Pre-IB ELA Unit One ROOT WORDS TEST

Benediction

a prayer asking for God's blessing, especially a prayer that concludes a worship service.

Benefactor

someone who helps another person or group, especially by giving money.

Beneficiary

a person or organization that benefits or is expected to benefit from something, especially one that received money or property when someone dies.

Benevolence

kindness, generosity.

Amicable

friendly, peaceful.

Enamored

charmed or fascinated, inflamed with love.

Amorous

having or showing strong feelings of attraction.

Paramour

a lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom.

Antebellum

existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Bellicose

warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome (adjective).

Belligerence

aggressiveness, combativeness (noun).

Rebellion

open defiance and opposition, sometimes armed, to a person or thing in authority.

Pacify

1. to soothe anger or agitation. 2. to subdue by armed action.

Pacifist

a person opposed to war or violence, especially someone who refuses to bear arms or to fight, on moral or religious grounds.

Pact

an agreement between two or more people or groups, a treaty or formal agreement between nations to deal with a problem or resolve a dispute.

Pace

contrary to the opinions of.

Criminology

the study of crime, criminals, law enforcement, and punishment.

Decriminalize

to remove or reduce the criminal status of.

Incriminate

to show evidence or involvement in a crime.

Recrimination

an accusation in answer to an accusation made against oneself.

Approbation

a formal or official act of approving, praise, usually given with pleasure or enthusiasm.

Probate

the process of proving in court that the will of someone who has died is valid.

Probity

absolute honesty and uprightness.

Reprobate

a person of thoroughly bad character.

Grave

requiring serious thought or concern.

Gravitas

great or very dignified seriousness.

Gravitate

to move or be drawn toward something, especially by a natural tendency or as if by an invisible force.

Aggravate

to annoy or bother.

Alleviate

to lighten, lessen, or relieve, especially physical or mental suffering.

Elevation

the act or result of lifting or raising someone or something.

Cantilever

a long piece of wood, metal, etc that sticks out from a wall to support something above it.

Levity

lack of appropriate seriousness.

Bell- meaning

(latin) meaning "war."

Pac/Peas- meaning

(latin) meaning "agree," "peace."

Ben/Bene- meaning

meaning good, well.

Am/im- meaning

(latin) meaning "to love."

Crim- meaning

(latin) meaning "fault" or "crime" or "accusation."

Grav- meaning

(latin) meaning "heavy," "weighty," or "serious."

Lev- meaning

(latin) meaning "light" or "to raise."

Prob/prov- meaning

(latin) meaning "prove" or "proof," and "honesty" or "integrity."