Latin Roots 1-8 (November Test) (copy)

act, ag, ig

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 take away or transferred to someone else

magnanimous

(a) showing a kind of nobleness of mind and spirit; high

reactionary

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

amorous

(a) suggestive of love, lovemaking, 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(a) worn out, or retired, from age and years of use or hard work; obsolete or outdated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; (n) 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

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

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