Latin roots pt. 1

abrupt

sudden and unexpected

corrupt

changed from good to bad; vicious

disrupt

to break up; to cause confusion

erupt

burst or break out

incorruptible

inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed

interrupt

break into or between; hinder; stop

rupture

break; breaking; hostility

bactericide

substance that kills bacteria

biocide

substance that destroys many different organisms

fratricide

act of killing one's brother

fungicide

substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth

genocide

Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group

germicide

substance that kills germs

herbicide

substance that kills plants

homicide

the killing of one human being by another

infanticide

act of killing an infant

insecticide

substance that kills insects

matricide

act of killing one's mother

patricide

act of killing one's father

pesticide

substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.

regicide

killing of a king

sororicide

act of killing one's sister

suicide

act of killing one's self

tyrannicide

act of killing a tyrant

astringent

drawing (the tissues) tightly together; stern; austere; substance that shrinks the tissues and checks flow of blood

boa constrictor

snake that "constricts" or crushes its prey in its coils

constrict

To draw together or become smaller

restrict

to keep within set limits; to confine

stricture

adverse criticism; censure; restriction

stringent

strict; rigid; severe

unrestricted

not confined within bounds; free; open to all

carnivore

a flesh-eating animal

carnivorous

flesh-eating

devour

eat greedily

frugivorous

feeding on fruit

herbivore

plant-eating animal

herbivorous

dependent on plants as food

insectivorous

dependent on insects as food

Omnivore

person or animal that eats everything (both flesh and plants)

voracious

greedy in eating

convivial

fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable

revivie

bring back to life; restore

survive

outlive; remain alive after

vivacious

lively, sprightly, full of energy

vivacity

liveliness of spirit

vivid

spirit of life; sharp and clear; graphic

vivify

enliven; make vivid

vivisection

operation on a living animal for scientific investigation

contortionist

person who can twist his or her body into odd postures

distort

to twist out of shape

extort

wrest (money, promises, etc.) from a person by force (literally, "twist out")

retort

reply quickly or sharply

torsion

act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body

tortuous

full of twists and turns; excessively lengthy and complex

torture

anguish of body or mind; agony

convict

prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty; person serving a prison sentence

conviction

state of having been judged guilty of an offense; strong belief

convince

persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof

evict

expel by legal process; oust

evince

to show clearly

invincible

not able to be defeated, unbeatable

vanquish

overcome in battle; conquer; defeat

victor

winner; conqueror

fraction

one or more of the equal parts of a whole; fragment

fractious

apt to break out into a passion; cross; irritable

fracture

broken bone; break or crack

fragile

easily broken or damaged

fragment

part broken off

infraction

a breaking of a law or obligation

refract

to bend light so that it breaks up into the colors of the rainbow

refractory

resisting; intractable; hard to manage

omnibus

covering many things

omnifarious

of all varieties, forms, or kinds

omnific

all-creating

omnipotent

having unlimited power

omnipresent

present in all places at all times

omniscient

knowing everything

omnivorous

eating every kind of food

defelct

to turn aside

flex

bend

flexible

able to bend easily

flexor

muscle that serves to bend a limb

genuflect

bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship

inflection

Change in pitch or tone of the voice

inflexibility

rigidity; firmness

reflect

throw back light rays, as from a mirror; think

reflex

involuntary response to a stimulus

detention

act of keeping back or detaining

impertinent

irrelevant; not pertinent; inappropriate; rude

pertinacious

adhering ("holding") firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent

pertinent

having to do with the subject at hand; relevant

retentive

tenacious; able to retain or remember

retinue

group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person

tenacity

firmness in holding fast; persistence

tenancy

period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate

tenet

an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true

tenure

period for which an office or position is held; status assuring an employee a permanent position

untenable

incapable of being held or defended

admonish

warn of a fault; reprove; rebuke

admonition

gentle reproof ("warning"); counseling against a fault or error