Latin Roots

Question 1

Grad, Gress

Answer 1

To step, to walk

Question 2

grat, grac

Answer 2

pleasing, favor

Question 3

greg

Answer 3

flock, herd, group

Question 4

host, hosp(it)

Answer 4

host, guest

Question 5

jac, ject, jet

Answer 5

to throw, to hurl, to lie

Question 6

jud(ic)

Answer 6

judge, judment

Question 7

liber, liver

Answer 7

free

Question 8

Aggregation (n)

Answer 8

Separate individuals joined in a group, often for a specific purpose; a mass composed of many parts

Question 9

Degradation (n)

Answer 9

a major reduction in worth, quality, or standing; a deteroration, as of moral character

Question 10

Digress (v)

Answer 10

to wander off the point or topic

Question 11

Egregious (a)

Answer 11

standing out from others, but in a bad way; conspicuously bad; flagrant

Question 12

Gregaroius (a)

Answer 12

(of a person) fond of company; sociable

Question 13

Ingratiate (v)

Answer 13

to (try to) make oneself appear favorable or necessary to another; to bring into the good graces of

Question 14

Inhospitable (a)

Answer 14

not inclined to be kind or friendly; barren and forbidding

Question 15

Adjudicate (v)

Answer 15

to settle or rule upon, as in a court of law

Question 16

Adjunct (n)

Answer 16

a thing, usually of secondaryimportance, added to something else; (a) added or connected in a subordinate capacity

Question 17

Conjecture (n)

Answer 17

a prediction, theory, or inference based on guesswork; (v) to form a point of view without proof

Question 18

Injudicious (a)

Answer 18

Displaying poor judgment; indiscreet; lacking wisdom

Question 19

Jettison (v)

Answer 19

to throw something away, usually because it is no longer wanted; (n) the discarding of anything

Question 20

Prejudicious (a)

Answer 20

producing prejudice; causing an unfavorable opinion without supporting evidence; detrimental

Question 21

Rejoinder (n)

Answer 21

a quick and clever answer; an appropriate reply, as to a smart questions or statement

Question 22

liter

Answer 22

letter

Question 23

loc

Answer 23

place

Question 24

locut, loqu

Answer 24

to speak, to talk

Question 25

loc, lumen

Answer 25

light, to shine

Question 26

man(u)

Answer 26

hand

Question 27

mater(n), matr

Answer 27

mother

Question 28

medi

Answer 28

middle, between

Question 29

mem(or)

Answer 29

to remember

Question 30

Allocate (v)

Answer 30

to put aside for a specific purpose, as money or time

Question 31

Circumlocution (n)

Answer 31

using many more words than necessary to make a point; evasiveness

Question 32

Colloquy (n)

Answer 32

a formal conversation or discussion, usually on a serious topic; a conferenced convened to discuss a specific subject

Question 33

Elucidate (v)

Answer 33

to shed some light on a subject, as through clear expression

Question 34

Literati (n)

Answer 34

collectively, the educated, or well-lettered, members of society; scholarly people

Question 35

Localism (n)

Answer 35

an expression or manner typical to a specific region

Question 36

Loquacious (a)

Answer 36

too talkative; excessively wordy; fond of one’s own voice

Question 37

Luminary (n)

Answer 37

andy particular brilliant, famous, or well-known person; a celebrity

Question 38

Pellucid (a)

Answer 38

presented in such a way that understanding is clear and easy; showing maximum clarity

Question 39

Matriculate (v)

Answer 39

to enroll, as in college or university- which becomes one’s alma mater

Question 40

Matrix (n)

Answer 40

any kind of mold, form, or casting from which things are produced

Question 41

Mediocrity (n)

Answer 41

the condition of being ordinary; a state of moderate or low quality

Question 42

Memorabilia (n)

Answer 42

a collection of all sorts of objects or information, as from the past

Question 43

Memorandum (n)

Answer 43

a short notes (intended to jog the memory)