Latin Roots 7-12 Flashcards
conquer; show conclusively
vict (vinc)
- prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty
2. person serving a prison sentence
convict
persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof
convince
- expel by legal process as to evict a tenant
2. oust (drive or expel someone from a position or place)
evict
show clearly; disclose
evince
incapable of being conquered
invincible
overcome in battle; conquer
vanquish
winner; conquer
victor
break
fract (frag)
one or more equal parts of a whole; fragment
fraction
apt or break out into a passion; cross; irritable
fractious
- break a bone
2. break or crush
fracture
something that breaks easily; frail; delicate
fragile
a piece of something that was broken; part broken off
fragment
act of breaking; breach; violation, as an _______ a law
infraction
bend (literally, “break back”) a ray of light, heat, sound, etc. from a straight course
refract
resisting; intractable hard to manage, as a ______ rule
refractory
all; every; everywhere
omni
covering many things at once, as an ominous bill; bus; book containing many works by one author
omnibus
of all varieties, forms, or kinds
omnifarious
all-creating
omnific
unlimited in power; almighty
omnipotent
present everywhere at the same time
omnipresent
knowing everything
omniscient
eating everything; fond of all kinds
omnivorous
bend
flect (flex)
turn (bend) inside
deflect
bend, as to flex a limb
flex
pliable (capable of being bent)
flexible
muscle that sense to bend a limb
flexor
bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship
genuflect
rigidity; firmness
inflexibility
throw (bend) back light, heat, sound, etc.; think
reflect
involuntary response (bending back)to a stimulus; for example: sneezing is a ___
reflex
keep; hold
ten (tin; tent)
to keep someone back; out of keeping back or detaining
detention
irrelevant to keep; not pertinent; inappropriate, rude
impertinent
holding firmly to an opinion; adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent
pertinacious
holding to the matter at hand
pertinent
able to remember or retain; tenacious
retentive
group of followers accompanying a distinguished person
retinue
firmness in holding fast; persistence
tenacity
period of a tenant’s temporary holding of real estate
tenancy
period of which an office or position is held - U.S. Supreme Court Justice enjoy life tenure
tenure
incapable of being held or defended
untenable
warn
mon (monit)
warn a fault; reprove; reprimand
admonish
gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or error
admonition
conveying a gentle reproof
admonitory
keep track of something; one who admonishes
monitor
means of reminding as of a person or event, for example a state or tomb
monument
forewarning
premonition
conveying a forewarning
premonitory