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Latin Roots Lesson 5
Latin Roots and Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aur | ear |
| ocul | eye |
| vid, vis | see |
| divid, divis | separate |
| spec, spic, spect | look at; examine |
| aud, audit | hear |
| gust | taste |
| ger, gest | bear; carry |
| palp | feel; touch |
| tang, ting, tag, tig, tact | touch |
| teg, tect | cover |
| aur- | gold |
| argent- | silver |
| ferr- | iron |
| plumb- | lead |
| -fer, -ferous | bear; carry; produce |
| aural | of the ear |
| ocular | of or connected with the eyes or vision |
| inoculate | treat with a vaccine to produce immunity; inoculation against a disease |
| improvident | rash behavior; undisciplined |
| proviso | condition; stipulation; provision; clause; qualification; restriction; caveat |
| vista | view; panorama |
| visionary | thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom |
| invidious | 1) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others 2)unfairly discriminating; unjust |
| providence | god |
| evident | obvious |
| irrespective | not taking something into account; regardless of |
| prospective | potential; possible; probable; likely; future |
| prospectus | printed document that advertises or describes a school, commercial enterprise; upcoming book/movie, etc. in order to attract or inform clients, members, buyers, or investors. |
| specter (-al) | apparition; ghost |
| specious (-city) | seems believable, but is false; deceptive; misleading |
| auspicious | conducive to success; favorable; propitious |
| conspicuous | attracting attention or notice |
| perspicacity | the quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness |
| perspicacious | discerning; shrewd; perceptive; observant |
| perspicuity | 1) clarity; plainness; intelligibility 2)transparency |
| circumspect (-ion) | wary; cautious; careful |
| audit | (N) an official inspection of an individual's or organization's accounts (V) inspect; examine; survey; go through; scrutinize; investigate |
| gusto | enjoyment or vigor in doing something; zest; glee; enthusiasm; delight |
| gustatory | concerned with tasting or the sense of taste |
| indigestion | stomach ache |
| gestation | pregnancy; incubation |
| palpable | tangible; able to be touched |
| impalpable | unable to be touched |
| tactile | connected with the sense of touch |
| tact | having sensitivity in dealing w/ others or with difficult situations |
| contingent | subject to chance; accidental; possible |
| contingency | a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty; eventually; possibility; emergency |
| tangent | a completely different line of thought or action |
| tacit | implicit; understood; implied; suggested without being stated |
| taciturn | quiet; reticent |
| reticent | quiet; taciturn |
| integument | a tough outer protective layer; especially that of an animal or plant |
| aureate | made of or having the color of gold |
| auriferous | (of rocks and minerals) containing gold |
| argent | silver; silvery white |
| ferriferous | containing or yielding iron |
| ferrous | containing or consisting of iron |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate vertical direction |
| vociferous | crying out noisily; clamorous |
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