PCHS Greek & Latin Roots Units 5-8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 LEGA | Latin LEGARE, LEGATUM, "to appoint, to send on a mission, to charge with" |
| legacy | n. Body of ideas, achievements, and morals |
| delegate | v. To divide up, especially responsibilities |
| ACT/AG | Latin AGERE, ACTUM, "to do, act" |
| agenda | n. Plan of action; purpose |
| proactive | adj. Seeking to solve a problem before it occurs |
| exacting | adj. Demanding perfection; strict |
| PULS/PEL | Latin PELLERE, PULSUM, "to push" |
| repulsion | n. Desire to avoid; disgust |
| dispel | v. To scatter about, break up |
| propel | v. To cause to move towards; push |
| LAT | Latin LATUM, 'brought, carried" |
| relative | adj. Dependent upon |
| superlative | adj. Excellent; above all other |
| dilate | v. To widen |
| CANT/CHANT | Latin CANERE, CANTUM, "to sing, to call" |
| recant | v. To formally withdraw |
| incantation | n. Ritual chant; spell |
| disenchanted | adj. Losing fondness for |
| AUD | Latin AUDIRE, AUDITUM, "to hear" |
| inaudible | adj. So quiet s to be impossible to hear |
| auditory | adj. Having to do with the sense of hearing |
| audit | n. A thorough review |
| SON | Latin SONARE, SONATUM, "to sound" |
| dissonance | n. Unpleasant or unharmonious sound |
| assonance | n. Similarity of word sounds |
| resonant | adj. Having an effect; powerful |
| LOG | Greek LOGEIN, "to speak, to reason" |
| analogous | adj. Comparable to; like |
| dialogue | n. Communication between two or more people |
| prologue | n. A speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event |
| BELL | Latin BELLUM, "war" |
| bellicose | adj. Warlike in nature |
| antebellum | adj. Occurring before a war |
| belligerence | n. Warlike mood or attitude |
| AM | Latin AMOR, "love"; AMICUS, "friend" |
| enamored | adj. Fond of; feeling love toward |
| amiable | adj. Good-natured; cheerful |
| amicable | adj. Not bitter or hostile; friendly |
| AGON | Greek AGON, "contest, struggle" |
| antagonize | v. To act hostile towards; provoke |
| protagonist | n. The central character in a work of literature |
| antagonist | n. One who is hostile towards; one who opposes |
| PHIL | Greek PHILE, "love" |
| philosophical | adj. Calm and wise; reasonable |
| philanthropy | n. Charitable donation to public causes |
| bibliophile | n. One who loves books |
| PED | Latin PES, PEDIS, "foot" |
| impediment | n. Something that gets in the way; obstacle |
| expedient | adj. Providing results quickly; practical and effective |
| pedestrian | adj. Lacking excitement; ordinary |
| PED | Greek PAIS, PAIDOS, "child" |
| pedant | n. Someone who knows a lot about minor, uninteresting things |
| pedagogue | n. A teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow-minded |
| VEST | Latin VESTIS, "clothing" |
| travesty | n. A bad imitation of; a perversion of |
| vested | adj. Significant to one's own profit or well-being |
| vestment | n. Clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority |
| divest | v. To remove a title or position of authority |
| CORPOR/CORPU | Latin CORPOR, "body" |
| coporeal | adj. Having to do with the body |
| corpulent | adj. Extremely fat; obese |
| incorporate | v. To bring together features, ideas, or elements |
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