Root Words Set 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Root: AG | Do, go, lead, drive. |
| Agitate (v) | 1. To move something with an irregular, rapid, violent action. 2. To stir up or excite. |
| Litigate (v) | To carry on a lawsuit by judicial process. |
| Prodigal (adj) | Recklessly or wastefully extravagant; spend thrift. |
| Synagogue (n) | The center of worship and communal life of a Jewish congregation; temple. |
| Root: VEN/VENT | Come |
| Advent (n) | A coming or arrival; a coming into use. |
| Provenance (n) | Origin or source. |
| Venturesome (adj) | Inclined to seek out risk or danger; bold, daring, adventurous. |
| Venue (n) | 1. The place where a trial is held. 2. The locate of an event. |
| Root: CAP/CEP/CIP | Take, seize. |
| Reception (n) | 1. The act of receiving. 2. A social gathering where guests are formally welcomed. |
| Incipient (adj) | Starting to come into being or to become evident. |
| Perceptible (adj) | Noticeable or able to be felt by the senses. |
| Susceptible (adj) | 1. Open to some influence; responsive. 2. Able to be submitted to an action or process. |
| Root: FIN | End, boundary. |
| Affinity (n) | 1. Sympathy; attraction. 2. Relationship. |
| Definitive (adj) | 1. Authoritative and final. 2. Specifying perfectly or precisely. |
| Infitiesimal (adj) | Extremely or immeasurably small. |
| Finite (adj) | Having definite limits. |
| Root: JAC/JEC | Throw, hurl. |
| Adjacent (adj) | 1. Near, neighboring. 2.Sharing a common boundary or border. |
| Conjecture (v) | To guess. |
| Dejected (adj) | Downcast, depressed. |
| Trajectory (n) | The curved path that an object makes in space, or that a thrown object follows as it rises and falls to earth. |
| Root: TRACT | Drag, draw. |
| Detract (v) | To decrease the importance, value, or effectiveness of something. |
| Protracted (adj) | Drawn out, continued, or extended. |
| Retraction (n) | Attacking back or withdrawal; a denial or what one has previously said. |
| Intractable (adj) | Not easily handled, led, taught, or controlled. |
| Root: DUC | To lead. |
| Conductive (adj) | Tending to promote, encourage, or assist; helpful. |
| Deduction (n) | 1. Subtraction. 2. The reaching of a conclusion by reasoning. |
| Induce (v) | 1. Persuade; influence. 2. Bring about. |
| Seduction (n) | 1. Temptation to wrong, especially temptation from the opposite sex. 2. Attraction or charm. |
| Root: SEC/SEQU | To follow. |
| Consequential (adj) | 1. Resulting. 2. Important. |
| Execute (v) | 1. To carry out or perform. 2. To put to death legally or formally. |
| Obsequious (adj) | Excessively submissive, obedient, or flattering. |
| Sequential (adj) | 1. Arranged in order on in a series. 2. Following in a series. |
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