AP Literature: Unit Seven - Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots

Vocabulary flashcards covering Greek and Latin roots (PSYCHE, ANIMUS, SPIRARE, CORDIS), target vocabulary words, etymologies, definitions, and related historical concepts from Unit Seven.

Greek Root PSYCHE

A Greek root meaning "soul; mind."

Psyche

The mind, especially as the center of a person's being.

Psychosomatic

Having an effect on the body, but mental or emotional in origin (from Greek psyche + soma, "body").

Psychotic

Having severe mental illness to the point of disconnection from reality (from Greek psyche + otic, "in an abnormal state").

Latin Root ANIMUS

A Latin root meaning "soul; mind; life; spirit."

Pusillanimous

Timid or cowardly; not brave (from Latin pusillus, "weak" + animus, meaning "weak-souled").

Animadversion

A strong criticism or blame (from Latin anima + ad, "toward" + versum, "turn," meaning "turning the mind toward in blame").

Inanimate

Without life; unmoving (from Latin in, "not" + anima, meaning "not having spirit").

Latin Root SPIRARE, SPIRATUM

A Latin root meaning "to breathe."

Transpire

To take place; to happen (historically "to leak out; to become common knowledge," from Latin trans, "across" + spiratum).

Conspire

To plan together secretly (literally "to breathe together," from Latin con, "together" + spiratum).

Aspire

To have a strong desire to get or do something (from Latin ad, "toward" + spiratum, meaning "to breathe toward").

Esprit

Liveliness; high-spiritedness (derived through French, as indicated by the initial "e").

Latin Root COR, CORDIS

A Latin root meaning "heart."

Discordant

Not agreeing or going well together (from Latin dis, "against" + cordis, meaning "hearts against").

Concordance

An agreement or harmony (from Latin con, "together" + cordis, meaning "hearts together").

Inspiriting

Cheering up or filling with newfound enthusiasm (formed with the prefix in-, meaning "into").

Respire

To breathe (formed with the prefix re-, meaning "again").

Free association

A psychoanalytic tool used by Sigmund Freud where relaxed patients say whatever comes to mind to uncover past experiences and unconscious drives.

The Interpretation of Dreams

Sigmund Freud's 1900 work proposing that dreams serve as wish fulfillment, rework emotionally distressing material, and give meaning to inanimate objects.