Roots Week 12 Flashcards
-fy / fact- / -fect
make / do / build / cause
cent- / centi-
hundred /hundredth
ann- / -enn
year
beatify
to make extremely happy or blessed
falsify
to make untrue or incorrect; especially so as to deceive
fortify
to make strong; strengthen
perfect
to do thoroughly without any flaws or defects; excellent; without mistakes
petrify
to make like stone; to stun with fear
prefect
a person made to be before others as a leader
rectify
to make straight; to set right; remedy
satisfaction
the condition of doing enough; fulfillment; gratification
bicentennial
pertaining to the completion of something lasting two hundred years; a 200th anniversary
cent
a unit of money in the United States equal to one-hundredth of a dollar, “100 pennies”
centigram
a metric unit of weight equal to one-hundredth of a gram
centurion
one characterized by being an officer in the Ancient Roman army who commanded a group of one hundred soldiers