Latin Roots Flashcards
Ang
bend
Angle, triangle, angular
A triangle is a shape with three bends in it.
Act
do
Activate, actor, interact
You need to activate your phone to make it do what you want.
Aud
hear
Auditory, audio, auditorium
If you are an auditory learner, then you learn best when you hear info.
Cip
take, receive
Participate, discipline, anticipate
He wanted to take part and participate in the game.
Clar
clear
Clarity, clarify, declaration
He clearly declared what he wanted.
Cline
lean
Recline, incline, decline
He leaned back in the reclining chair.
Clud
shut
Exclude, conclude, seclude
The student was shut out and excluded from the club.
Duc,duct
lead
Conduct, introduction, conduct
The conductor lead the orchestra.
Fac
make, do
Factory, manufacture, fact
The factory will make the products for the store.
Credit
believe
Credit, incredible, incredulous
The teacher gave his student extra credit so he believed he worked.
Flect/flex
bend
Reflection, flexible, reflector
The reflector bent the light to bounce back.
Form
shape
Formation, reform, format
Their formation was a pyramid shape.
Fract/frag
break
Fraction, fragment, fracture
The fraction broke up the big number.
Fig
form
Figure, figment, configuration, disfigure, effigy
Fric
rub
Friction, fabric
She rubbed her hands together to cause friction and heat.
Firm
securely fixed
Confirmation, affirm, firmament
He confirmed their fixed deal.
Grad/gress
step
Graduate, progress
When you graduate, you take a big step forward.
Greg
gather
Gregarious, segregate
A gregarious person is social and like people to gather around.
Loc
place
Locate, local, location
He found the perfect location to place his camping tent.
Man
hand
Manicure, human, manage
A manicure is painting the nails on your hand.
Funct
perform
Function, disfunction
When something is functioning it performs well.
Miss
send
Missile, mission, admission
The officer wanted to send him on a mission.
Ped
foot
Pedicure, pediatrician, pedometer
A pediatrician is a foot doctor.
Pop
people
Population, popular, popularity
The population decreased when people died.
Port
carry
Airport, portable, portrait
The portable tv was easy to carry.
Migr
move
Migrate, migration, immigrate
Birds migrate and move south for the winter.
Sign
mark
Signal, design, designate
The designated parking spot was marked with a handicapped picture.
Spec
see
Inspector, spectrum, respect
The inspectors needed to see the damage.
Tract
pull, drag
Tractor, traction, contract
The tractor pulled the heavy load.
Vac
empty
Vacant, vacuum, vacation
The vacant space was empty.
Rupt
break
Erupt, disrupt, rupture
The glass ruptured and broke into tiny pieces.
Volv
roll
Revolve, evolve, involve
The dancer had to roll and revolved her body.
Fid
faith
fidelity, confidence, infidel, bona fide
Div
divide
divide, dividend, division, divorce, divisible
Doc
teach
doctrine, document, docile, doctor, indoctrinate
Vid
see
Video, evidence, divide
The video let us see what the teacher was talking about.
Apt, ept
suitable
aptitutde, ineptitude, adept, inept, apt
Agri
field
agriculture, agrarian, agronomy
Brev
short
abbreviation, brevity, breve
Belli
war
bellicose, antebellum, belligerent, rebellion
Cede, ceed
go, yield
proceed, exceed, antecedent, concede, succeed
Cap
head
cap, captain, capital, decapitate, caput
Cide, cise
cut, kill
suicide, scissor, incisor, insecticide, homicide
Cert
sure
certain, certify, ascertain, certificate
