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Latin Roots Lesson 3
Root Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| corporeal | relating to the body; having a body |
| corporal | low ranking officer |
| corpulent | obese; fat |
| corporation | company; firm; business |
| incorporate | take in as part of the whole; include; assimilate; integrate |
| carnage | slaughter; massacre |
| carnivorous | flesh/meat eating |
| incarnate | in human form |
| incarnation | embodiment; personification |
| reincarnation | rebirth of soul into a new body |
| sanguine | optimistic; positive; cheerful |
| sanguinary | involving or causing much bloodshed; bloody |
| consanguineous(-ity) | related by blood |
| discord | strife; conflict; friction |
| discordant | 1) disagreeing; incongruous (2) harsh sounding |
| cordial | friendly |
| concord | agreement; harmony; accord; consensus |
| concordant | in agreement; consistent |
| accord | (verb) to give someone power or status; (noun) an official agreement or treaty |
| capital | (1) most important town or city (2) wealth (3) death penalty |
| capitulate | surrender |
| recapitulate | summarize |
| precipitous | (1) dangerously high/steep (2) done without thinking |
| precipitousness | hasty; rush; too fast |
| precipitate | (1) cause to happen suddenly; provoke; instigate (2) done without much care or thought |
| decapitate | behead |
| incapacitate | disabled; debilitated; impaired |
| captious | finding fault or raising petty objections |
| captivate | hold the interest of; fascinate; beguile; intrigue |
| inception | beginning; genesis; origin |
| deceive | swindle; trick; cheat; dupe |
| deception | duplicity; trickery; lying |
| deceptive | misleading |
| perceive/perception/perceptible | able to see; comprehend |
| precept | principle; rule; tenet; command |
| anticipate | expect; predict; be prepared for |
| incipient(-ence) | initial or developmental stage |
| expedite | to make happen sooner |
| expedient | convenient; practical |
| expeditious(-ness) | done with speed |
| expedition | journey with a purpose |
| impede | delay or prevent by obstruction |
| impediment | hindrance or obstruction |
| pedestrian | (1) a person walking (2) dull; tedious; boring; lacking inspiration |
| manual | (1) work done by hand (2) handbook; book of instructions |
| manufacture | making products by machines in factories |
| commend | praise |
| countermand | revoke |
| mandate | official order to do something; instruction; command |
| mandatory | required by rules or law; essential; obligatory |
| emancipate | to set free |
| emancipation | freedom |
| digit | finger; toe; number |
| digital | available in electronic form; involving/relating to the use of computer technology |
| indent(-ation) | notch |
| bident | 2 pronged spear |
| trident | 3 pronged spear |
| indenture | to bind; contract; apprentice |
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