kilkelly vocab + latin roots + confused words

A

not

anthrop

human

au, aisthetes

to perceive, one who perceives

arch

chief, first rule, ruler, archenemy

bio

life

did, dict

to say, state, declare

divinus, deus

of a god, god, deity

firmus

strong, steadfast, enduring

duct, duc

a leading or drowning off

ex

out of

fac, fact, fect

to make or do

fender, fid, fide

trust, faith

flu

to flow

gen

beget, bear, kind, race

grad, gress, gres

step, degree, walk

gno

know, know thyself

anima

soul, mind, spirit

al, allo, alter

other

pathos

feelings

pan

all, every, whole, all-inclusive

apathetic

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

anthropomorphic

attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods

misanthrope

a person who dislikes others

philanthropy

a desire or effort to promote goodness

patriarch

male head of family

oligarchy

a small group of people has all the power

archetype

a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology

archaic

very old or old-fashioned

biota

plants (flora) and animals (fauna) living in a region

malediction

a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil or destruction

abdication

failure to fulfill a responsibility (royalty)

dictum

pronouncement from authority

divined

discover (something) by guesswork or intuition

firmament

sky, heavens; last forever

induce

succeed in persuading/influencing smth

deduce

arrive at a fact or conclusion by reasoning

reductive

to present a subject or problem in a simplified form

seduce

entice (someone) into sexual activity.

traduce

to slander someone's reputation

extricate

free (someone or something) from a situation

factious

smth that happens that divides everyone

factitous

artificially created

facile

neat only by ignoring the truth

fidelity

faithfulness

fiduciary

of a trust; held or given in trust

perfidious

untrustworthy

flume

Narrow channel flowing with water

confluence

the junction of two rivers

engender

to cause or bring abt

congenital

anything present at birth

digress

leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing

transgress

to go beyond a limit or boundary

retrograde

directed or moving backward

cognizant

aware

cognoscenti

people informed of subject

pusillanimous

timid

allegory

literature with meaning

altercation

a heated argument

pan

greek god of flocks

pandemic

widespread infection

panacea

a solution or remedy for all difficulties

lie

to recline

lay

to set down, place

tim

to fear

belli

war

dher

to hold firmly, support

cap

to take, hold

cep

get, receive, take

spec, spect

to look at, to look around

ab, abs

away, from

ad, ac

to, toward

ante

before

circum

around

contra

against

de

down from, away, reversal

in

not

in

in, into

inter

among, between

intra

within

non

not

post

after

brostos

mortal

neg

no

purg

clean

cide, cise

cut, kill

proletarius

citizen of the lowest class; relating to offspring

quit

silent, restive

sens

to feel

timorous

showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence

rebellion

act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler

belligerent

hostile and aggressive

bellicose

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

bellona

Roman goddess of war

athena/minerva

wisdom/just war

adhere

stick fast to (a surface or substance). / follow rules

capacious

having a lot of space inside; roomy

circumspect

wary and unwilling to take risks

irrespective

not taking (something) into account; regardless of.

specious

having the ring of truth but actually false

introspective

inward looking