Greek/Latin Roots Unit 1-3

cand

Latin- white, pure, to glow, to burn

ent, ess

Latin- to be

erg

Greek- work

fac

Latin- to make, to do

livid

Latin- bluish-black

opus

Latin- work, wealth, power, resource

pall

Latin- to be pale

pos

Latin- to put, place

sta, sti

Latin- stand, say

stas, stat

Greek- standing

verd, virid

Latin- green

labor

Latin- work

liturgy

a pattern of prayer or worship

laborious

requiring mental or physical effort

entity

a being

extant

still in existent, not destroyed

magnum opus

the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer

verdure

greenery; fresh and ripe vegetation

incandescent

shining brilliantly

essence

the most important ingredient, the crucial element

synergy

the power that results from the combination of two or more forces

lethargy

state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy

static

having no motion or change

quintessential

the most typical, ideal, or important

discomfit

to embarrass and confuse

stanch

to stop the flow of

feasible

capable of being accomplished

malfeasance

misconduct of wrongdoing, especially by a public official

opulent

possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent

candid

open and sincere

appall

to fill with horror or disapproval

belabor

to discuss in too much detail, to attack

stasis

condition in which there is no change

pallid

lacking color, dull

verdant

green, lush with vegetation

restive

resisting authority; difficult to control

apropos

with regard to

modus operandi

manner of working

synonym for discomfit

perturb

synonym for essence

crux

synonym for laborious

industrious

synonym for lethargy

laziness

synonym for verdure

foliage

antonym for pallor

flushed

antonym for candor

falseness

antonym for ecstasy

misery

antonym for staunch

fickle, wavering

antonym for surfeit

shortage

antonym for depose

elect

antonym for static

dynamic