Unit 16 Flashcards
ver, veri
Definition: true
Examples: very, aver, verdict, verity, verify, verisimilitude
vert, vers
Definition: turn
Examples: avert, divert, invert, introvert, convertible,
reverse, controversy, versatile
vic, vicis
Definition: change, substitute
Examples: vicarious, vicar, vicissitude
vict, vinc
Definition: conquer
Examples: victor, evict, convict, convince, invincible
vid, vis
Definition: see
Examples: video, evident, provide, providence, visible,
revise, supervise, vista, visit, vision
viv, vita, vivi
Definition: alive, life
Examples: revive, survive, vivid, vivacious, vitality,
vivisection
voc
Definition: call
Examples: vocation, avocation, convocation, invocation,
evoke, provoke, revoke, advocate,
provocative, voca
vol
Definition: will
Examples: malevolent, benevolent, volunteer, volition
volcan
Definition: fire
Examples: volcano, vulcanize, Vulcan
volvo
Definition: turn about, roll
Examples: revolve, voluble (easily turned about or around
or talkative), voluminous, convolution
vor
Definition: eat greedily
Examples: voracious, carnivorous, herbivorous,
omnivorous, devour
zo
Definition: animal
Examples: zoo (short for zoological garden), zoology,
zoomorphism (attributing animal form to god),
zodiac (circle of animal constellations),
protozoan