Latin Roots 1-7
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abrupt | 1. broken off; lacking in continuity; steep 2. sudden; quick and unexpected |
| corrupt | changed from good to bad; vicious |
| corrupt | change from good to bad; debase; pervert; falsify |
| disrupt | break apart; cause disorder |
| erupt | burst or break out |
| incorruptable | inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed |
| interrupt | break into or between; hinder; stop |
| rupture | 1. break; breaking 2. hostility |
| bactericide | substance that kills bacteria |
| biocide | substance that destroys many different organisms |
| fratricide | act of killing one's brother |
| fungicide | substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth |
| genocide | deliberate extermination of a racial or cultureal group |
| germicide | substance that kills germs |
| herbicide | substance that kills plants |
| homicide | killing of one human by another |
| infanticide | act of killing an infant |
| insecticide | substance that kills insects |
| matricide | act of killing one's mother |
| patricide | act of killing one's father |
| pesticide | substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc. |
| regicide | act of killing a king |
| sororicide | act of killing one's sister |
| suicide | act of killing one's self |
| tyrannicide | act of killing a tyrant |
| astringent | 1. drawing tightly together (to check bleeding) 2. stern; austere |
| astringent | substance that shrinks the tissues and check flow of bood |
| boa constrictor | snake that "constricts" or crushes its prey in its coils |
| constrict | draw together; render narrower; shrink |
| restrict | keep within limits; confine |
| stricture | 1. adverse criticism; censure 2. restriction |
| stringent | strict; rigid; severe |
| unrestricted | 1. not confined within bounds; free 2. open to all |
| 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 plants as food |
| insectivorous | dependent on insects as food |
| omnivore | person or animal that eats everything |
| omnivorous | 1. eating everthing, both plants and animals 2. avidly taking in everything |
| voracious | 1. greedy in eating 2. insatiable |
| convivial | fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable |
| revive | bring life back into; restore |
| survive | outlive; remain alive after |
| vivacious | lively in temper or conduct |
| vivacity | liveliness of spirit |
| vivid | 1. 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 true meaning; misrepresent; pervert; falsify |
| extort | wrest (money, promises, etc.) from a person by force |
| retort | reply quickly or sharply |
| retort | quick, witty, or cutting reply |
| torsion | act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body |
| tortuous | 1. full of twists or curves; winding 2. tricky; crooked; circuitous |
| torture | 1. wrench; twist 2. inflict severe pain upon |
| torture | anguish of body or mind; agony |
| convict | prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty |
| convict | person serving a prison sentence |
| conviction | 1. state of having been judged guility of an offense 2. strong belief |
| convince | persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof |
| evict | 1. expel by legal process 2. oust |
| evince | show clearly; disclose; reveal |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered |
| vanquish | overcome in battle; conquer; defeat |
| victor | winner; conqueror |
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