Latin Roots #6

Root: vict/vinc

to conquer, to overcome

Convinct

to prove someone guilty; a person found guilty of a crime.

Evict

to force someone to leave property; to drive out

Evince

to show clearly; to demonstrate

Invincible

too powerful to be defeated or overcome

Vanquish

to defeat thoroughly; to conquer completely

Victor

the winner or conqueror in a battle or contest

Root: ten/tin/tent

to hold, to keep

detention

the act of holding someone back; confinement

Pertinent

holding to the matter at hand; relevant

impertinent

not holding to the topic; rude or irrelevant

Pertinacious

holding firmly to an opinion or purpose; subborn

Retentive

able to hold or remember things easily

Rentinue

a group of people who attend or follow someone important

Tenacity

the quality of holding firmly; persistence

Tenancy

the state of holding or occupying land or property

Tenure

the period or conditions under which one holds an office or position

Untenable

not able to be held or defended; weak or unsustainable

Root: Cred/Credit

to believe; to trust

Credit

belief in someone’s ability to pay; recognition or praise

Discredit

to harm someone’s reputation; to cause disbelief

Accredit

to officially recognize or give authority to

Credence

belief or acceptance as true

Credentials

documents proving someone’s qualifications or trustworthiness

Credulous

too ready to believe things; gullible

Incredulity

unwillingness or inability to believe

Incredible

hard to believe; extraordinary

Creed

a statement of belief or faith

Root: fid

faith or trust

Confident

 having trust in oneself; self-assured

Confidential

intended to be kept secret; based on trust

Confidant

a person you trust and share secrets with

Diffident

lacking confidence; shy or reserved

Fidelity

faithfulness or loyalty

Infidelity

unfaithfulness or disloyalty

Infidel

one who does not believe in a particular faith

Perfidious

deceitful and untrustworthy; betraying faith

Perfidy

deliberate betrayal; treachery

Fiduciary

involving trust, especially with money or responsibility

Affidavit

a written statement made under oath (faith pledged)

Root: cur/curr/curs

to run

Concur

to agree; to run together in opinion

Concurrent

happening at the same time; running together

Current

running or flowing; a flow, as of water or ideas

Curriculum

the course (run) of study at a school

Cursive

flowing writing style where letters run together

Discursive

running from topic to topic; rambling

Cursory

running quickly over something; hasty or superficial

Incur

to bring upon oneself (to run into something undesirable)

Incursion

a sudden running in; an invasion or raid

Precursor

one who runs before; a forerunner

Recur

to happen again; to run back in thought or time

Root: mort

death

Mortal

subject to death; causing death

Mortify

originally “to make dead”; now, to embarrass or humiliate deeply

Convince

o persuade or overcome doubt in someone’s mind

Root: mand/mandat

to order; to command

Mandate

an official order or command

Mandatory

required by command or rule

Remand

to send (a case or person) back for further action

Countermand

to cancel or reverse a command

Writ of mandamus

a court order commanding an official to perform a specific duty