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Greek & Latin List 8
Our 8th list of this year's Greek & Latin roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scio: conscience, omniscient, subconscious | know |
| totus: total, totalitarian | whole |
| verto: controversy, veratile, anniversary, revert | turn |
| anthropos: anthropology, philanthropy | man, human |
| dominus: dominate, domain, predominant | lord, master |
| holos: holistic, hologram, catholic | whole |
| medius: median, medieval, mediocre | middle |
| occido: homocide, herbicide, suicide | kill |
| plenus: plethora, plentiful, replenish | full |
| punctum: punctual, punctuation, acupuncture | point |
| solus: solitude, solitaire, solo, isolate | alone |
| via: deviate, viaduct, via | road, way |
| tractum: abstract, tractor, subtrahend, attract | draw, pull |
| duco: abduct, produce, education, subdue | lead |
| pathos: sympathy, antipathy, telepathy | feel/hurt |
| satis: satisfy, satisfaction, saturate | enough |
| nego: negate, negligent, negotiate | deny |
| syn: synchronize, synonym, synchopate | together |
| ject: interject, projection, eject | throw |
| porto: transport, support, export | carry |
| juro: juror, jury, jurisdiction | swear, law |
| primus: primary, primitive, premiere | first |
| omnis: omniscient, omnivore, omnibus | all |
| liter: literature, alliteration, obliterate | letters |
| graph: autograph, bibliography, graphite | write, print |
| genus: genetic, congenital, gender | kind, origin |
| possum: possible, potent, potential, impossible | be able |
| per: permeate, perspective, percolate | through |
| teneo: contain, maintain, tenacious | hold, keep |
| sentio: sensation, dissent, sentiment | feel |
| void: unavoidable, devoid, avoidance | empty |
| vict/vinc: eviction, convict, victory, invincible | conquer |
| vit/viv: vitality, vitamin, vivid, survivor | live |
| vol: benevolent, volition, malevolent, volunteer | wish/will |
| vor: devour, voracious, omnivore, carnivore, herbivore | eat |