Greek and Latin Roots Flashcards

Flashcards for reviewing Greek and Latin roots from Vocabulary Lessons 5-8.

What does the Latin root 'Lega' mean?

To appoint; to send on a mission

What does the Latin root 'Puls/Pel' mean?

To push

What does the Latin root 'Cant/Chant' mean?

To sing

What does the Latin root 'Bell' mean?

War

What does the Latin root 'Son' mean?

To sound

What does the Greek root 'Agon' mean?

Contest, struggle, conflict

What does the Latin root 'Ped' mean?

Foot

What does the Latin root 'Vest' mean?

Clothing

What does the Latin root 'Act/Ag' mean?

To do; to act

What does the Latin root 'Aud' mean?

To hear

What does the Latin root 'Am' mean?

Love; friend

What does the Greek root 'Ped' mean?

Child

What does the Latin root 'Lat' mean?

Brought; carried

What does the Greek root 'Log' mean?

To speak

What does the Greek root 'Phil' mean?

Love

What does the Latin root 'Corpor/Corpu' mean?

Heart

What is 'Dissonance'?

A harsh, inharmonious combination of sounds.

What is 'Assonance'?

The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose.

What is 'Resonant'?

Deep and Full in sound

What is 'Analogous'?

Corresponding in some particular.

What is a 'Dialogue'?

Conversation between two or more people.

What is a 'Prologue'?

Introductory section of a novel or other work.

What does 'Bellicose' mean?

Warlike or Hostile in manner or temperament.

What does 'Antebellum' mean?

Occurring or existing before a particular war.

What is 'Belligerence'?

Aggressive behavior; the act of carrying on war.

What does 'Enamored' mean?

Filled with a feeling of love

What does 'Amiable' mean?

Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

What does 'Amicable' mean?

Having a disposition characterized by friendliness and sociability.

What does 'Antagonize' mean?

Cause someone to become hostile.

What is a 'Legacy'?

Something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past.

What is a 'Delegate'?

A person appointed to act for another.

What is an 'Agenda'?

A list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting.

What does 'Proactive' mean?

Creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.

What does 'Exacting' mean?

Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.

What is 'Repulsion'?

Intense disgust

What does 'Dispel' mean?

Cause to vanish

What does 'Propel' mean?

Drive or push forward.

What does 'Relative' mean?

Considered in relation or in proportion to something else.

What does 'Superlative' mean?

Of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all others or others of its kind; supreme.

What does 'Dilate' mean?

To make wider or larger; cause to expand.

What does 'Recant' mean?

Withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed; renounce.

What is an 'Incantation'?

A use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic; a formula of words said or sung with the professed intent of raising a devil or producing other magical results.

What does 'Disenchanted' mean?

Release from illusion or deception

What does 'Inaudible' mean?

Unable to be heard.

What does 'Auditory' mean?

Relating to the sense of hearing.

What does 'Audit' mean?

To examine accounts or records usually for the purpose of verification.

Who is the 'Protagonist'?

The principal character in a literary work.

Who is the 'Antagonist'?

A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.

What does 'Philosophical' mean?

Of, relating to, or characteristic of philosophers or philosophy.

What is 'Philanthropy'?

The practice of performing charitable or benevolent actions.

Who is a 'Bibliophile'?

A lover of books.

What is an 'Impediment'?

Something that impedes, hinders.

What does 'Expedient' mean?

Suitable to achieve a particular end in a situation or matter.

Who is a 'Pedestrian'?

A person traveling on foot.

Who is a 'Pedant'?

A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

Who is a 'Pedagogue'?

A teacher.

What is a 'Travesty'?

A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.

What does 'Vested' mean?

Clothed; dressed.

What does 'Divest' mean?

To strip, as of clothing, equipment, or authority; to deprive.

What is a 'Vestment'?

An outer garment, especially a robe worn by members of the clergy or a choir.

What does 'Corporeal' mean?

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body.

What does 'Corpulent' mean?

Large or bulky of body; excessively fat.

What does 'Incorporate' mean?

To form into a corporation; to unite or combine into one body.