Latin Roots Flashcards
CIDE
Killing, killer
Ex. Genocide, homicide
The investigation quickly turned into a homicide investigation.
STRING (STRICT)
Bind, draw tight
Ex. Constrict, restrict
She restricted her son from going to the mall.
VOR
Eat greedily
Ex. Carnivore, devour
The animal devoured its prey.
VIV
Live, alive
Ex. Revive, survive
The group had to survive for as long as they could in the forest.
TORT (TORS)
Twist
Ex. Distort, retort
The house of mirrors distorted her image.
VICT (VINC)
Conquer, show conclusively
Ex. Convict, evict
She was evicted from her apartment after she didn’t pay her rent.
FRACT (FRAG)
Break
Ex. Fraction, fragile
A fraction of the cake was put aside for the couple.
OMNI
All, every, everywhere
Ex. Omniscient, omnivorous
The animal was an omnivore.
FLECT (FLEX)
Bend
Ex. Deflect, flexible
The goalie player deflected the shot.
TEN (TIN, TENT)
Hold, keep
Ex. Detention
He was held in a juvenile detention center for 3 months.
MON (MONIT)
Warn
Ex. Monitor, admonish
She admonished her brother of being so annoying.
MAND (MANDAT)
Order, command, commit
Ex. Mandatory, mandate
The assembly was mandatory for all students.
CRED (CREDIT)
Believe
Ex. Credible, accredit
The president was accredited with changing the nation.
FID
Faith, trust
Ex. Confidential, confident
She was confident in her vocal ability.
GRAT
Pleasant, thank, favor
Ex. Grateful, congratulate
She congratulated her brother on his good grades.
MOR (MORT)
Death
Ex. Mortality, mortification
The mortality rate is high this year.
CORP
Body
Ex. Corpse
The corpse was in the coffin.
DUC (DUCT)
Lead, conduct, draw
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SECUT (SEQU)
Follow
Ex. Execute, consecutive
The plan was executed perfectly.
CUR (CURR, CURS)
Run
Ex. Concur, concurrent
The runners were concurrent.
GRESS (GRAD)
Step, walk, go
Ex. Aggressive, gradient
The gradient was steep.
PED
Foot
Ex. Biped
Humans are bipeds- they have 2 feet.
TACT (TANG)
Touch
Ex. Contact, intact
There was a lot contact during the soccer game.
PREHEND (PREHENS)
Seize, grasp
Ex. Comprehensible, apprehend
The material was easily comprehensible.
JECT
Throw
Ex. Eject, projectile
She was ejected from her seat for rude behavior.
VERT (VERS)
Turn
Ex. Avert
She averted her eyes from the scene.
MIS (MISS, MIT, MITT)
Send
Ex. Emit, missile
The missile was propelled into space.
LOCUT (LOQU)
Speak, talk
Ex. Eloquent
She spoke eloquently.
FER(ous)
Bearing, producing, yielding
Ex. Odoriferous
The dog was odoriferous after they were groomed.
RUPT
Break, burst
Ex. Abrupt, corrupt
That government is corrupt.
