roots 1-9

phot, phos

greek phos and photos, “light”

phototropic

tending to grow or move toward light

phosphorescent

giving off light without heat

photogenic

attractive in pictures of photographs

luc

latin lux and lucis, “light”

lucid

easy to understand, clear

lucid synonym and antonym

synonym: comprehensible ; antonym: confusing

elucidate

to make clear by explaining

elucidate synonym and antonym

synonym: clarify ; antonym: confuse

translucent

allowing light to pass through

translucent synonym and antonym

synonym: comprehensible

spec, spect

latin specere and spectum, “to look at”

circumspect

careful; mindful of rules and consequences

circumspect synonym and antonym

synonym: prudent ; antonym: reckless

prospect

that which is expected

specter

a ghost or phantom

vid, vis

latin videre and visum, “to see, to look”

invidious

hateful or spiteful

invidious synonym and antonym

synonym: defamatory ; antonym: pleasant

providential

happening by good fortune

providential synonym and antonym

synonym: fortunate ; antonym: unlucky

improvise

to create without any forethought or preparation

improvise synonym and antonym

antonym: plan

nunc, nounc

latin nuntiare and nuntiatum, “to announce”

enunciate

to pronounce or speak clearly

enunciate synonym and antonym

antonym: mumble

renounce

to reject by declaration

renounce synonym and antonym

synonym: disavow ; antonym: reaffirm

pronouncement

a declaration of opinion, a judgement

pronouncement synonym and antonym

synonym: declaration

voc, vok

latin vocare and vocatus, “to call”

invoke

to call on for support

invoke synonym and antonym

synonym: appeal

provocative

causing disturbance or excitement

revoke

to make invalid, to deactivate

revoke synonym and antonym

synonym: recall, cancel ; antonym: activate

fa

latin for and fari, “to speak”

ineffable

unutterable, indescribable

infantile

childish, immature

infantile synonym and antonym

synonym: juvenile ; antonym: mature

affable

easy to converse with, friendly

affable synonym and antonym

synonym: courteous ; antonym: surly

dic, dict

latin dicere and dictum, “to say, to tell”

edict

an official order

edict synonym and antonym

synonym: decree

indict

to charge with a crime, to accuse

indict synonym and antonym

synonym: charge ; antonym: excuse

dictum

a formal or authoritative statement

hib, hab

latin habere and habitum, “to have, to hold”

prohibit

to stop someone from doing something, to prevent

prohibit synonym and antonym

antonym: allow

inhibit

to get in the way of, to hinder

inhibit synonym and antonym

synonym: prevent ; antonym: aid

fus, found

latin fundere, fusum, “to pour out”

suffise

to fill up from within, to spread throughout

confound

to confuse and frustrate

infuse

to inject, to fill something or someone with

infuse synonym and antonym

antonym: empty, remove

ten, tain, tin

latin tenere, tetum, “to hold”

sustain

to support for an extended period of time

abstain

to not do something, to refrain

abstain synonym and antonym

antonym: indulge

tenacious

stubbornly persistent, determined

abstain synonym and antonym

antonym: indulge

tenacious

stubbornly persistent, determined

tenacious synonym and antonym

synonym: steadfast

retinue

a group that attends an important person

retinue synonym and antonym

synonym: entourage

ple

latin plere, pletum, “to fill”

replete

filled up with

replete synonym and antonym

antonym: emptied

implement

to put into action, to execute

deplete

to use up, to waste

form

latin formare, formatum, “to form, to establish”

misinformation

untrue or wrong information

reform

to bring rightness, order, or morality

reform synonym and antonym

synonym: correct ; antonym: ruin

formative

occurring at the time of most influence

apt, ept

latin aptare, aptum, “to fit”

inept

unskilled, clumsy

inept synonym and antonym

synonym: awkward ; antonym: graceful

adept

skilled, expert at

adept synonym and antonym

synonym: masterful ; antonym: incompetent

aptitude

a skill or suitability for

aptitude synonym and antonym

synonym: ability

pos, pon

latin ponere, positum, “to put, to place”

posit

to put forth, to assert

posit synonym and antonym

synonym: propose

impose

to forcibly place upon

impose synonym and antonym

synonym: inflict

dispostion

one’s attitude or mood

disposition synonym and antonym

synonym: character

fig

latin fingere, fictum, “to shape”

figment

something invented or imaginary

figment synonym and antonym

synonym: phantom ; antonym: fact

effigy

a figure constructed in mockery

prefigure

to look like or predict a later thing or event

prefigure synonym and antonym

synonym: foreshadow

lega

latin legare, legatum, “to appoint, to send on a mission, to charge with”

legacy

a body of ideas, achievements, and morals