LR 9-12

Grad, gress

Roots meaning to step or to walk, as seen in words like gradual and progress.

Grat, grac

Roots meaning pleasing or favor, found in words like gratitude and graceful.

Greg

Root meaning flock, herd, or group, appearing in terms like congregation and segregate.

Host, hosp(it)

Root referring to host or guest, shown in words like hospitality and hospital.

Jac, ject, jet

Roots meaning to throw or hurl, present in terms like ejection and projection.

Jud(ic)

Root related to judge or judgment, as seen in words like judicial and judgmental.

Junct, join, jug

Roots meaning to join, meet, or link, appearing in words like juncture and join.

Liber, liver

Roots signifying free, as found in words like liberty and liberation.

Aggregation

Noun for a group of separate individuals joined together for a specific purpose.

Degradation

Noun indicating a major reduction in worth or quality.

Digress

Verb meaning to wander off the main topic or point.

Egregious

Adjective for something that stands out in a bad way; conspicuously bad.

Gregarious

Adjective describing a person fond of company; sociable.

Ingratiate

Verb to make oneself appear favorable or necessary to another.

Inhospitable

Adjective indicating a lack of kindness or friendliness; forbidding.

Adjudicate

Verb meaning to settle or rule upon, particularly in a legal context.

Adjunct

Noun for something of secondary importance added to something else.

Conjecture

Noun for a prediction or theory based on guesswork; also a verb.

Injudicious

Adjective describing poor judgment or indiscretion.

Jettison

Verb meaning to throw something away; noun for the act of discarding.

Prejudicial

Adjective causing an unfavorable opinion without supporting evidence.

Rejoinder

Noun for a quick, clever answer or appropriate reply.

Liter

Root meaning letter, found in words like literature and literal.

Loc

Root meaning place, found in terms like location and local.

Locut, loqu

Roots meaning to speak or talk, present in words like eloquent and loquacious.

Luc, lum[en]

Roots indicating light or to shine, seen in words like illuminate and luminous.

Man(u)

Root meaning hand, appearing in terms like manual and manuscript.

Mater(n), matr

Roots meaning mother, found in words like maternal and matrimony.

Medi

Root meaning middle or between, present in words like medium and median.

Mem(or)

Root meaning to remember, as seen in words like memory and memorabilia.

Allocate

Verb meaning to put aside for a specific purpose, like funds.

Circumlocution

Noun for using more words than necessary to express an idea.

Colloquy

Noun for a formal conversation or discussion.

Elucidate

Verb meaning to make something clear or to shed light on a subject.

Literati

Noun for the educated or scholarly members of society.

Localism

Noun for expressions or manners typical to a specific region.

Loquacious

Adjective meaning excessively talkative or fond of talking.

Luminary

Noun for a brilliant or famous person; a celebrity.

Pellucid

Adjective meaning presented clearly and easy to understand.

Matriculate

Verb to enroll in a college or university.

Matrix

Noun for a mold or form from which things are produced.

Mediocrity

Noun for the condition of being ordinary or of low quality.

Memorabilia

Noun for a collection of objects or information from the past.

Memorandum

Noun for a short note intended to jog memory.