Latin Roots: Pedis, Pes-Plus, Pluris Flashcards
Pellere, pulsus
Compel
Definition: to drive, driven
Compel: to force someone to do something
Pedis, ped
Expedition
Definition: foot
Expedition: a journey taken with specific purpose
Pendere, pensare, pendulus
Compendium
Definition: to weigh, hang, weight
Compendium: a group of things gathered into one cohesive presentation
Petere
Impetuous
Definition: to rush at, seek
Impetuous: describing someone who acts quickly and carelessly
Placare, placidus, placere
Placate
Definition: to soothe, gentle, to please
Placate: to give in to demands in order to pacify or calm someone
Plaudere, plauseum
Plaudit
Definition: to clap, applaud
Plaudit: applause
Plenus
Replenish
Definition: full
Replenish: to refill with important items
Plere, pletum
Expletive
Definition: to fill
Expletive: a syllable, word, or phrase uttered in situations of distress
Plicare, plicatum, plicit, ply
Implicate
Definition: to fold
Implicate: to suggest or prove that someone or something is involved to or connected to someone or something else
Plus, pluris
More
Definition: more
Plurality: the state of being plural