Quiz Latin Roots Flashcards
manacles
handcuffs
emancipate
to set free or to lend a hand in freeing someone
manager
A person who is in charge of someone or something or A person who has the upper hand
mandate
an order or command placed in one’s hands
maneuver
to handily or skillfully go around something
manicure
a treatment for the hands and nails
manipulate
to skillfully operate by hand
manual
a handbook or a book of directions
manufacture
to make by hand or by machine; to change raw material into a new product
manuscript
a handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as book
biped
a creature with two feet
centipede
a creature with 100 feet
impediment
something that stands in one’s way
millipede
a creature with 1,000 feet
Pedal
a lever that moved with one’s foot
Peddler
a person who goes from door to door on foot trying to sell a product
pedicure
a foot treatment that could include soaking the feet and polishing the toenails
quadruped
a four-footed creature
tripod
a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera
podiatrist
a doctor that specializes in feet
pedestal
something that people stand on
contradict
To speak against or to say the opposite
dictation
What is written down as someone says it
dictator
A leader who speaks and rules with total power
diction
The manner in which something is expressed in words
dictionary
A reference book in which spoken or written words are defined
dictum
A judge’s ruling or statement
edict
Public words issued by an official that explain law or command
indictment
Formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime
verdict
The decision on a jury makes in a trail
circumspect
careful to look at all possibilities before acting
introspection
the act of looking into one’s own thoughts and feelings
inspect
to look at carefully in search of flaws
perspective
one way of looking at things
respect
to look up to someone
retrospective
looking back at past things
spectacle
something displayed for the public to see
spectacles
glasses that help someone see better
spectator
a person who watches something, such as a sporting event
speculate
to look at and think about something from different points of view
dejected
to feel sad
inject
A shot
ejected
to throw out
Interjection
A word thrown into a sentence or conversation
Jettison
to throw goods overboard to light the bad on a boat or airplane
Reject
To throw something out because it’s defective and can’t be used again
Projectile
An object thrown into the air with great force
Subject
To throw one self under someone else’s rule
Trajectory
The curved path of an object thrown into in space
