Roots 1-9 Midterm

phot, phos

light

luc

light

spec, spect

to look at

vid, vis

to see, to look

nunc, nounc

to announce

voc, vok

to call

fa

to speak

dic, dict

to say, to tell

hib, hab

to have; to hold

fus, found

to pour out

ten, tain, tin

to hold

ple

to fill

Phototropic

tending to grow or move toward light

Phosphorescent

giving off light without heat

Photogenic

attractive in pictures or photographs

Lucid

easy to understand; clear

Elucidate

to make clear by explaining

Translucent

allowing light to pass through

Circumspect

careful; mindful of rules and consequences

Prospect

that which is expected

Specter

a ghost or phantom

Invidious

hateful or spiteful

Providential

happening by good fortune

Improvise

to create without preparation

Enunciate

to pronounce or speak clearly

Renounce

to reject by declaration

Pronouncement

a declaration of opinion; a judgment

Invoke

to call on for support

Provocative

causing disturbance or excitement

Revoke

to make invalid; deactivate

Ineffable

unutterable, indescribable

Infantile

childish; immature

Affable

easy to converse with; friendly

Edict

an official order

Indict

to charge with a crime; accuse

Dictum

a formal or authoritative statement

Prohibit

to stop one from doing something; prevent

Inhibit

to get in the way of; hinder

Suffuse

to fill up from within; spread throughout

Confound

to confuse and frustrate

Infuse

to inject; to fill something/someone with

Sustain

to support for an extended period

Abstain

to not do something; refrain

Tenacious

stubbornly persistent; determined

Retinue

a group that attends an important person

Replete

filled up with

Implement

to put into action; execute

Deplete

to use up; to waste

Form

to form; to establish

Apt, Ept

to fit

Pos, Pon

to put; place

Fig

to shape

Lega

to appoint; send on a mission; charge with

Act, Ag

to do; to act

Puls, Pel

to push

Lat

brought; carried

Cant, Chant

to sing; to call

Aud

to hear

Son

sound

Log

to speak; to reason

Misinformation

untrue or wrong information

Reform

to bring back to rightness, order, morality

Formative

occurring at the time of most influence

Inept

unskilled; clumsy

Adept

thoroughly skilled; expert

Aptitude

a skill or suitability for

Posit

to put forth; assert

Impose

to forcibly place upon

Disposition

one's attitude or mood

Figment

something invented or imaginary

Effigy

a figure constructed in mockery

Prefigure

to look like or predict a later thing or event

Legacy

body of ideas, achievements, morals

Delegate

to divide up; especially responsibilities

Agenda

plan of action; purpose

Proactive

seeking to solve a problem before it occurs

Exacting

demanding perfection; strict

Repulsion

desire to avoid; disgust

Dispel

to scatter about; break up

Propel

to cause to move toward; push

Relative

dependent upon

Superlative

excellent; above all others

Dilate

to widen

Recant

to formally withdraw

Incantation

ritual chant; spell

Disenchanted

losing fondness for; disillusioned

Inaudible

impossible to hear

Auditory

relating to the sense of hearing

Audit

a thorough review

Dissonance

unpleasant or unharmonious sound

Assonance

similarity of vowel sounds

Resonant

having an effect; powerful

Analogous

comparable to; like

Dialogue

communication between two or more people

Prologue

a speech, passage, or event before the main event

Bell

war

Bellicose

warlike in nature

Antebellum

occurring before a war

Belligerence

a warlike mood or attitude

Am

love, friend