English II Pre-AP: Latin Roots Lessons 1-4

Various Latin roots and related vocabulary using the said roots

aud(it)

to hear

ex. auditorium, audience, audition, audible

avi

bird

ex. aviation, aviculture

bell(i)

war

ex. rebellion, rebel

ben(e)

good, well

ex. beneficent, benefactor, benediction

bon, boun

good

ex. bonus, bounty, boon, bon voyage

capit, capt

head, chief, leader

ex. capital, captain, capitol, decapitate

carn(i)

flesh, meat

ex. carnal, carnival, reincarnation, carnivore, chili con carne

ced(e), ceed, cess

to go, to yield

ex. proceed, process, concede, recede, unprecedented

antebellum

(a) before the war; typical of how things were before any war

audit (v)

to attend a class only as a listener (not for credit)

to examine a company’s financial records

audit (n)

the process of making an examination or attending a class in order to examine it

bellicose

eager to fight or quarrel; hostile

belligerency (n)

(n) the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action

benign

not malignant; gracious and kindly, good-natured

benefactor

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

accession (n)

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

capitulation

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

bona fide

in good faith; genuine

incarnate

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

intercede

to act on another’s behalf; to mediate;

(connect with “interject”)

recapitulation

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

act, ag, ig

to do, to move, to drive

ex. activate, agitate, navigate, litigation, transaction

ali, alter

another, other

ex. alias, alien, alibi, alternative, alter ego

am (at)

to love

ex. amateur, amour, amorous, enamored, paramour

anim

life, spirit, soul

ex. animated, animosity, animal

anni, annu, ennu

year

ex. anniversary, biennial, centennial

aqua, aque

water

ex. aquatic, aqueduct, aquarium, aquamarine

arm

arm, weapon

ex. army, alarm, disarm, armory

art

art, craft, skill

ex. artistic, artificial, articulate, article

amiable

generally pleasant, friendly, nice to be around

equanimity

calmness or evenness

inalienable

that which cannot be taken away or transferred to someone else

magnanimous

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

reactionary (a)

characterized by ideas suggesting a desire to move backward, especially in matters related to politics

reactionary (n)

one who has reactionary ideas

amorous

suggestive of love, lovemaking, or sexual desire

aqueous

life of, or formed by water; watery

armature

equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective clothing; an arm-like extension

artifice

cunning ingenuity, clever or sly trickery

armistice

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

artisan

a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft

superannuated

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