Unit 1 Vocab And Roots

Question 1

Duc/ duct

Answer 1

Latin
Ducere, ductum,
To lead

Question 2

Tract

Answer 2

Latin
Trahere, tractum
To drag

Question 3

Peto

Answer 3

Petere, petitum,

To seek aggressively, to assail, to rush

Question 4

Invincible

Answer 4

Unable to be conquered,

In-not vincere- conquer

Question 5

Provincial

Answer 5

Limited in knowledge of the world, narrowminded

Pro-forward vincere-conquer

Question 6

Evince

Answer 6

To establish, to reflect the truth

E-out of vincere - to overcome (as with evidence)

Question 7

Conducive

Answer 7

Supportive, encouraging, helping to bring about

Com-with ducere-leading along with

Question 8

Induce

Answer 8

To lead towards some action

In-towards, ducere-lead to

Question 9

Deduce

Answer 9

To draw a conclusion from fact, to infer

De-down, away from, ducere-lead down from

Question 10

Protracted

Answer 10

Extended in time, prolonged

Pro-forward, tractum- dragged forward

Question 11

Intractable

Answer 11

Stubborn, obstinate, hard to move forward

In-not, tractum- not able to be drawn forward

Question 12

Retract

Answer 12

To draw back, withdraw

Re-back, tractum-to draw back

Question 13

Petulant

Answer 13

Irritable or short tempered

Question 14

Impetuous

Answer 14

Acting passionately and without forethought

In-in , towards, petere-rushing towards

Question 15

Impetus

Answer 15

That which drives one, momentum

In-into, petere- rushing into

Question 16

Vinc/Vict

Answer 16

Latin vincere, victum,

To conquer