Morphemes Group 2

7) Gregarious (L) Greg/Grex = “flock”/”herd” 

-arious = “pertaining to”/”belonging to”



Adjective:



  1. (Of a person) found of company; sociable.

  2. (Of an animal) living in flocks or herds




8) Tenacity (L) Ten = “hold”/”keep”
    -ity = state or quality of…

Noun: 

Persistent determination in holding to something, especially opinions, valuables, and routines.





9) Fidelity (L) Fid = “faith”/”trust”

-ity = state or quality of…

fi·del·i·ty/fəˈdelitē/

Noun:



  1. Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.

  2. Sexual faithfulness to a spouse or partner.




10) Mortify (L) Mort = “death”

-ify = “to make”/”to do”/”to cause to be”



Noun:



  1. Cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated.




11) Transgress (L) Trans = “across”/”beyond”

Gress = “step”/”walk”/”go”

Verb:



  1. Infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior).

  2. (of the sea) Spread over (an area of land).




12)  Incredulity (L) In = “not”/”lacking”/”without”

Cred = “believe”

-ity = state or quality of…

Noun:



The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.