Unit One Flashcards
Bene- means well
Fac- means to make
T
Or- is noun
That man you’ve so haughtily disrespected happens to be our benefactor.
Bene- good
Dict- to speak
Ion- action/condition
noun
We shall commence our benediction.
Bene- Good
Vol- to wish
Ence- noun
Jared has always had a way of doing things with a benevolence that is sure to get him to heaven.
Am- to love
Ic- peaceful
Able- adjective
The church is usually amicable, but lately all they’ve done is ask for money and give nothing but reassurance that we were to have a ticket to heaven.
En- In
Am- love
Ored- past tense; verb
I feel enamored to be in your care.
Par- secret
Am- to love
Our- condition; noun
The man was unknowing of his paramour.
Am- love
Or
Ous- possessive; adjective
The man was rather amorous during his wedding.
Ante- before
Bell- war
Um- noun
Antebellum to the Civil War was the election of Mr. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States of America.
Bell- War
Ic- war like
Ose- adjective (full of)
Johnny, who was a rather bellicose man, may have had a dependency on alcohol.
Re- again
Bell- war
Ion- noun
The rebellion was futile.
Bell- war
Iger
Ence- adjective
It was the man’s own belligerence that led to his death.
Pac- agree, peace.
Ify- verb
Germany did nothing to pacify their enemies, resulting in a series of harsh battles that led to the fall of the Nazi regime.
Pac- peace
T- past tense, noun
Although a few pacts were signed between the warring empires, skirmishes were not an uncommon occurrence.
Pac- peace or agree
E- noun
The author appears to support a Republican agenda, pace his articles often lash out at the entire organization despite the actions of one figure instead of the whole community.
Pac- peace
If
Ist- noun
Mr. Hartman preferred to view himself as a pacifist despite his violent tendencies.
Crim- fault/crime
In
Ology- study of, noun
The department requires that each of its employees major in some form of criminology.
De- seperate (prefix)
Crim- fault or crime
Inal
Ize- to render/make, verb
The committee has attempted to decriminalize marijuana in their own state despite federal laws that state the opposite.
In- meaning in
Crim- fault or cime
In
Ate- function, verb
Do not try to incriminate me.
Ap- away
Prob- prove
Ation- noun, action
The man has been given many approbations despite his career.
Re- again
Crim- fault or crime
Inat
Ion- noun, condition/action, noun.
Stop with the recriminations, and admit that you were wrong.
Prob- prove or proof
Ate-noun, function
This whole probate business is not boding well.
Prob- Prove, proof, honesty
Ity- noun, state or quality.
Why would I not question your probity?
Re- again
Prob- proof or prove
ate- noun
Lord Voldemort was a reprobate for the majority of his life.
Grav- heavy or serious.
e- adjective
We are in a grave situation.
Grav- heavy, weighted, serious.
it
Ate- cause to be (verb)
The earth gravitates toward the sun.
Grav- heavy or serious
Itas- adjective
The CEO had a gravitas character in the office, but drastically changed after a few drinks at the bar.
Ag- do
Grav- heavy or serious.
Ate- verb
Do not aggravate me.
Al-
Lev- light or to raise or to lighten.
I-
Ate-verb
Can you alleviate my problems?
E-
Lev- light or lighten.
At-
Ion- noun
The elevation effects those with asthma.
Lev- light, to raise or to lighten.
Ity- noun
The man did not like levity at his marriage.
Canti-
Lev- light, to raise or to lighten.
Er- noun
The cantilever was knocked off the wall.
Cicerone
Noun
A guide.
Hector
Verb
To bully or harass by personal pressure.
Hedonism
Noun
An attitude/way of life that happiness should be chief goal.
Nestor
Noun
A senior figure or leader in one’s field. (Eldest Greek leader of Trojan war)
Spartan
Adjective
Marked by simplicity, avoidance of luxury, often strict self discipline/self-denial.
Stentorian
Adjective
Extremely loud, often with especially deep richness of sound.
Stoic
Adjective
Seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain. (Greece-Roman eras)
Sybaritic (Ancient city of Sybaris)
Adjective
Marked by a luxurious or sensual way of life.
Bene
Well or good.
Am
Love.
Bell
War.
Pac
Peace or agree.
Crim
Fault or crime.
Prob
Prove or proof.
Grav
Serious or dire.
Lev
Light or lighten.
