Roots 7-9 Vocab

Bell

war

Bellicose

warlike in nature

Antebellum

occurring before a war

Belligerence

a warlike mood or attitude

Am

love, friend

Enamored

fond of; feeling love toward

Amiable

good-natured; cheerful

Amicable

not bitter or hostile; friendly

Agon

contest; struggle

Antagonize

to act hostile toward; to provoke

Protagonist

the central character in the work of literature

Antagonist

one who is hostile toward; one who opposes

Phil

love

Philosophical

calm and wise; reasonable

Philanthropy

charitable donation to public causes

Bibliophile

one who loves books

Ped (Latin)

foot

Impediment

something that gets in the way; an obstacle

Expedient

practical; prudent

Pedestrian

lacking excitement; ordinary and dull

Ped (Greek)

child

Pedant

one possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting, things

Pedagogue

a teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow minded

vest

clothing

Travesty

a bad imitation of; a perversion of

Vested

significant to one's own profit or well-being

Vestment

clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority

Divest

to strip or remove a title or position of authority

Corpor, Corpu

body

Corporeal

having to do with the body

Corpulent

extremely fat; obese

Incorporate

to bring together features, ideas, or elements

Uni

one

Uniform

the same all the way through; consistent

Unison

one voice

Unanimous

showing complete agreement

Mono

one

Monologue

a speech made by a single person

Monopolize

to use or take so as to prevent others from using or taking

Monogamy

marriage to only one person at a time

Monolithic

exactly the same throughout; lacking any diversity

Homo

the same

Homonym

a word spelled exactly like another word, but having a different meaning

Homogenized

forced to be exactly the same

Equi

equal, even

Equitable

fair; just

Equilibrium

balance; steadiness

Inquity

an injustice; a wrong or wicked action or situation