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Latin Roots 1-10
Honors English 10
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| amateur (n) | (literally "lover") 1. person who follows a particular pursuit as a pastime, rather than as a profession 2. one who performs rather poorly; inexperienced person |
| amiable (adj) | likable; good-natured; pleasant and agreeable; obliging |
| amicable (adj) | characterized be friendliness rather than antagonism; friendly; neighborly; not quarrelsome |
| amity (n) | friendship; goodwill; friendly relations |
| amorous (adj) | strongly moved by love; loving; inclined to love; enamored |
| enamored (adj) | (usually followed by of) inflamed with love; charmed; captivated |
| animosity (n) | ill will (usually leading to active oppostion); violent hatred; enmity; antagonism |
| animus (n) | ill will (usually controlled) |
| equanimity (n) | evenness of mind or temper under stress; emotional balance; composure; calmness; equilibrium |
| magnanimous (adj) | showing greatness or nobility of mind; chivalrous; forgiving; generous in overlooking injury or insult |
| unanimity (n) | oneness of mind; complete agreement |
| unanimous (adj) | of one mind; in complete accord |
| affinity (n) | (literally, condition of being "near the boundary" or "a neighbor") kinship; sympathy; liking; attraction |
| confine (v) | keep within limits; restrict; limit |
| definitive (adj) | serving to end an unsettled matter; conclusive; final |
| finale (n) | end or final part of a musical composition, opera, play etc; conclusion |
| finis (n) | end; conclusion |
| fluctuate (v) | flow like a wave; move up and down; change often and irregularly; be unsteady |
| fluent (adj) | ready with a flow of words; speaking or writing easily; articulate; eloquent |
| fluid (n) | substance that flows |
| fluid (adj) | not rigid; changeable; unstable |
| flux (n) | continuous flow or changing; unceasing change |
| influx (n) | inflow; inpouring; inrush |
| degenerate (v) | sink to lower class or standard; worsen; deteriorate |
| engender (v) | give birth to; create; generate; produce; cause |
| genre (n) | kind; sort; category |
| progenitor (n) | ancestor to whom a group traces its birth; forefather; forebear |
| regenerate (v) | cause to be born again; put new life into; reform completely; revive; reinvigorate |
| aggregate (adj.) | gathered together in one mass; total;collective |
| aggregation (n.) | gathering of individuals into a body or group; assemblage |
| congregation (n.) | "flock" or gathering of people for religious worship |
| gregarious (adj) | inclined to associate with the "flock" or group; fond of being with others; sociable |
| segregation (n) | separation from the "flock" or main body; setting apart; isolation; separation |
| adhere (v) | stick; hold fast; cling; be attached |
| cohere (v) | stick together firmly |
| coherence (n) | state of sticking together; consistency;logical connection |
| cohesion (n) | act or state of sticking together; union; unity; bond |
| incoherent (adj) | not logically connected; disconnected; unintelligible |
| inherent (adj) | literally, "sticking in") deeply infixed;intrinsic;essential |
| bilateral (adj) | involving two sides |
| collateral (adj) | situated at the side; accompanying; parallel; additional; supplementary |
| equilateral (adj) | having all sides equal |
| lateral (adj) | of or pertaining to the side |
| multilateral (adj) | having many sides |
| quadrilateral (n) | plane figure having four sides and four angles |
| unilateral (adj) | one-sided; undertaken by one side only |
| alliteration (n) | repetition of the same letter or consonant at the beginning of neighborinig words |
| literacy (n) | state of being lettered or eduacated; ability to read and write |
| literal (adj) | following the letters or exact words of the original; verbatim;word for word |
| literary (adj) | having to do with letters or literature |
| literate (adj) | lettered;able to read and write; eduacated |
| elucidate (v) | throw light upon; make clear;explain; clarify |
| lucid (adj) | literally containing light,clear;east to understand; comprehensible |
| luminary (n) | one who is a source of light or inspiration to others ; famous person; notable ; clebrity |
| luminous (adj) | emitting light;bright; shining;brilliant |
| translucent (adj) | letting light through |
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