Pre-AP Literature (Latin and Greek roots)

phot, phos

light (Greek)

Phototrophic

tending to grow or move toward light

Phosphorescent

giving off light withour heat

Photogenic

attractive in pictures or photographs

Luc

light (Latin)

Lucid

easy to understand; clear

Elucidate

to make clear by explaining

Translucent

allowing light to pass through

Spec, spect

to look at (Latin)

Circumspect

careful; mindful of rules and consequences

Prospect

that which is expected

Specter

a ghost or phantom (something feared for being unpleasant)

Vid, vis

to see, to look at (Latin)

Invidious

hateful or spiteful

Providential

happening by good fortune

Improvise

to create without any forethought or preparation

Nunc, nounc

to announce (Latin)

Enunciate

to pronounce or speak clearly

Renounce

to reject by declaration

Pronouncement

a declaration of opinion; a judgement

Voc, vok

to call (Latin)

Invoke

to call on for support

Provocative

causing distrurbance or excitement

Revoke

to make invalid; to deactivate

Fa

to speak (Latin)

Ineffable

unutterable; indescribable

Infantile

childish; immature

Affable

easy to converse with; friendly

Dic, dict

to say, to tell (Latin)

Edict

an official order

Indict

to charge with a crime; to accuse

Dictum

a formal or authoritative statement