Greek & Latin Roots Vocabulary Unit #1

Vocabulary Unit #1 - Greek & Latin Roots

Root: AG, ACT

• Origin: Latin - agere, actum, "to do, drive"

• cogent (adj.)

  • Meaning: strong and to the point; convincing

  • Origin: prefix "con" [together] + agere

• exigent (adj.)

  • Meaning: urgent; pressing

  • Origin: prefix "ex" [out of] + agere

• intransigent (adj.)

  • Meaning: refusing to compromise

  • Origin: prefix "in" [not] + "trans" [across] + agere

Root: CIT

• Origin: Latin - cieo, citum, "to stir up, to rouse"

• incite (verb)

  • Meaning: to stir up, to provoke

  • Origin: prefix "in" + citum

• resuscitate (verb)

  • Meaning: to bring back to consciousness

  • Origin: prefix "re" [again] + "sub" [beneath] + citum

Root: TURB

• Origin: Latin - turbare, turbatum, "to disturb"

• perturb (verb)

  • Meaning: to make worried or upset

  • Origin: prefix "per" [through and through] + turbare

• turbulent (adj.)

  • Meaning: very excited or upset

• turbid (adj.)

  • Meaning: cloudy; confused

Root: CELER

• Origin: Latin - celer, "quick"

• celerity (noun)

  • Meaning: speed or quickness