Latin Roots and Vocab

act, ag, ig

to do, to move, to drive

ali, alter

another, other

am (at)

to love

anim

life, spirit, soul

anni, annu, enni

year

aqua, aque

water

arm

arm, weapon

art

art, craft, skill

amiable(a)

generally pleasant, friendly, and nice to be around

equanimity(n)

calmness or evenness

inalienable(a)

that which cannot be taken away or transferred to someone else

magnanimous(a)

showing a kind of nobleness of mind and spirit; high-minded; free from pettiness

reactionary(a or n)

characterized by ideas suggesting a desire to move backward, especially in matters related to politics; a person with such ideas

amorous(a)

suggestive of love, **, or sexual desire

aqueous(a)

life, of, or formed by water; watery

armature(n)

equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension

artifice(n)

cunning ingenuity, clever or sly trickery

armistice(n)

a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty

artisan(n)

a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft

superannuated(a)

worn out, or retired, from age and years of use or hard work; obsolete or outdated

aud(it)

to hear

avi

bird

bell(i)

war

ben(e)

good, well

bon, boun

good

capit, capt

head, chief, leader

carn(i)

flesh, meat

ced(e), ceed, cess

to go, to yield

antebellum(a)

before the war, especially the American Civil War; typical of how things were before any war

audit(v)

to attend a class only as a listener, not for credit; to check or examine a company's financial records; the process of making an examination of or attending a class in order to examine it

bellicose(a)

eager to fight or quarrel; hostile

belligerency(n)

the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action

benign(a)

not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured

benefactor(n)

a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron

accession(n)

the attainment of a certain rank or dignity; an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined

capitulation(n)

a surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions; a final giving up

bona fide(a)

in good faith; genuine

incarnate(a)

literally, in the flesh; in bodily form; personified; flesh-colored

intercede(v)

to act on another's behalf; to mediate

recapitulation(n)

an act or instance of summarizing and restating the main points of something.

cord, cour

heart

corp(or)

body

cred

to believe, to trust

cur(r), curs, course

to run, to flow

dic(t)

to speak, to say

centenarian(n)

a person who has lived to be one hundred years old

clamorous(a)

characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining; insistent

concordance(n)

a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as from a writer's works

discordant(a)

sounding harsh or inharmonious; clashing

incisive(a)

keenly penetrating; cutting into

concourse(n)

a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

corporal(a)

related to the physical body

credulity(n)

the naïve willingness to believe too easily without proof

cursory(a)

done in a superficial or hasty manner

dictum(n)

an authoritative saying or maxim

Duc(t), duce

to lead

Fedter), fid(e)

faith, trust

Fin(e)

end, limit

Flect, flex

to bend

flu(x), fluct

to flow, flowing

fort, fore

strong

frater(n), fratr

brother

fus, fund, found

to pour, to melt

confluence(n)

a coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas, a place of joining

confound(v)

to perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder

effusive(a)

pouring forth in an emotional way; unrestrained or overly demonstrative

fratricide(n)

the killing of one's own brother; someone who commits such an act

mellifluous(a)

as if flowing with honey or sweetness; like the tones of a honeyed voice

superfluous(a)

beyond what is needed; in excess of a sufficiency

conducive(a)

tending to lead, help, assist, or result in

fidelity(n)

faithfulness to one's promises or obligations; steadfast faithfulness; technological faithfulness

flexuous(a)

a winding in and out; bending or waving

perfidious(a)

a characteristic of one who would intentionally betray a faith or trust

cide(e), cis(e)

to kill, to cut

clam, claim

to cry out, to declare

cent(i)

hundred