Unit 1 Vinc/Vict: Latin LINCERE, VICTUM “to conquer” Invincible: Unable to be conquered Provincial: Limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded Evince: To establish; to reflect the truth of Duc/Duct: Latin DUCERE, DUCTUM “to lead” Conductive: Supportive; encouraging, helping to about Induce: to lead towards some action Deduce: to draw a conclusion from fact; to infer Tract: Latin TRAHERE, TRACTUM “to drag” Protracted: extended in time; prolonged Intractable: stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward Retract: to draw back; withdraw Peto: Latin PETERE, PETITUM “to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush” Petulant: Irritable or Impetuous: acting passionately and without forethought Impetus: that which drives one; momentum Unit 2 Fract/Fring/Frang: Latin FRANGERE, FRACTUM “to break” Fractious: tending to argue or cause discord Infraction: minor violation of a rule or law Infringe: to intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass Cis: Latin CAEDERE, CISUM “cut, kill” Excise: to cut out of; remove Incisive: sharply cutting; direct and powerful Concise: brief and straightforward Tom: Greek TEMNEIN “to cut” Tome: a large and serious book Epitome: the best or most typical example Dichotomy: two opposite parts of one whole Anatomy: the structure or parts, taken as a whole Punct: Latin PUNGERE, PUNCTUM “to sting” Compunction: feeling of regret or remorse
Punctilious: paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful Pungent: stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell Unit 3 Pel/Puls: Latin PELLERE, PULSUM “to push, to drive” Compel: to force or strongly persuade; coerce Impulse: A sudden, involuntary urge to do something Expel: to send out or away Jac/Ject: Latin JACERE, JECTUM “to throw, to cast” Conjecture: a guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence Dejected: Downcast or sad; depressed Abject: lowly, miserable and wretched Mit/Mis: Latin MITTERE, MISSUM “send” Emissary: an agent send on a mission Dismissive: Showing little regard; scornful Remiss: Failing to fufill one’s duty; negligent Mot/Mov: Latin MOVERE, MOTUS “to move” Motive: Cause for action Motif: A recurring theme, subject or idea Emote: to dramatically express emotions Unit 4 Via: Latin VIA “road, way” Viaduct: A bridge that carried a road or railroad over a valley Impervious: Unable to be affected Deviate: To depart, especially from a path or plan Obviate: TP make unnecessary; to avoid Fer: Latin FERRE “to carry, to bring” Defer: (1) to put aside until later (2) to yield respectfully Deference: Act or practice of yielding to another’s authority Confer: (1) to discuss something with someone else; consult (2) to bestow Inference: a conclusion not directly provided by evidence, but able to be drawn from the facts at hand Proffer: to present or offer Proliferate: To increase greatly in number; multiply Port: PORTARE, PORTATUM “to carry, to bring” Comportment: Manner in which one acts or behaves Purported: Claimed as true, but probably false Unit 5 Vid/Vis: Latin VIDERE, VISUM "to see" Envisage: to imagine; to conceive of Visage: face; facial expression
Proponent: one who argues in favor of; supporter Struct/Strue: Latin STRUERE, STRUCTUM "to build" Infrastructure: The basic framework of a building or a system Construe: to interpret or analyze something in a particular way Constructive: having a positive effect; helpful Stit/Stat: Latin STARE, STATUS "to stand" Destitute: having no money; poor Restitution: payment for an injury; compensation Stature: level of achievement or authority; standing Unit 8 Plac: Latin PLACERE, PLACITUM "to please" Complacent: satisfied with a situation that should be changed or improved Placebo: something which has a positive mental effect, but no physical effect Placid: Calm; undisturbed Grat: Latin GRATUS "pleasing, earning thanks" or "thankful" Gratuitous: Unnecessary or unwanted Ingratiate: To gain another'r favor by flattery or false friendliness Ingrate: ONe who is not properly thankful Doc/Doct: Latin DOCERE, DOCTUM "to teach" Docile: easily taught; submissive to instruction Indoctrinate: to teach a certain point of view to Doctrine: that which is taught; body of beliefs or ideas Temper: Latin TEMPERARE, TEMPERATUM "to temper, make less severe" Temper: to decrease the strength of Temperance: restraint or moderation, especially in regards to alcohol or food. Intemperate: lacking moderation; severe or extreme Unit 9 Tort/Torq: Latin TORQUERE, TORTUS "to twist" Tortuous: not direct or straightforward Retort: to respond critically or sarcastically Extort: to wrongly or illegally force someone to comply with a demand Volv/Volu: Latin VOLVERE, VOLUTUM "to roll, to turn" Voluble: talkative; given to rapid, abundant speech Convoluted: having too many twists and turns; overly complicated Evolve: to unfold; to develop or change
gradually Flex/Flect: Latin FLECTERE, FLECTUM "to bend" Inflexible: too unchangeable in character or purpose Deflect: to cause a turn aside or away Inflection: change in pitch or tone of the voice Vert/Vers: Latin VERTERE, VERSUM "to turn" Adverse: not helpful; harmful Revert: to fall back into an old condition Subvert: to undermine; to corrupt Unit 10 Crimin: Latin CRIME "crime, charge or crime" Decriminalize: to do away with legal penalties for Incriminate: To reveal guilt or make (someone) appear guilty Recrimination: an accusation made in reply; a countercharge Culp: Latin CULPARE, CULPATUM "to blame" Culpable: deserving blame Culprit: one responsible for a crime Mea Culpa: Statement uttered to show personal responsibility for a wrong Onus/Oner: Latin ONUS "burden" Onus: burden or obligation Onerous: Unpleasant and burdensome Exonerate: to prove not guilty Prob/Prov: PROBARE, PROBATUM "prove good, approve" Approbation: praise or approval Reprobate: a dishonest or immoral person; a scoundrel Reprove: to scold or criticize Unit 11 Fid: FIDERE, FISUS "to trust, believe" Diffident: shy; not assertive Fidelity: faithfulness; loyalty Confide: to trust (another) with information or a secret Fall: Latin FALLERE, FALSUM "to deceive" Fallacy: a misleading or mistaken idea Fallacious: misleading or deceptive Fallible: capable or being mistaken; imperfect Cred: Latin CREDERE, CREDITUM "to trust, believe" Credible: able to be trusted in or believed Credence: trust of belief Credulity: tendency to believe things too quickly or easily Incredulous: unable to believe something; amazed
a particular art Dem: Greek DEMOS "people" Demagogue: a leader who appeals to people's emotions to gain power Demographic: having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender Pandemic: having an effect on a large area or region Polit: Greek POLIS "city" Cosmopolitan: Worldly or sophisticated Politicize: To give a political character to something Apolitical: having no interest in politics; not political Civs: Latin CIVIS "citizen" Civility: politeness; courteousness Civic: having to do with the business of a town or community Civilize: To make more cultured or refined Unit 15 Dic/Dict/: Latin DIVERE, DICTUM "to say, to order" Dictate: (1) To speak aloud in order that one's words may be complied or recorded (2) to give an order; to make necessary Malediction: A recital of words intended to harm; a curse Benediction: a blessing Loc/Loqu: Latin LOQUI, LOCUTUS "to speak" Locution: style or action of speaking Eloquent: Powerful and expressive Colloquial: of or related to informal speech; conversational Voca: Latin VOCARE, VOCATUM "to call" Evocative: calling forth a vivid image or impression Equivocate: to use misleading or confusing language Advocate: (1) to argue in favor (2) someone who argues for Clam/Claim: Latin CLAMARE, CLAMATUM "to shout or call" Exclamatory: having forceful, excited, or emotional tone Declaim: to speak loudly and with feeling Clamorous: characterized by a loud noise or outcry Unit 16 Crux: Latin CRUX "cross" Excruciating: extremely painful; agonizing Crux: the most important or decisive point Crucial: extremely necessary; essential Dol: Latin DOLERE "to feel pain, to be grieved" Indolent: Lazy; averse to work Doleful: sad; mournful Dolorous: mournful; gloomy Acri/Acer: Latin ACER "sharp"
Tactile: Pertaining to touch Intact: unbroken; whole Unit 19 Quis: Latin QUAERERE. QUISITUM "ask, seek, demand" Inquisitive: curious; asking many questions Acquisitive: seeking to get things; greedy Requisition: (1) act of ordering or demanding something (2) to make a request or demand Spond/Spouse: Latin SPONDERE, SPONSUM "pledge, show support for" Espouse: to support; pledge support to Correspond: to be similar to; compare to Despondent: Lacking all hope Rog: Latin ROGARE, ROGATUM "to ask, demand" Interrogate: to formally question Derogatory: insulting; degrading Arrogant: excessively proud; haughty Abrogate: to cancel; to repeal Prec: Latin PREX, PRECIS "prayer" Precarious: threatened or unsafe Imprecation: a curse Deprecate: to show disapproval of Unit 20 Mon: MONERE, MONITUM "to warm" Admonition: gentle scolding Premonition: a vision; a warning of something before it happens Consil: Latin CONCILIARE "bring together" CONSILIUM "advice" Counsel: (1) to advise; make a suggestion to (2) advice Conciliatory: intended to lessen another's anger Reconcile: to bring back into agreement Caut: Latin CAVEO, CAUTIM "to be careful" Precaution: an action taken against danger ahead of time Cautious: Careful not to get into danger Cautionary: intended to serve as a warning Suad: Latin SUADERE, SUASUM "advise" Dissuade: to convince one not to do something Persuasion: habit or type Unit 21 Gust: Latin GUSTUS "taste" Gusto: Enthusiastic enjoyment Gustatory: having to do with the sense of taste Sip, Sap: Latin SAPERE "to taste" Insipid: dull; uninteresting Sapient: having knowledge; wise Av: Latin AVERE "to crave, to desire"