Greek and Latin Roots

Fort

happening by chance

Fortuitous

happening by a lucky accident or chance; fortunate

Fortuity

Chance or accident

Ausp

Bird-watcher, fortune-teller

Auspices

protection or support; patronage

Auspicious

followed by favorable circumstances

Dest

to determine

Predestination

the belief that one's fate has been determined in advance by a higher power

Predestined

having been decided before the events unfold

Destine

intend for a specific end or purpose

Sort

chance, lot, fate

Consortium

a group of companies or institutions

Consort

to keep company, associate; a companion; associate

Propit

favorable

propitiate

to soothe or satisfy; to appease

propitious

giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable

Port

to carry

importune

to urge or beg without end

importunate

extremely demanding; insistent

Rapport

a positive relationship

Fer

bear; carry

Insufferable

impossible to bear; intolerable

Preferential

giving or showing an advantage to one over another

Conferment

the act of bestowing; a formal offer

pher, phor

to carry, to bring

Periphery

the outermost part of boundary

Euphoria

a feeling of great happiness or well-being

gest

to bear, carry

Congested

overcrowded; too tightly packed

Gestate

to conceive and develop in the mind or body

Gesticulate

to make gestures for emphasis

sol

alone

Soliloquy

a literary or dramatic speech spoken by a character alone

mono

one

Monotonous

unvarying; lacking in variety

Monotone

sameness of sound, style, manner, or color

vulg

crowd

Vulgar

of the common people

Divulge

to make public

poly, poll

many

polyglot

a person with a knowledge of several language

polynomial

a mathematical expression with many terms