Ap Lang Vocab 3&4

MATER, MATRIS

mother

Matrix

the surroundings within which something begins or develops.

Matriarchy

a society ruled or controlled by women

Matriculate

to register as a student at a college or university

PATER, PATRIS

father

Patriarch

the male head of a family or tribe

Patrimony

a family inheritance

Patronage

support; encouragement

Patronize

to treat someone as an inferior

Patronymic

name derived from a paternal ancestor

FRATER, FRATRIS

brother

Fraternal

pertaining to brothers; brotherly

Fraternize

to be friendly with

to socialize with an enemy population

AVUNCULUS, AVUNCULI

uncle

Avuncular

like an uncle

FAMILIA

family

Familial

having to do with family

UXOR, UXORIS

wife

Uxorious

dominated by one’s wife

GAMOS

marriage

Bigamy

marriage to two mates

Monogamy

marriage to a single mate

PUER

a male child

Puerile

childish; immature

PAIS, PAIDOS

child; boy

Orthopedics

branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal system and tissues related to movement

Pedagogue

a teacher

Pedant

a scholarly show-off

SUM, ESSE, FUI, FUTURUM

to be

Entity

something that has a real or independent existence

Nonentity

a person or thing of no importance

Essence

the basic element; the identifying characteristic

MORIOR, MORI, MORTUUM

to die

Moribund

about to die or end

Mortify

to shame

Postmortem

an examination to determine the cause of death; an autopsy

THANATOS

death

Euthanasia

the act of painlessly killing a suffering person or animal; mercy killing

NASCOR, NASCI, NATUM

to be born

Innate

possessed at birth; inborn

Naive

childlike; unsophisticated; gullible

Nascent

emerging; coming into existence

Renaissance

a rebirth; a renewal