Latin root word definitions Flashcards
Annual
Something that happens once a year.
Perennial
Something that lasts for a long time or comes back year after year, like a
type of plant
- Aqueous
Something that is watery or contains water
Aquatic
Related to water or living in water.
Audible
Something that can be heard.
Audiovisual
Something that involves both sound and sight, like a video with
pictures and sound.
Benign
Something that is harmless or gentle
Benevolent:
Being kind and wanting to do good for others.
- Binary
Something that has only two parts or options
Bifocal
Glasses with two different lenses, one for seeing up close and one for
seeing far away
Percentile:
: A way of ranking things to show where something stands compared to
others,
- Centurion
A commander in the ancient Roman army, in charge of 100 soldiers.
Circumvent:
To find a way around something, like avoiding a rule or obstacle.
- Circumference
The distance around a circle or round object.
Convene:
To bring people together for a meeting or activity
Cohesive
When things or people stick together and work well as a group or team.
Contrarian:
A person who does or believes the opposite of what most people do
Contradict
to go against or say the opposite of what someone else is doing or
saying
Credible
Something that is believable or trustworthy.
Diction
The way someone chooses their words when speaking or writing
Edict:
An official order or command given by someone in power.
Refract
When light bends as it passes through something
Infraction:
Breaking a rule or law, but usually in a minor way.
Intercept
To stop or catch something before it gets to its destination
Interval
The space or time between two things, like the break between classes.
Trajectory:
The path something follows as it moves through the air
Deject:
to make someone feel sad or dicouraged
