Latin and Greek Roots: Color Associations and Vocabulary

VERDURE

n. greenery; fresh and ripe vegetation

VERDANT

adj. green; lush with vegetation

VIRIDITY

n. a lack of experience; an innocence

CANDID

adj. open and sincere

CANDOR

n. a frankness or sincerity of expression; an openness

INCANDESCENT

adj. shining brilliantly

PALLOR

n. an extreme or unnatural paleness

PALLID

adj. lacking color; dull

APPALL

v. to fill with horror or disapproval

LIVID

adj. enraged; furious

DENIGRATE

v. to attack the character of; to mock