Latin, Greek, and Anglo-Saxon Roots List 7

silic

flint

ten, tin, tain

hold

trophy

nourishment, development

ambu

walk

fix

attached, fastened

aqua, aque

water

prehend

seize

sequ, secu, sue

follow

fin

end, ended, finished

helio

sun

letter, lit, liter, litera

letters

phan, phen

show, appear

pac

peace

terra

earth

luc, lum, los

light

punct

point, dot

salv, salu

safe, healthy

here, hes

stick (verb)

laut, lav, lot, lut

wash

lude

play

silicon

a semi-metallic element found in the earth's crust

pertinent

relevant; holding to the topic at hand

atrophy

weakened because of lack of use (esp. muscles)

somnambulate

to sleepwalk

fixate

to attach one's attention to something

aqueduct

a channel that carries large amounts of water

reprehensible

very bad; deserving criticism (so bad you likely want to seize it back)

obsequious

being very eager to please or agree with people who are powerful

confine

to restrict to an area with defined ends (borders)

heliotrope

a plant which turns to the sun

illiterate

unable to read or write

fantasy

appearance of reality, but not real

pacify

to make peaceful and quiet

territory

land that is owned, controlled, or claimed by someone or something

translucent

allowing light to pass through

compunction

remorse; sharp points of guilt

salvage

to save something after it appears to be lost

cohesive

stuck together in a logical way to form a whole

deluge

a massive downpour of water

prelude

an action serving to introduce something more important