Latin and Greek Roots Units 4-6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Somn | Sleep |
| Lang | To be weak, be faint |
| Vigil | Watchful |
| Quies | To rest |
| Joc | Joke |
| Fest, fet | Festive |
| Bacch | From the name of the Roman god of wine and celebration Bacchus |
| Plaint (root) | To lament |
| Eleg | Song of lament |
| Pecc | To sin, to be flawed |
| Pej, pair | Worse |
| Mal | Bad |
| Neg | To deny, to neglect |
| Impeccable (antonym) | Flawed |
| Impair (antonym) | Fix |
| Malign (antonym) | Praise |
| Negligent (antonym) | Careful, attentive |
| Plaintive (antonym) | Joyful |
| Acquiesce (antonym) | Resist |
| Somnolent (antonym) | Alert |
| Negligible (antonym) | Significant |
| Languid (antonym) | Active |
| Malign | To speak of maliciously; insult |
| Pejorative | Negative and critical; insulting |
| Elegy | Song or poem memorializing something or someone |
| Sopor | Sleep; drowsiness |
| Malaise | Sense of unease; depression |
| Negate | To cancel the effect of; nullify |
| Jocular | Characterized by joking |
| Languish | To waste away |
| Malinger | To pretend to be sick in order to avoid something |
| Pecadillo | A small sin or fault |
| Festoon | To drape or adorn festively |
| Peccant | Violating a moral flaw; sinful |
| Plaint | A lament or complaint |
| Bacchanal | Drunken party or celebration |
| Requiem | Song or religious service for the lost or dead |
| Vigilant | On the alert; watchful |
| Languor | Lack of physical or mental energy |
| Bacchic | Of or related to a wild celebration |
| Elegiac | Mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful |
| Soporific | Causing sleep or fatigue |
| Vigilante | Someone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands |
| Quittance | Repayment; compensation |
| Negligent | Not properly attentive |
| Impeccable | Having no flaws |
| Jocose | Cheerful; merry |
| Fete | To honor with a banquet or feast |
| Pejorative | Negative and critical; insulting |
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