Tom Chu's Hodges Roots Midterm 1-9 Study Guide G1O6O7D L6U0C7K

Phot, Phos (Greek: Phos, Photos)

Phot, Phos: Light

Phototrophic

adj. tending to grow or move towards light

Photophorescent

adj. giving off light without heat

Photogenic

adj. attractive in pictures or photographs

Luc (Latin: Lux, Lucis)

Luc: Light

Lucid

adj. easy to understand, clear

Elucidate

v. to make clear by explaining

Translucent

v. allowing light to pass through

Spec, Spect (Latin: Spectere, Spectum)

Spec, Spect: to look at

Circumspect

adj. careful; mindful of rules and consequences

Prospect

n. that which is expected

Specter

n. a ghost or phantom

Vid, Vis (Latin: Videre, Visum)

Vid, Vis: to see, to look

Invidious

adj. hateful, spiteful

Providential

adj. happening by good fortune

Improvise

v. to create without any forethought or preparation

Nunc, Nounc (Latin: Nuntiare, Nuntiatum)

Nunc, Nounc: to announce

Enunciate

v. to pronounce or speak clearly

Renounce

v. to reject by declaration

Pronouncement

n. a declaration of opinion, a judgment

Voc, Vok (Latin: Vocare, Vocatus)

Voc, Vok: to call

Invoke

v. to call on for support

Revoke

v. to make invalid, to deactivate

Fa (Latin: For, Fari)

Fa: to speak

Ineffable

adj. unutterable, indescribable

Infantile

adj. childish, immature

Affable

easy to converse with, friendly

Dic, Dict (Latin: Dicere, Dictum)

Dic, Dict: to say, to tell

Edict

n. an official order

Indict

v. to charge with a crime, to accuse

Dictum

n. a formal or authoritative statement

Hib, Hab (Latin: habere, habitum)

Hib, Hab: to have, to hold

Prohibit

v. to stop someone from doing something, to prevent

Inhibit

v. to get in the way of, to hinder

Fus, Found (Latin: Fundere, Fusum)

Fus, Found: to pour out

Suffuse

to fill up from within, to spread throughout

Confound

v. to confuse and frustrate

Infuse

v. To inject; to fill something or someone with

Ten, Tain, Tin (Latin: Tenere, Tentum)

Ten, Tain, Tin: to hold

Sustain

v. to support for an extended period of time

Abstain

v. to not do something, to refrain

Tenacious

adj. Stubbornly persistent, determined

Retinue

n. A group that attends (accompanies) an important person

Ple (Latin: Plere, Pletum)

Ple: to fill

Replete

adj. filled up with

Implement

v. To put into action, to execute

Deplete

to use up, to waste

Form (Latin: Formare, Formatum)

Form: to form, to establish

Misinformation

n. Untrue or wrong information

Reform

v. to bring back to rightness, order, or morality

Formative

adj. Occurring at the time of most influence

Apt, Ept (Latin: Aptare, Aptum)

Apt, Ept: to fit

Inept

adj. unskilled; clumsy

Adept

adj. Skilled; expert at

Aptitude

n. a Skill or suitability for

Pos, Pon (Latin: Ponere, Positum)

Pos, Pon: to put, to place

Posit

v. to put forth; to assert

Impose

to forcibly place upon

Disposition

n. one's Attitude or mood

Fig (Latin: Fingere, Fictum)

Fig: to shape

Figment

n. Something invested or imaginary

Effigy

n. A figure constructed in mockery

Prefigure

v. to look like or to predict a later thing or event

Lega (Latin: Legare, Legatum)

Lega: to appoint; to send on a mission; to charge with

Legacy

n. a Body of ideas, achievements, and morals

Delegate

v. To divide up, especially responsibilities

Act, Ag (Latin: Agere, Actum)

Act, Ag: to do, to act

Agenda

n. Plan of action; a purpose

Proactive

adj. Seeking to solve a problem before it occurs

Exacting

adj. demanding perfection; strict

Puls, Pel (Latin: Pellere, Pellsum)

Puls, Pel: to push

Repulsion

n. a Desire to avoid; disgust

Dispel

v. to scatter about; to break up

Propel

v. to cause to move towards; to push

Lat (Latin: Latum)

Lat: brought, carried

Relative

v. dependent upon

Superlative

adj. excellent; above all others

Dilate

v. to widen

Cant, Chant (Latin: Canere, Cantum)

Cant, Chant: to sing; to call

Recant

v. to formally withdraw

Incantation

n. a ritual chant

Disenchanted

adj. losing fondness for; disillusioned

Aud (Latin: Audiere, Auditum)

Aud: to hear

Inaudible

adj. so quiet as to be impossible to hear

Auditory

adj. Having to do with the sense of hearing

Audit

n. A thorough review

Son (Latin: Sonare, Sonatum)

Son: to sound

Dissonance

n. an Unpleasant or unharmonious sound

Assonance

n. similarity of word sounds, especially vowels

Resonant

adj. Having an effect; powerful

Log (Greek: Logein)

Log: to speak, to reason

Analogous

adj. comparable to; like

Dialouge

n. Communication between two or more people

Prolougue

n. A speech, passage, or event before the main speech or event

Bell (Latin: Bellum)

Bell: war

Bellicose

adj. warlike in nature

Antebellum

adj. Occurring before a war

Belligerence

n. a Warlike mood or attitude

Am (Latin: Amor)

Am: Love

Am (Latin: Amicus)

Am: Friend