all latin roots

accession

(n) the attainment of a certain rank or dignity; an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined

adjudicate

(v) to settle or rule upon, as in a court of law

adjunct

(n) a thing, usually of secondary importance, added to something else; (a) connected in a subordinate capacity

aggregation

(n) separate individuals joined in a group, often for a specific purpose; a mass composed of many parts

allocate

(v) to put aside for a specific purpose, as money or time

amiable

(a) generally pleasant, friendly, and nice to be around

amortize

(v) to pay off a debt by installment payments; to depreciate value over time

amorous

(a) suggestive of love, lovemaking, or sexual desire

antebellum

(a) before the war, especially the American Civil War

appendage

(n) anything added to something else; an adjunct

aqueous

(a) of, or formed by water; watery

armature

(n) equipment or clothing for battle; protective covering; an armlike extension

armistice

(n) a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement; a truce

artifice

(n) cunning ingenuity, clever or sly trickery

artisan

(n) a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft

ascribe

(v) to attribute to a specific person, source, or cause; to give credit

audit

(v) to attend a class as a listener; to examine financial records; (n) the examination process

bellicose

(a) eager to fight or quarrel; hostile

belligerency

(n) the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action

benefactor

(n) a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron

benign

(a) not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured

bona fide

(a) in good faith; genuine

capitulation

(n) a surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms; a final giving up

centenarian

(n) a person who has lived to be one hundred years old

circumlocution

(n) using many more words than necessary; evasiveness

clamorous

(a) characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; insistent

colloquy

(n) a formal conversation or discussion on a serious topic

commodious

(a) comfortable, spacious, suitable, or well-appointed

concourse

(n) a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway; a crowd

concordance

(n) a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index of references

confluence

(n) a coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas

confound

(v) to perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder

conjecture

(n) a theory based on guesswork; (v) to form a point of view without proof

consign

(v) to hand over to another’s care; to transfer; to assign to a specific place

conducive

(a) tending to lead, help, assist, or result in

corporal

(a) related to the physical body

credulity

(n) the naïve willingness to believe too easily without proof

cursory

(a) done in a superficial or hasty manner

degradation

(n) a major reduction in worth, quality, or standing; moral deterioration

dictum

(n) an authoritative saying or maxim

digress

(v) to wander off the point or topic

discordant

(a) sounding harsh or inharmonious; clashing

effusive

(a) pouring forth in an emotional way; unrestrained

egregious

(a) standing out from others in a bad way; conspicuously bad; flagrant

elucidate

(v) to shed light on a subject through clear expression

emissary

(n) a person sent on an important, often secret, mission; a messenger

emotive

(a) related to or expressive of emotion

equanimity

(n) calmness or evenness

expound

(v) to explain in a point-by-point manner

fidelity

(n) faithfulness to promises or obligations; steadfastness

flexuous

(a) winding in and out; bending or waving

fratricide

(n) the killing of one’s own brother

gregarious

(a) fond of company; sociable

impediment

(n) something that gets in the way of or entangles

implacable

(a) refusing to be pleased or pacified; relentless

inalienable

(a) that which cannot be taken away or transferred

incarnate

(a) in the flesh; in bodily form; personified

incisive

(a) keenly penetrating; cutting into

ingratiate

(v) to try to make oneself appear favorable to another

inhospitable

(a) not kind or friendly; barren and forbidding

injudicious

(a) displaying poor judgment; lacking wisdom

insignia

(n) a distinguishing mark or sign; a badge of office or rank

intercede

(v) to act on another’s behalf; to mediate

intermittent

(a) stopping and starting at intervals; periodic

jettison

(v) to throw something away; (n) the discarding of anything

literati

(n) the educated or scholarly members of society

localism

(n) an expression or manner typical to a specific region

loquacious

(a) too talkative; fond of one’s own voice

luminary

(n) a particularly brilliant or famous person; a celebrity

magnanimous

(a) showing nobleness of mind and spirit; free from pettiness

matriculate

(v) to enroll, as in a college or university

matrix

(n) a mold or form from which things are produced

mediocrity

(n) the condition of being ordinary; low quality

mellifluous

(a) flowing with sweetness; like a honeyed voice

memorabilia

(n) a collection of objects or information from the past

memorandum

(n) a short note intended to jog the memory

migratory

(a) moving from place to place, especially seasonally

modicum

(n) a small measure or portion of something

modish

(a) in the latest manner or style; fashionable

moribund

(a) near death; coming to an end; without vitality

omnipresent

(a) present in all places at the same time

patron

(n) one who supports or protects another, often with money

pellucid

(a) presented with maximum clarity; easy to understand

pensive

(a) deep or heavy in thought, often with sadness

perfidious

(a) treacherous; intentionally betraying trust

placate

(v) to calm another’s anger; to appease

prejudicial

(a) causing an unfavorable opinion without evidence; detrimental

premise

(n) a basic statement from which one develops an argument

rapport

(n) a harmonious relationship; mutual trust

reactionary

(a) desiring to move backward, especially in politics; (n) a person with such ideas

recapitulation

(n) an act of summarizing and restating main points

rejoinder

(n) a quick and clever answer; an appropriate reply

superannuated

(a) retired from age; obsolete or outdated

superfluous

(a) beyond what is needed; in excess

verisimilitude

(n) having the appearance of truth

act, ag, ig

to do, to move, to drive (e.g., activate, agitate, navigate, transaction, agency, litigation)

ali, alter

another, other (e.g., alias, alien, alibi, alternative, alternation, alter ego, alternator)

am (at)

to love (e.g., amateur, amour, amorist, amatory, enamored, amity, paramour)

anim

life, spirit, soul (e.g., animal, animation, animosity, animus, animadversion)

anni, annu, enni

year (e.g., anniversary, semiannual, biennial, bicentennial, annuity)