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### Latin Roots & Meanings

* vor: to eat / devour

* viv: live / life

* mon, monit: warn / remind / advise

* gress, grad: go / step / walk

* ped: foot

* omni: all / every

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### Word Definitions

#### vor (to eat / devour)

1. carnivorous: Feeding on or eating flesh/meat

2. herbivorous: Feeding on or eating plants/herbs

3. insectivorous: Feeding on or eating insects

4. omnivorous: Eating both plant and animal matter; eating everything

5. devour: To eat or consume greedily or hungrily

6. voracious: Having a huge appetite; excessively eager or greedy in eating

#### viv (live / life)

1. convivial: Fond of feasting, drinking, and good company; festive and sociable

2. revive: To bring back to life, consciousness, or vigor

3. survive: To remain alive; to continue to live after an event

4. vivid: Producing powerful, strong, or lively mental images; full of life

5. vivify: To give life to; to make lively or animated

6. vivisection: Dissection or operation performed on a living animal for scientific research

#### mon, monit (warn / remind / advise)

1. monitor: One who cautions, warns, or observes; a device used to observe or check

2. admonish: To warn, caution, or reprove gently

3. admonition: Gentle reproof, warning, or counsel

4. admonitory: Giving or serving as a warning or admonition

5. monument: A structure or statue built to remind people of a person, event, or hero

6. premonition: A forewarning; a strong feeling that something is about to happen

7. premonitory: Giving advance warning or indication of a future event

#### gress, grad (go / step / walk)

1. aggressive: Ready or likely to attack or confront; assertive and energetic

2. progressive: Moving forward step-by-step; favoring or implementing social reform

3. regressive: Moving backward or returning to a less developed state

4. egress: An exit or the act of going out/leaving

5. grade: A step, stage, or degree in a series or rank

6. gradation: A series of gradual or subtle successive stages or steps

7. gradient: An inclined part of a road or slope; the rate of inclination

8. gradual: Proceeding or changing by small, slow steps or degrees

9. graduate: To successfully complete a stage, level, or course of study

10. graduated: Arranged in marked degrees, levels, or steps

11. retrograde: Moving or directed backward; declining

12. retrogression: The act of returning to a worse or less developed state

13. transgress: To step across or beyond a boundary; to break a law or command

#### ped (foot)

1. pedal: A foot-operated lever

2. pedestrian: A person walking on foot; lacking inspiration, dull

3. biped: A two-footed animal

4. centipede: A creature with a long body and many legs/feet

5. impede: To obstruct or slow down the progress of (literally, to entangle the feet)

6. impediment: An obstruction or hindrance in doing something

7. expedite: To speed up or facilitate the progress of (literally, to free the feet)

8. velocipede: An early form of bicycle or tricycle propelled by pedals

9. pedestal: The base or support on which a statue or column is mounted

#### omni (all / every)

1. omnibus: A volume containing several works published separately; a bus

2. omnifarious: Of all varieties, forms, or kinds

3. omnificent: Unlimited in creative power; capable of creating all things

4. omnipotent: Having unlimited power; almighty

5. omnipresent: Present everywhere at the same time

6. omniscient: Knowing everything; having infinite awareness or knowledge