Greek And Latin Roots Units 4-6

Pecc

to sin ,be flawed

Peccadillo

A small sin or fault

Impeccable

having no flaws

Peccant

violating a moral law; sinful

Pej, Pair

worse

Pejorative

negative and critical; insulting

Impair

to cause to dimish, as in strength, value, or quality

Mal

bad

Malign

to speak of maliciously; insult

Malinger

to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something

Malaise

a sense of unease; depression

Neg

to deny, to neglect

Negligent

not properly attentive

Negligible

unimportant; insignificant

Negate

to cancel the effect of; nullify

Joc

joke

jocose

cheerful; merry

jocular

of or relating to joking

Fest, Fet

festive

festoon

the drape or adorn festively

fete

to honor with a banquet or feast

Bacch

From the name of the Roman god of wine and celebration Bacchus

Bacchic

Of or relating to a wild celebration

Bacchancal

a drunken party or celebration

Plaint(root)

to lament(greif, regret)

Plaintive

sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness

Plaint

a lament or complaint

eleg

song of lament(greek)

Elegy

a song or poem memorializing something or someone

Elegiac

mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful

Somn

sleep

somnolent

drowsy; sleepy

Sopor

sleep

Soporific

causing sleep or fatigue

sopor

sleep, drowsiness

lang

to be weak, be faint

Languid

lacking energy; weak

Languish

to waste away

Languor

lack of physical mental energy

Vigil

watchful

Vigilant

one the alert; watchful

Vigilante

someone who takes law enforcement into their own hands

Quies

to rest

Acquiesce

to give in

requiem

a song or religious service for the dead or lost

quittance

a repayment; compensation