NCEE Nouns Flashcards
aedēs
(temple/house): edifice, edify, edification
aestās
(summer): estivate, estival
ager
(field): agrarian, agriculture, agricultural, agriculturalist, peregrinate, pilgrim, pilgrimage
agricola
(farmer): ager (field) + colo (till/dwell) -q.v. ager: agrarian, agriculture, agricultural, agriculturalist, peregrinate, pilgrim, pilgrimage
amīcus
(friend): q.v. amo: amateur, amatory, amiable, amicable, amity, amorous, amour, enamor,
animal
(animal): q.v. animus: animadversion, animadvert, animal, animalism, animalistic, animate, anime, animism, animosity, animus, equinimity, inanimate, magnanimity, magnanimous, pusillanimous, reanimate, unanimity, unanimous
animus
(mind/soul/spirit): animadversion, animadvert, animal, animalism, animalistic, animate, anime, animism, animosity, animus, equinimity, inanimate, magnanimity, magnanimous, pusillanimous, reanimate, unanimity, unanimous
annus
(year): annal, annalist, annalistic, anniversary, annual, annually, annuity,
aqua
(water): aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct, aqueous, subaqueous, ewer, sewer,
arbor
(tree): arboreal, arboretum, arboriculture
arcus
(bow/arch): arc, arcade, arch, archer, archery, archway, overarch(ing)
arēna
(sand): arena, arenicolous
argentum
(silver): Ag., Argentina, argentine
arma
(arms/weapons): alarm, alarum, arm (verb), armada, armadillo, armor, disarm,
ars
(art/skill): art, artful, artifice, artificer, artificial, artillery, artisan, artist, artistic,
auris
(ear): auricle, auricular
aurum
(gold): aureole, oriole
autumnus
(autumn/fall): autumn, autumnal
auxilium
(help): q.v. augeo: auction, auctioneer, augment, augmentation, august, author, authority,
avis
(bird): auspice, auspicious, aviary, aviation, aviator, inauspicious
bellum
(war): belligerent, duel, duelist, rebel, rebellion, revel, revelry, reveler, bellicose
beneficium
(kindness): bene (well) + facio (do)
bōs
(cow): bovine, beef, bugle
caelum
(sky/heaven): ceiling, celestial, cerulean, Celeste
campus
(field): camp, campaign, camper, champagne, champion, encamp, encampment,
canis
(dog): canary, canine, kennel
capillus
(hair): capillary, disheveled
captīvus
(prisoner): q.v. capio: accept, acceptable, acceptance, anticipate, anticipation, cable,
caput
(head): achieve, achievement, biceps, triceps, quadriceps, cabbage, cad, cadet,
carmen
(song/poem): q.v. cano: accent, accentuate, cantata, canticle, canto, chanson, chant, chanticleer,
casa
(house): casino
castra
(camp): castle, chateau, castellan, Castile, Chester, -chester (as in Manchester,
causa
(cause/reason): accusation, accusative, accuse, accuser, because, cause, excuse,
celeritās
(speed): q.v. celer: accelerate, acceleration, accelerator, celerity
cēna
(dinner): cenacle
cēra
(wax): cerament
cibus
(food): precibal, postcibal
cīvis
(citizen): citadel, citizen, citizenship, city, civic, civil, civilian, civilization,
clāmor
(shout): q.v. clamo: acclaim, acclamation, claim, claimant, clamorous, declaim, declamation,
collum
(neck): collar, accolade
copia
(supply): cum (with) + ops (strength): copy, copious
coquus
(cook): q.v. coquo: apricot, biscuit, concoct, concoction, cook, cookbook, cookery, cooker,
corōna
(crown): coronation, crown, corollary, coronet, uncrowned
cornū
(horn): cornea, corner, cornet, cornucopia, unicorn
corpus
(body): corporal, corporate, corporation, corporeal, corps, corpse, corpulent,
cubiculum
(bedroom): cubicle
culīna
(kitchen): culinary, kiln
cupiditās
(desire): q.v. cupio: concupiscence, covet, covetous, covetousness, cupidity
cūra
(care): accuracy, accurate, assurance, assure, assured(ly), curate, cure, curio,
currus
(chariot): q.v. curro: concourse, concur, concurrence, concurrent, corridor, corsair, courier,
custōs
(guard): q.v. custodio: custodian, custodial, custody
cutis
(skin): cuticle, subcutaneous
dea
(goddess): q.v. deus: deify, deist, deity, divine, divination, divinity, adieu
deus
(god): deify, deist, deity, divine, divination, divinity, adieu
dēns
(tooth): dentist, dental, dent, indent, denture, trident, bident, dandelion
diēs
(day): dial, diary, dismal, journal, journalism, adjourn, journey, meridian, sojourn,
digitus
(finger): digit, digital, digitize, bit, byte
discipulus
(student): q.v. disco: disciple, discipline, undisciplined
diligentia
(care): q.v. lego: coil, collect, collection, collective, collector, cull, diligence,
domina
(mistress): q.v. domus: dame, damsel, beldam, belladonna, danger, dangerous, domain, dome,
dominus
(master): q.v. domus: dame, damsel, beldam, belladonna, danger, dangerous, domain, dome,
domus
(house): dame, damsel, beldam, belladonna, danger, dangerous, domain, dome,
dōnum
(gift): q.v. do: add, addition, additional, antedate, betray, betrayal, betrayer, date, dative, dice,
dux
(leader): q.v. duco: abduct, abduction, adduce, aqueduct, archduke, conduce, conducive,
epistula
(letter): epistle, epistolary
equus
(horse): equine, equestrian
exemplum
(example): q.v. emo: example, exemplary, exemplification, exemplify, exempt, exemption,
exercitus
(army): q.v. arceo: coerce, coercion, coercive, exercise
fābula
(story): q.v. for: affable, confabulate, defame, enfant, fable, fabulous, fairy, fame, famous,
fama
(fame/reputation): q.v. for: affable, confabulate, defame, enfant, fable, fabulous, fairy, fame, famous,
familia
(family): familial, familiar, familiarize, unfamiliar
fēmina
(woman): female, feminine, feminism, effaminate
fēlēs
(cat): feline
ferrum
(iron/sword): farrier
fīlia
(daughter): q.v. filius: filial, affiliate, affiliation, hidalgo
fīlius
(son): filial, affiliate, affiliation, hidalgo
fīnis
(end): affinity, confine, confinement, define, definite, definition, final, finale,
flamma
(flame): aflame, flamboyant, flame, inflame, flammable, inflammable,
flōs
(flower): cauliflower, cornflower, flora, floral, florid, florin, florist, flour, flourish,
fortūna
(fortune): fortunate, fortune, misfortune, misfortunate, unfortunate
forum
(marketplace): forensic, forensics
frāter
(brother): friar, fraternity, fraternal, fraternize
frōns
(forehead): affront, confront, effrontery, forefront, front, frontal, frontier,
fuga
(flight): q.v. fugio: centrifugal, fugitive, fugue, refuge, refugee, subterfuge
fūmus
(smoke): fume, fumigate, perfume
fūr
(thief): furtive, ferret
gaudium
(joy): q.v. gaudeo: enjoy, enjoyable, gaudy, gaudiness, joy, joyfully, rejoice
gēns
(family/nation/clan): q.v. genus: benign, benignant, congenial, congenital, degenerate,
genū
(knee): genuflect
genus
(race/kind/class): benign, benignant, congenial, congenital, degenerate,
gladius
(sword): gladiator, gladiolus, gladiola
glōria
(glory): glorification, glorify, glory, glorious, inglorious, vainglorious
grātia
(thanks/favor): q.v. gratus: agree, agreeable, agreement, congratulate, congratulation, disagree,
herba
(grass): arbor, herb, herbal, herbage, herbivore, herbicide
hiems
(winter): hibernate, hibernation
homō
(man): homage, homicide, human, humane, humanist, humanity, humanitarian,
honor
(honor): dishonest, dishonesty, dishonor, dishonorable, honest, honesty,
hōra
(hour): horoscope, hour
hortus
(garden): horticulture, horticultural
hospēs
(guest): hospice, hospital, hospitality, hospitable, host, hostage, hostel, hostlery,
hostis
(enemy): host (enemy army), hostile, hostility
iānua
(door): January, janitor, janitorial
ignis
(fire): ignite, ignition, igneous, reignite
imperium
(power): q.v. paro: dissever, emperor, empire, empress, imperative, imperial, imperialism,
incendium
(fire): incense, incendiary
īnfāns
(infant): q.v. for: affable, confabulate, defame, enfant, fable, fabulous, fairy, fame, famous,
initium
(beginning): q.v. eo: ambient, ambition, ambitious, circuit, circuitous, commence, commencement,
iniūria
(injury): q.v. ius: abjure, adjure, adjuration, adjust, adjustable, adjuster, conjure, conjurer,
īnsula
(island): insular, insulate, insulation, insulator, isle, islet, isolate, isolation,
īra
(anger): irate, ire, ireful, irascible, iracund, iracundity
iter
(journey): itinerary, itinerant, q.v. eō: ambient, ambition, ambitious, circuit, circuitous, commence, commencement,
iūdex
(judge): q.v. iudico: adjudicate, judicial, judiciary, judge, judgment,
iūs
(law/right): abjure, adjure, adjuration, adjust, adjustable, adjuster, conjure, conjurer,
iuvenis
(youth): juvenile, rejuvenate
lacrima
(tear): q.v. lacrimo: lacrimate, lachrymal
labor
(work/effort): q.v. laboro: labor, belabor, collaborate, collaboration, collaborator, elaborate,
leō
(lion): leonine, lion, leopard, Leon, dandelion, chameleon
lēx
(law): allegation, colleague, college, collegiate, delegate, delegation, disloyal, illegal,
liber
(book): libel, librarian, library, libretto
lībertās
(liberty): q.v. libero: deliver, deliverance, delivery, illiberal, liberal, liberalism, liberality,
lingua
(tongue/language): language, lingual, bilingual, trilingual, linguistics,
littera
(letter): alliteration, illiterate, illiteracy, letter, literate, literacy, literal, literary,
locus
(place): collocation, couch, dislocate, lieu, lieutenant, local, locality, localize,
lūdus
(game/school): q.v. ludo: allude, allusion, collude, collusion, delude, delusion, delusional, disillusion,
lupus
(wolf): lupine
lūmen
(light): illume, illuminate, illumination, limn, luminary, luminous
lūna
(moon): lunar, lunular, lunatic, lunacy, interlunar
lūx
(light): elucidate, lucid, lucent, Lucifer, Lucius, lucubrate, lucubration, translucent,
magister
(teacher): q.v. magnus: magistracy, magistrate, magnanimous, magnanimity,
manus
(hand): amanuensis, emancipate, emancipation, maintain, maintenance, manacle,
mare
(sea): cormorant, marinate, marine, mariner, maritime, rosemary, submarine
marītus
(husband): intermarriage, intermarry, marital, marriage, married, marry,
māter
(mother): maternal, maternity, matron, matrimonial, matrimony, matrix
medicus
(doctor): medical, medicine, medicinal, medicate, pre-med
memoria
(memory): q.v. memor: commemorate, commemoration, immemorial, memoir, memorable,
mēns
(mind): mental, mentality, demented
mēnsa
(table): mesa, Mesa Verde
mēnsis
(month): semester, bimester, trimester
merīdiēs
(noon/mid-day): q.v. dies: dial, diary, dismal, journal, journalism, adjourn, journey, meridian, sojourn,
mīles
(soldier): militant, militarism, militarist, military, demilitarize, militia, paramilitary
modus
(method/measure/manner): accommodate, accommodation, commode,
mōns
(mountain): amount, dismount, insurmountable, mount, mountain, mountaineer,
mors
(death): immortal, immortality, immortalize, mortal, mortality, mortgage, mortify
mōs
(custom): amoral, amorality, demoralize, immoral, immorality, moral, morale,
multitūdō
(crowd): q.v. multus: multiform, multiple, multiplication, multiply, multitude,
mūrus
(wall): mural, immure, intramural
mūs
(mouse): muscle, muscular, mussel
nāsus
(nose): nasal
nātūra
(nature): q.v. nascor: cognate, innate, international, naive, natal, pre-natal, nation, national,
nauta
(sailor): nautical, astronaut, cosmonaut, Argonaut
nāvis
(ship): circumnavigate, naval, nave, navigable, navigate, navigation, navigator,
negōtium
(business/trade): q.v. otium: negotiate, negotiation
nihil
(nothing): annihilate, annihilation, nihilism, nihilist
nōmen
(name): denominate, denomination, denominator, denominational, nondenominational,
nox
(night): nocturnal, equinox, equinoctial
numerus
(number): enumerate, enumeration, innumerable, number, numeral, numerical,
nūntius
(messenger/message): announce, announcement, announcer, annunciation,
oculus
(eye): antler, binocular, eyelet, inoculate, inoculation, inveigle, monocle, ocular,
odium
(hate): q.v. odi: annoy, annoyance, ennui, noisome, odious
ōrātiō
(speech): q.v. oro:
ōrātor
(speaker): q.v. oro:
ordō
(order/rank): coordinate, coordination, disorder, extraordinary, inordinate,
ōs
(mouth/face): oral, orifice, usher
os
(bone): osprey, ossify
ōtium
(leisure): negotiate, negotiation
pānis
(bread): accompaniment, accompany, appanage, companion, companionship,
parēns
(parent): q.v. pario: parent, parentage, parental, grandparent, repertoire,
pars
(part): apart, apartment, compartment, counterpart, depart, departed, department,
pater
(father): padre, paternal, paternity, patrician, patrimony, patrimonial, patron,
pātria
(country): q.v. pater: padre, paternal, paternity, patrician, patrimony, patrimonial, patron,
patrōnus
(patron): q.v. pater: padre, paternal, paternity, patrician, patrimony, patrimonial, patron,
pāx
(peace): appease, pacific, pacifism, pacifist, pacify, peace, pay, payable, payment,
pecūnia
(money): pecuniary, impecunious
perīculum
(danger): imperil, peril, perilous
persōna
(person): impersonal, impersonate, person, personage, persona, personal,
pēs
(foot): centipede, expedient, expediency, expedite, expedition, expeditious, impeach,
pictūra
(picture): q.v. pingo: depict, paint, painter, pictorial, picture, picturesque, pigment, pigmentary,
piscis
(fish): Pisces, piscatory, piscine, porpoise
poena
(punishment): penal, penalty, penalize, pain, subpoena - q.v. pūniō: impunity, pain, painful, penal, penalize, punish, repine, punitive,
poēta
(poet): poet, poetics, poetical
pompa
(parade): pompous, pomp
pontifex
(priest): pōns (bridge) + faciō (make): pontifex, pontificate
populus
(people): depopulate, depopulation, dispeople, people, populace, popular,
porta
(door/gate): porch, portal, portcullis, porter, porthole, portico
portus
(harbor): airport, importunate, importune, inopportune, opportune, opportunity,
pretium
(price): appraisal, appraise, appreciable, appreciate, depreciate, depreciation,
prōvincia
(province): province, provincial, Provencal, provincialism
prūdentia
(wisdom): q.v. video: advice, advisable, advise, advisor, advisory, enviable, envious, envy,
puer
(boy): puerile
pullus
(chicken): pony, poultry, pullet
pulmō
(lung): pulmonary
rēs
(thing): real, realism, realist, realistic, reality, realization, realize, really, realty,
rēx
(king): q.v. rego: address, adriot, alert, correct, direct, directory, dirge, dirigible, dress, erect,
salūs
(welfare/safety/health): salubrious, salutary, salutation, salute
sanguis
(blood): consanguinity, sanguinary, sanguine
sapienta
(wisdom): q.v. sapio: insipid, sage, sapience, sapient, savant, savor, unsavory
sacrificium
(sacrifice): sacer (holy) + faciō (make)
saxum
(rock): saxicolous
scientia
(knowledge): q.v. scio: conscience, conscientious, conscious, consciousness, nice, nicety,
schola
(school): school, schoolhouse, scholastic, scholar, scholarship, preschool
senātus
(senate): q.v. senex: monsieur, seigneur, senate, senatorial, senile, senility, senor,
senex
(old/old man): monsieur, seigneur, senate, senatorial, senile, senility, senor,
sententia
(thought/opinion): q.v. sentio: assent, consent, dissension, dissent, dissenter, insensate, insensible,
sepulcrum
(tomb): sepulcher, sepulchral, sepulture
servus
(slave): concierge, deserve, dessert, serf, serfdom, sergeant, servant, serve, server,
signum
(sign): assign, assignment, consign, consignment, countersign, design, designate,
silva
(forest/woods): savage, sylvan, Pennsylvania
socius
(ally/friend): associate, association, dissociate, sociability, sociable, social,
sōl
(sun): parasol, solar, solstice
somnium
(dream): q.v. somnus: insomnia, insomniac, somnambulate, somnambulist, somniferous
somnus
(sleep): insomnia, insomniac, somnambulate, somnambulist, somniferous
sonus
(sound): consonance, consonant, dissonance, dissonant, resonance, resonant,
soror
(sister): cousin, sorority
spēs
(hope): q.v. spero: despair, desperado, desperate, desperation
supercilium
(eyebrow): supercilious
taberna
(tavern/shop): tabernacle, tavern
tabula
(tablet): table, tableau, tablecloth, tablespoon, tablet, tabular, tabulate, tabulation
tempus
(time): contemporaneous, contemporary, extemporaneous, tempest,
tergum
(back): tergiversate
terra
(land): disinter, inter, interment, Mediterranean, subterranean, terrace, terrestrial,
timor
(fear): q.v. timeo: intimidate, intimidation, timid, timidity, timorous
truncus
(trunk of the body): entrench, entrenchment, intrench, intrenchment, retrentch,
tumultus
(riot/uproar): tumult, tumultuary, tumultuous
turba
(crowd): disturb, disturbance, imperturbable, perturb, perturbation, trouble,
umbra
(shadow/shade): somber, umbrage, umbrella
unda
(wave): abound, abundance, abundant, inundate, inundation, redound, redundancy,
urbs
(city): interurban, suburb, urban, urbane, urbanity
vacca
(cow): vaccine, vaccination, vaccinate
uxor
(wife): uxorious
ventus
(wind): vent, ventilate, ventilation, ventilator
vēr
(spring): vernal
verbum
(word): adverb, adverbial, proverb, proverbial, verb, verbal, verbiage, verbose,
vestis
(clothing): divest, invest, investiture, investment, investor, travesty, vest, vested,
via
(road/way/street): convey, conveyance, conveyer, convoy, deviate, deviation,
victor
(victor): q.v. vinco: convict, conviction, convince, evince, invincible, vanquish,
victoria
(victory): q.v. vinco: convict, conviction, convince, evince, invincible, vanquish,
vīlla
(country house/villa): village, villager, villain, villainous, villainy
vīnum
(wine): vine, vinegar, vineyard, vinous, vintage, wine
vir
(man): triumvirate, virile, virtual, virtually, virtue, virtuoso, virtuous
virtūs
(virtue/courage): q.v. vir: triumvirate, virile, virtual, virtually, virtue, virtuoso, virtuous
virgō
(maiden): virgin, virginal, virginity
vōx
(voice): advocacy, advocate, avouch, avowal, convocation, convoke, disavow,
vulnus
(wound): invulnerable, vulnerable