Hodges Roots Final

BEN

Latin, "well, good"

Benevolent (adj.)

kindly, favorable toward

Benefactor (n.)

a person who gives friendly aid

Benign (adj.)

causing no harm

CORD

Latin, "heart"

Accord (n.)

a sameness of opinion; agreement

Discord (n.)

lack of agreement or harmony

Cordial (adj.)

warmly friendly and polite

ANIM

Latin, "spirit"

Animosity (n.)

anger or hostility

Equanimity (n.)

an evenness of mind or spirit; calm

Magnanimous (adj.)

generous in spirit

MAL

Latin, "bad"

Dismal (adj.)

causing great sadness or negativity

Malevolent (adj.)

wishing harm toward; hostile

Malicious (adj.)

intended to hurt or harm

JUR

Latin, "to swear; to vow"

Perjury (n.)

the breaking of a legal oath

Abjure (v.)

to swear off; to renounce

Conjure (v.)

to bring forth, especially through words

DOMIN

Latin, "to rule; to dominate"

Predominant (adj.)

being most evident or apparent

Domineering (adj.)

forcing others to obey

Indomitable (adj.)

unbeatable; resilient

CRAT, CRAC

Greek, "to rule"

Aristocracy (n.)

a group of the most wealthy and privileged

Theocracy (n.)

a government ruled by a religious leader

Bureaucrat (n.)

a minor official

LEG

Latin, "law"

Legitimize (v.)

to give credit or recognition to

Privileged (adj.)

available only to a special few; entitled to something special

Legislative (adj.)

having to do with the law

RAP

Latin, "to snatch"

Rapacious (adj.)

seizing everything; greedy

Rapt (adj.)

giving total attention to; captivated

Surreptitious (adj.)

hidden or secret; done without notice

CEP

Latin, "to seize, to take"

Perceptible (adj.)

able to be noticed or felt

Susceptible (adj.)

able to be influenced

Percept (n.)

an idea important to a system of beliefs

VOR

Latin, "to eat"

Voracious (adj.)

devouring everything

Omnivorous (adj.)

feeding on both animals and plants

Herbivores (adj.)

eating only plants

CAD, CAS

Latin, "to fall"

Decadent (adj.)

overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive

Cadence (n.)

a rhythmic rise and fall

Casualty (n.)

something or someone injured, killed, or eliminated

FLU

Latin, "to flow"

Affluent (adj.)

wealthy and privileged; well-to-do

Superfluous (adj.)

additional to what is necessary; extra

Mellifluous (adj.)

sweetly flowing or sounding

LEV

Latin, "light"

Leaven (v.)

to make less heavy or serious

Levity (n.)

a lack of seriousness; a jolly or joking manner

Alleviate (v.)

to make less painful or dangerous

LAPS

Latin, "to slip; to slide"

Elapse (v.)

to slip away; to go by

Collapse (n.)

a complete failure and ruin

Relapse (n.)

a falling back into an old illness or a bad habit

CED

Latin, "to move along; to go"

Recede (v.)

to move back or away from

Concession (n.)

something given up or yielded

Cede (v.)

to surrender

SEQUI, SEC

Latin, "to follow"

Inconsequential (adj.)

having no effect or importance

Consecutive (adj.)

following in order

Execution (n.)

the way something is done

CUR, COUR

Latin, "to run"

Courier (n.)

one who carries and delivers

Incur (v.)

to bring about

Recurrent (adj.)

happening repeatedly

GRAD

Latin, "to step"

Gradualism (n.)

a policy that involves taking slow, measured actions

Regress (v.)

to go back to a less mature or less positive state

Digress (v.)

to move away from the topic at hand; to ramble

AMBL, AMBUL

Latin, "to walk"

Amble (v.)

to walk casually; to stroll

Ambulatory (adj.)

able to walk

Preamble (n.)

a passage or speech that introduces another longer passage or speech

JUNCT

Latin, "to join; yoke"

Enjoin (v.)

1. to command; to urge

2. to forbid

Injunction (n.)

an order that legally prevents something

Rejoinder (n.)

an answer; a reply

PART

Latin, "part"

Impartial (adj.)

having no bias or favor

Partisan (adj.)

believing and acting on the ideas of a political party or group

Impart (v.)

to give away; to share

CLUS, CLUD

Latin, "to close"

Inclusive (adj.)

containing all; not keeping any out

Inconclusive (adj.)

providing no clear answer or solution

Preclude (v.)

to prevent from happening

CIS

Latin, "to cut"

Precise (adj.)

accurate; definite

Indecisive (adj.)

unable to make choices

Incision (n.)

a cut made into something

META

Greek, "after; changed; beyond"

Metabolism (n.)

the process through which an organism changes food into energy

Metamorphosis (n.)

a change in form; a transformation