act,ig,ag
to do, to move, to drive
ali, alter
(another, other)
am (at)
(to love)
anim
life, spirit, soul
anni, annu, enni
year
aqua, aque
water
arm
arm, weapon
art
skill, craft, art
amiable (a)
generally pleasant, friendly, and nice to be around
equanimity (n)
calmness or evenness
inalienable (a)
that which cannot be taken away or transferred to someone else
Magnanimous (a)
showing a kind of nobleness of mind and spirit; high-minded; free from pettiness
reactionary (a)
characterized by ideas suggesting a desire to move backward, especially in matters related to politics; a person with such ideas
amorous (a)
suggestive of love, lovemaking, or sexual desire
aqueous (a)
life, of, or formed by water, watery
armature (n)
equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension
artifice (n)
cunning ingenuity, clever or sly trickery
armistice (n)
a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty
artisan (n)
a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft
superannuated (a)
worn out, or retired, from age and years of use or hard work; obsolete or outdated
aud
to hear
avi
bird
bell
war
ben
good, well
bon,boun
good
capit, capt
head, chief, leader
carn
meat, flesh
ced, ceed, cede, cess
to go, to yield
antebellum (a)
before the war, especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war
audit (v)
to attend a class only as a listener, not for credit, to check or examine a company's financial records
bellicose (a)
eager to fight
belligerency (n)
the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action
benign (a)
not malignant gracious and kindly, good natured
benefactor (n)
a person who gives another help, a patron
accession (n)
the attainment of a certain rank or dignity, an increase by means of something added, the act of becoming joined
capitulation (n)
a surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions, a final giving up
bona fide (a)
in good faith, genuine
incarnate (a)
literally, in the flesh; in bodily form; personified; flesh-colored
intercede (v)
to act on another's behalf, to mediate
recapitulation (n)
an act or instance of summarizing and restating the main points of something
cent(i)
hundred
Cid(e),Cis(e)
cut, kill
clam, claim
to cry out, to declare
cord,cour
heart
corp(or)
body
cred
believe, trust
cur(r), curs, course
to run, flow
dic(t)
to speak, to say
centenarian
a person who has lived to be one hundred years old
clamorous
characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining; insistent
concordance
a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as from a writer's works
discordant
sounding harsh or inharmonious; clashing
incisive
keenly penetrating; cutting into
concourse
a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng
corporal
related to the physical body
credulity
the naïve willingness to believe too easily without proof
cursory
done in a superficial or hasty manner
dictum
an authoritative saying or maxim
Duc(t), duce
to lead
Fedter), fid(e)
faith, trust
Fin(e)
end, limit
Flect, flex
to bend
flu(x), fluct
to flow, flowing
fort, fore
strong
frater(n), fratr
brother
fus, fund, found
to pour, to melt
confluence
a coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas, a place of joining
confound
to perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder
effusive
pouring forth in an emotional way; unrestrained or overly demonstrative
fratricide
the killing of one's own brother; someone who commits such an act
mellifluous
as if flowing with honey or sweetness; like the tones of a honeyed voice
superfluous
beyond what is needed; in excess of a sufficiency
conducive
tending to lead, help, assist, or result in
fidelity
faithfulness to one's promises or obligations; steadfast faithfulness; technological faithfulness
flexuous
a winding in and out; bending or waving
perfidious
a characteristic of one who would intentionally betray a faith or trust; treacherous
liter
letter
loc
place
locut, loqu
to speak, to talk
man
hand
mater, matr
mother
medi
middle, between
mem
to remember
allocate
to put aside for a specific purpose, as money or time
circumlocution
using many more words than necessary to make a point; evasiveness
colloquy
a formal conversation or discussion, usually on a serious topic; a conferenced convened to discuss a specific subject
elucidate
to shed some light on a subject, as though clear expression
literati
collectively, the educated, or well-lettered, member of society; scholar people
localism
an expression or manner typical to a specific region
loquacious
too talkative; excessively wordy; fond of one’s own voice
luminary
any particular brilliant, famous, or well-known person; a celebrity
pellucid
presented in such a way that understanding is clear and easy; showing maximum clarity
matriculate
to enroll, as in college or university - which then becomes one’s alma mater
matrix
any kind of mold, form, or casting form which things are produced
mediocrity
the condition of being ordinary; a state of moderate or low quality
memorabilia
a collection of all sorts of objects or information, as from the past
memorandum
a short note (intended to jog the memory)
grad, gress
to step, to walk
grat, grac
pleasing, favor
greg
flock, herd, group