roots 1-15

rupt

break, burst

abrupt

broken off; lacking in continuity; sudden; quick and unexpected

corrupt

changed from good to bad; vicious

corrupt

to change from good to bad; debase, pervert, falsify

disrupt

break apart; cause disorder

erupt

burst or break out

incorruptible

inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed

interrupt

break into or between; hinder; stop

rupture

break; breaking; hostile

cide

killing, killer

bactericide

substance that killed bacteria

biocide

substance that destroyed many different organisms

fratricide

the act of killing (or killer of) one’s brother

fungicide

substance that kills fungi or inhabits their growth

genocide

deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group

germicide

substance that kills germs

herbicide

substance that kills plants

homicide

killing of one human by another

infanticide

the act of killing (or killer of) an infant

insecticide

substance that kills insects

matricide

act of killing (or killer of) one’s mother

patricide

act of killing (or killer of) one’s father

pesticide

substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.

regicide

act of killing (or killer of) a king

sororicide

act of killing (or killer of) one’s sister

suicide

act of killing (or killer of) one’s self

tyrannicide

act of killing (or killer of) a tyrant

string, strict

bind, draw tight

astringent

1. drawing the tissues tightly together to check bleeding


2. stern; austere

astringent

substance that shrinks the tissues and checks flow of blod

boa constrictor

snake that constricts or crushes its prey in its coils

constrict

keep within limits; confine

stricture

adverse criticism; censure; restriction

stringent

strict; rigid; severe

unrestricted

not confined within bounds; free; open to

vor

eat greedily

carnivore

flesh-eating animal

carnivorous

flesh-eating

devour

eat greedily or ravenously; seize upon and destroy

frugivorous

feeding on fruit

plant-eating animal

dependent on plants as food

insectivorous

dependent on insects as food

omnivore

person or animal that eats everything

omnivorous

eating everything, both plant and animal substances; avidly taking in everything

voracious

greedy in eating

viv

live, alive

convivial

find of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable

taciturn

inclined to silence (ant. convivial)

revive

bring back to life; restore

survive

outlive; remain alive after

perish

suffer death (ant. survive)

vivacious

lively in temper or conduct

languid

lacking in vigor (ant. vivacious)

vivacity

liveliness of spirit

vivid

having the vigor and spirit of life; sharp and clear; graphic

vivify

enliven; make vivid

vivisection

operation on a living animal for scientific investigation

tort, tors

twist

contortionist

person who can twist their into odd postures

distort

1. to twist out of shape; contort


2. to twist out of true meaning; misrepresent; pervert; falsify

extort

to take from a person by force

retort

to reply quickly or sharply

retort

quick, witty, or cutting reply

torsion

the act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body

tortuous

full of twists or curves; windytricky; crooked

torture

1. to wrench or twist


2. to inflict severe pain upon

torture

anguish of the body or mind

vict, vinc

conquer, show conclusively

convict

to prove guilty; to show conclusively to be guilty

convict

person serving a prison sentence

conviction

state of having been judged guilty of an offense; strong belief

convince

to persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof

evict

expel by legal process; oust

evince

to show clearly; disclose; reveal

invincible

incapable of being conquered

vanquish

overcome in battle; conquer; defeat

victor

winner; conqueror

fract, frag

break

fraction

one or more of the equal parts of a whole; fragment

fractious

apt to break out into a passion; irritable

fracture

1. break or crack


2. breaking of a bone

fragile

easily broken; frail, delicate

fragment

part broken off

infraction

act of breaking; breach; violation

refract

to bend from a straight path, as in light rays when they hit water

refractory

resisting; intractable; hard to manage

omni

all, every, everywhere

omnibus

covering many things at once

omnibus

1. bus


2. book containing a variety of works by one author

omnifarious

of all varieties, forms, or kinds

omnific

all-creating

omnipotent

unlimited in power; almighty

omnipresent

present everywhere at the same times; ubiquitous

omniscient

knowing everything

omnivorous

1. eating everything, both plant and animal substances


2. avidly taking in everything

flect, flex

bend

deflect

to turn aside

flex

to bend, as in a muscle or limb

flexible

pliable; not rigid

flexor

muscle that serves to bend a limb