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ACT List 12
Latin and Greek Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PATER / PATR | father |
| patron | n. one who supports an artist |
| patriarch | n. male head of a family |
| patricide | n. the killing of one’s father |
| paternal | adj. fatherly |
| patriotism | n. love of one’s fatherland |
| patrician | n. one of noble birth; aristocrat |
| BENE / BON | good |
| beneficial | adj. favorable; producing benefits |
| benevolent | adj. good-hearted; helpful; kind |
| bonanza | n. an unusually rich vein of ore in a mine; a sudden coming into wealth |
| bountiful | adj. plentiful; abundant |
| benediction | n. blessing |
| GRAT | pleasing |
| gratitude | n. thankfulness; appreciation |
| congratulations | n. expression of pleasure over another’s good fortune |
| ingrate | n. one who is ungrateful |
| ingratiate | v. to worm oneself into another’s favor |
| INE | like |
| pristine | adj. having its original purity |
| saline | adj. consisting of salt; salty |
| serpentine | adj. like a snake |
| equine | adj. like a horse |
| philistine | n. a person lacking in culture and manners |