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LATIN ROOTS: LIST #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agri | *field* agriculture, agrarian, agronomy |
| alt | *high* altitude, altimeter alto, altocumulus |
| alter | *other* alternate, alternative, altercation |
| ambul | *walk, go* ambulance, amble, circumambulate, preamble, |
| amo, ami | *love* amiable, amorous, amature, amity |
| anim | *life, spirit* animate, animosity, animal, inanimate |
| ann | *year* annual, biannual, anniversary, anuity |
| apt, ept | *suitable* (aka-good enough) aptitude, ineptitude, adept, inept, apt |
| aqua | *water* aquarium, aquatic, aqueous, aquamarine |
| art | *skill* artisan, artist, artificial, artifact |
| belli | *war* bellicose, antebellum, belligerent, rebellion |
| brev | *short* abbreviation, brevity, breve |
| cad, cas | *fall* cadence, cadaver, cascade, decadence |
| cal | *hot* calorie, caldron, scald |
| cam | *field* campus, camp, campaign, encamp |
| cand | *glow, white* candle, candidate, candelabra, incandescent |
| cap | *head* cap, captain, capital, decapitate, caput |
| cede, ceed | *go, yield* proceed, exceed, antecedent, concede, succeed |
| ceive, cept | *take, receive* receive, reception, accept, conception |
| center, centr | *center* central, centrifuge, eccentric, egocentric |
| cert | *sure* certain, certify, ascertain, certificate |
| cess | *go, yield* process, recess, access, cessation |
| cide, cise | *cut, kill* suicide, scissor, incisor, insecticide |
| cip | *take, receive* recipient, incipient, participate, recipe |
| claim, clam | *shout* proclaim, clamor, exclaim, acclaim, proclamation |
| clar | *clear* clarity, declare, clarify, declaration |
| cline | *lean* incline, recline, decline, inclination |
| clud | *shut* include, conclude, exclude, preclude, seclude |
| cogn | *know* recognition, cognition, cognizant, incognito |
| commun | *common* community, communal, communism, excommunicate |