Latin Roots and Vocab Words 1-2

Study Guide for ELA Roots/Vocab Test

act, ag, ig

(to do, to move, to drive): activate, agitate, navigate, transaction, agency, litigation

ali, alter

(another, other): alias, alien, alibi, alternative, alternation. alter ego. alternator

am (at)

(to love): amateur, amour, amorist, amatory, enamored, amity, paramour

anim

(life, spirit, soul): animal, animation, animosity, animus, animadversion

anni, annu, enni

(year): anniversary, semiannual, biennial, bicentennial, annuity

aqua, aque

(water): aquatic. aqueduct, aquarium, aqualung, subaqueous, aquamarine

arm

(arm, weapon): army, alarm, disarm, armaments, armory, armor, armipotent

art

(art, craft, skill): artistic, artificial, inarticulate, art mobile, article, artificer

amiable:

(a) generally pleasant, friendly, and nice to be around

equanimity:

(n) calmness or eveness

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; (n) a person with such ideas

amorous

(a) suggestive love, lovemaking, or sexual desire

aqueous

(a) life, of, or formed by water; watery

armature

(n) equipment of clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an arm like 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(a) worn out, or retired, from age and years to use or hard work; obsolete or outdated