Greek and Latin Roots Units 4-6

Pecc (Latin)

to sin, to be flawed

Pej, pair (Latin)

worse

Mal (Latin)

bad

Neg (Latin)

to deny, to neglect

Joc (Latin)

joke

Fest, fet (Latin)

festive

Bacch

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

Plaint (Latin)

To lament

Eleg (Greek)

song of lament

Somm (Latin)

sleep

Sopor (Latin)

Sleep

Lang (Latin)

To be weak, be faint

Vigil (Latin)

watchful

Quies (Latin)

To rest

Peccadillo

N. a small sin or fault

impeccable

Adj. having no flaws #Robinsonsface

peccant

Adj. violating a moral law; sinful

Pejorative

Adj. negative and critical; insulting

Impair

V. To cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality

Malign

v. to speak of maliciously; insult

Malinger

V. To pretend to be sick in order to avoid something

Malaise

N. A sense of unease; depression

negligent

Adj. not properly attentive

negligible

Adj. unimportant; insignificant

Negate

v. to cancel the effect of ; nullify

Jocose

Adj. cheerful; merry

Jocular

Adj. of or relating to joking

Festoon

V. The drape or adorn festively

Fete

V. To honor with a banquet or feast

Bacchic

Adj. of or relating to a wild celebration

Bacchanal

n. a drunken party or celebration

Plaintive

N. Sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness

Plaint

n. a lament or complaint

Elegy

n. a song or poem memorializing something or someone

Elegiac

adj. Mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful

Somnolent

Adj. Drowsy; sleepy

soporific

Adj. causing sleep or fatigue

Sopor

n. sleep; drowsiness

Languid

Adj. lacking energy; weak

Languish

V. To waste away

Languor

n. lack of physical or mental energy

vigilant

Adj. the one alert; watchful

Vigilante

n. someone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands #batman

acquiesce

v. to give in

Requiem

n. a song or religious service for the dead or lost

Quittance

n. A repayment; compensation

negligible antonym

significant

impeccable antonym

flawed

negligent antonym

careful, attentive

languid antonym

active

plaintive antonym

joyful

somnolent antonym

alert

impair antonym

fix

acquiesce antonym

resist

malign antonym

praise