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Latin Roots
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Question | Answer |
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Carn | flesh |
insect | insect |
vor | eat greedily |
tort (tors) | twist |
herb | herb |
omni | all |
viv | live ; alive |
Carnivore | flesh-eating animal |
carnivorous | flesh-eating |
devour | 1. eat greedily or ravenously 2. seize upon and destroy |
frugivorous | feeding on fruit |
herbivore | plant-eating animal |
herbivorous | dependent on (literally, "eating") plants as food |
insectivorous | dependent on (literally, "eating") insects as food |
omnivore | person or animal that eats everything (both flesh and plants) |
omnivorous | 1. eating everything, both plant and animal substances 2. avidly taking in everything, as an omnivorous reader |
voracious | 1. greedy in eating 2. insatiable, as a voracious appetite |
convivial | fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable |
revive | bring back to life ; restore |
survive | outlive ; remain alive after |
vivacious | lively in temper or conduct |
vivacity | liveliness of spirit |
vivid | 1. (used with things) having the vigor and spirit of life 2. sharp and clear; graphic |
vivify | enliven; make vivid |
vivisection | operation on a living animal for scientific investigation |
contortionist | person who can twist his or her body into odd postures |
distort | 1. twist out of shape; contort 2. twist out of the true meaning ; misrepresent; pervert; falsify |
extort | wrest (money, promises, etc. ) from a person by force (literally, "twist out") |
retort | 1. quick, witty, or cutting reply 2. reply quickly or sharply |
torsion | act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body |
tortuous | 1. wrench; twist 2. inflict severe pain upon |
torture | 1. wrench; twist 2. inflict severe pain upon 3. anguish of body or mind; agony |