legally prevents something

Injunction Syn.

Prohibitation

Rejoinder

n. An answer; a reply

Rejoinder Syn.

Retort

Part (Latin: Pars, Partis)

Part

Impartial

adj. Having no bias or favor

Impartial Syn.

Neutral

Impartial Ant.

Prejudiced

Partisan

adj. Believing or acting on the ideas of a political party or group

Partisan Syn.

Factional

Impart

v. To give away; to share

Impart Syn.

Convey, relay

Impart Ant.

Conceal

Clus, Clud (Latin: Claudere, Clausum)

To close

Inclusive

adj. Containing all; not keeping any out L. in, "in" + clusum = to close in

Inclusive Syn.

All-embracing

Inclusive Ant.

Limiting, exclusive

Inconclusive

adj. Providing no clear answer or solution

Inconclusive Syn.

Uncertain

Inconclusive Ant.

Definite

Preclude

v. To prevent from happening

Preclude Syn.

Hinder

Preclude Ant.

Foster

Cis (Latin: Cadere, Caesum)

To cut

Precise

adj. Accurate; definite

Precise Syn.

Exact

Precise Ant.

Indefinite

Indecisive

adj. Unable to make choices

Indecisive Syn.

Doubtful, hesitant

Indecisive Ant.

Sure

Incision

n. A cut made into something

Incision Syn.

Slice, Score