Greek and Latin Roots 7-9

Bell

War

Bellicose

warlike in nature

Antebellum

occuring before a war

Belligerence

a warlike mood or attitude

Am

Love, friend

Enamored

fond of, feeling love toward

Amiable

good-natured, cheerful

Amicable

not bitter or hostile, friendly

Agon

contest, struggle

Antagonize

to ask hostile toward, to provoke

Protagonist

the central character in a work of literatre

Antagonist

one how is hostile toward, one who opposes

Phil

love

Philosophical

calm and wise, reasonable

Philanthropy

charitable donation fo public causes

Bibliophile

one who looks books

Ped

Foot

Impediment

something that gets in the way, an obstacle

Expedient

practical, prudent

Pedestrian

lacking excitement, ordinary and dull

Ped (Pais, Paidos)

child

Pedant

one possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting things

Pedagogue

a teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow mind

Vest

clothing

Travesty

a bad imitation of, a perversion of

Vested

significant to one’s own profit or well-being

Vestment

clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority

Divest

to strip or remove a title or position of authority

Corpor, Corpu

body

Corporeal

having to do with the body

Corpulent

extremely fat, obese

incorporate

to bring together features, ideas, or elements

Uni

One

Uniform

the same all the way through, consistent

unison

one voice

Unanimous

showing complete agreement

Mono

one

Monologue

a speech made by one person

Monopolize

to use or take so as to prevent others from using or taking

Monogamy

marriage to only one person at a time

Monolithic

exactly the same throughout, lacking any diversity

Homo

The same

Homonym

a word spelled exactly like another word, but having a different meaning

Homogenized

forced to be exactly the same

Equi

equal, even

Equitable

fair, just

Equilibrium

balance, steadiness

iniquity

an injustice, a wrong or wicked action or situation