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Latin I
| Word or root | Meaning or definition |
|---|---|
| -rupt | burst |
| abrupt | suddenly |
| corrupt | perverted,spoil, make worse |
| rupture | break open or burst open |
| -cide | killing, killer |
| fratricide | killing of one' brother |
| sororicide | killing of one's sister |
| patricide | killing of one's father |
| string- or -strict | bind,draw tight |
| constrict | to squeeze tight |
| restrict | to keep within limits |
| stringent | rigorously binding or exacting; strict; |
| -vor | eat greedliy |
| carnivorous | eats meat |
| herbivorous | eats plants |
| voracious | eager to eat a lot of food |
| viv- | live, alive |
| convivial | merry, festive, sociable |
| vivid | full of life; lively; animated |
| vivisection | cutting into or dissecting a living body |
| -tort | twist |
| extort | to remove by twisting, obtain by force, |
| retort | witty reply, esp. one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc. |
| tortuous | full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: |
| -vict | conquer |
| -vinc | show conclusively |
| evict | eject, remove |
| evince | to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove. |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued. |