| re | back |
| ate | cause |
| trunc | a stem |
| trans | over |
| scend | climb |
| pro | before |
| ad | to |
| ven | come |
| vitium | vice |
| man | hand |
| ambul | walk |
| noct | night |
| dict | say |
| in | not |
| ex | out |
| eu | good |
| thanatos | death |
| spatium | space |
| spec | look |
| ous | full of |
| xeno | stranger |
| phobia | fear |
| riposte | swift retort |
| truncate | to cut short |
| transcend | go beyond |
| prostrate | lying facedown |
| adventitious | accidental |
| vituperate | to violently revile |
| amanuensis | secretary |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| nocturne | painting of a night scene |
| dictum | pronoucement |
| ineffable | inexpressible |
| euthanasia | mercy-killing |
| expatiate | to elaborate |
| specious | false |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |