Word Roots Flashcards
a
without, not
amoral
atheist
atypical
anonymous
apathy
atrophy (wasting away of bodily tissue)
anomaly agnostic
ab, abs
off, away from, apart, down
abduct
abhor
abolish
abstract
abnormal
abdicate
abstinence
abstruse (hard to understand, secret, hidden)
ac, acr
sharp, bitter
acid
acute (sharp at the end, ending in a point)
acerbic (sour in tast; harsh in temper)
acrid (sharp or biting to the taste or smell)
acrimonious (caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature)
exacerbate (aggravate)
act, ag
to do; to drive; to force; to lead
agile
agitate (to move or voce into violent, irregular action)
litigate
prodigal (wastefully or recklessly extravagant)
pedagogue (a teacher)
synagogue
ad, al
to, towards, near
adapt
adjacent
addict
admire
address
adhere
adjoin
advocate
al, ali, alter
other, another
alternative
alias
alibi
alien
alter ego
altruist
allegory (figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another
am
love
amateur
amatory (of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking)
amenity (agreeable ways or manners)
amorous
enamored
amity (friendship, peaceful harmony)
inamorata (a female lover) amiable amicable
amb
to go; to walk
ambient (moving freely; circulating)
ambitious
preamble
ambassador
ambulatory (of, pertaining to, or capable of walking)
ambush
perambulator (one who makes a tour of inspection on foot)
ambi, amph
both, more than one, around
ambiguous
amphibian
ambidextrous
anim
of the life, mind, soul, spirit
unanimous
animosity
animus (hostile feeling or attitude)
equanimity (mental or emotional stability especially under tension)
magnanimous (generous in forgiving an insult or injury)
annui, enni
year
annual
anniversary
annuity
perennial (lasting for an indefinite amount of time)
annals (a record of events, a yearly record)
ante
before
anterior
antecedent
antedate (precede in time)
antebellum
antediluvian (belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or old fashioned)
anthro, andr
man, human
android
misanthrope
philanderer
androgynous
androgen (any substance that promotes masculine characteristics)
anthropocentric (regarding humanity as the central fact of the universe)
anti
against
antibody
antidote
antiseptic
antipathy
antipodal (on the opposite side of the globe)
apo
away
apology
apostle
apocalypse
apogee (the highest or most distant point)
apocryphal (of doubtful authorship or authenticity)
apostasy (a total desertion of one’s religion, principles, party, cause, etc.)
arch, archi, archy
cheif, principal, ruler
architect
archenemy
monarchy
anarcy
oligarchy
auto
self
automatic
autocrat (an absolute ruler)
autonomy
be
to be; to have a quality; to exist
belittle
bemoan (to express pity for)
bewilder
belie (to misrepresent; to contradict)
bel, beli
war
antebellum
rebel
beligerent
ben, bon
good
benefit
benign
benediction
benevolent
bonus
bona fide
bi
two
binocular
biennial
bilateral
bilungual
bipartisan
cad, cid
to fall; to happen by chance
accident
conincidence
decadent (decaying, deteriorating)
cascade
recidivist (one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime)
cant, cent, chant
to sing
accent
chant
enchant
recant (to withdraw or disavow a statement)
incantation
incentive
cap, cip, cept
to take; to get
capture
anticipate
susceptible
emancipate
percipient (having perception; discerning)
precept (a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct)
cap, capit, cipit
head, healong
capital
disciple
precipitate (to hasten to occurance of)
precipice (a cliff with a vertical face)
capitulate (to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms)
caption
card, cord, cour
heart
cardiac
encourage
concord (agreement; peace, amity)
discord
concordance
carn
flesh
carnivorous
carnage
carnival
reincarnation
incarnation (a being invested with a bodily form)
cast, chast
cut
cast (to throw or hurl; fling)
caste (a hereditary social group)
castigate (to punish in order to correct)
chastise (to discipline, esp corporally)
chaste (decent)
ced, ceed, cess
to go; to yield; to stop
antecedent
concede (to acknowledge as true; admit)
predecessor
cessation (a temporary or complete discontinuance)
incessant (without stop)
centr
center
concentrate (to bring to a comon center)
eccentric (off-center)
concentric (having a common center)
centrifuge
centrist
cern, cert, cret, crim, crit
separate; judge; distinguish; decide
discrete (detached from others, sepaarate)
ascertain (to make sure of; determine)
certitude (freedom from doubt)
discreet (judicious in one’s conduct of speech)
hypocrite
criterion
chron
time
synchronize
chronology
anachronism (an osolete or archaic form)
chronic (constant, habitual)
chronometer
circu
around, on all sides
circumference
circumstance
circuit
cicumambulate (to walk about or around)
circuitous (roundabout, indirect)
cis
to cut
scissors
precise
exorcise (to seek to expel an evil spirit)
incision
incisive (penetrating, cutting)
cla, clo, clu
shut, close
conclude
claustrophobia
disclose (to make known, reveal)
exclusive
cloister
preclude (to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of)
claim, clam
to shout, to cry out
exclaim
proclaim (to announce in an official way)
clamor
disclaim (to deny interest in or connection with)
reclaim
cli
to lean toward
decline
recline
climax
proclivity (inclination, bias)
disinclination (aversion, distaste)
co, col, com, con
with, together
connect
coerce
compatible
collide
collaborate
concilliate (to placate, win over)
commensurate (suitable in measure, proportionate)
cour, cur
running, a course
recur (to happen again)
curriculum
courier
excursion
cursive
concur
incursion (a hostile, sudden entrance into a place)
cursory (going rapidly over sometly; hasty, superficial)
cre, cresc, cret
to grow
accrue (to e added as a matter of periodic gain)
creation
increaseincrement
accretion (an increase by natural growth)
cred
to believe, trust
incredible
credentials
credo (any formula of belief)
credulity (willingness to believe or trust too redily)
credit (trustworthiness)
cryp
hidden
crypt
apocryphal (of doubtful authorship or authenticity)
cryptology (science of interpreting codes)
cryptography (process of making codes)
cum, cumb
to lie down
cubicle
succumb
incubate
incumbent
recumbent (lying down; reclining; leaning)
culp
blame
culprit
culpable (deserving blame or censure)
inculpate (to charge with fault)
mea culpa (my fault)
dac, doc
to teach
doctor
doctring
indoctrinate
docile (easily managed or handled)
didactic (intended for instruction)
de
away, off, down, completely, reversal
descent
decipher
defile (to make foul, dirty)
defame (to attack the good anme or reputation of)
deferential (respectful)
delineate
dem
people
democracy
epidemic
endemic (peculiar to a particular people or locality)
pandemic
demographics
di, dia
apart, through
dialogue
diagnose
dialte
dilatory (incined to delay or procrastinate)
dichotomy (division into two parts, kinds, etc)
dic, dict, dit
to say, tell, use words
dictionary
predict
verdict
interdict (to forbid; prohibit)
dign
worth
dignity
dignitary
deign (to think fit or in accordance with one’s dignity)
condign (well deserved; fitting; adequate)
disdain
dis, dif
away from, apart, reversal, not
disperse
disseminate
dissipate
dissuade
diffuse (to pour out and spread)
dog, dox
opinion
orthodox
paradox
dogma
dol
suffer, pain
condolence
indolence (a state of being lazy or slothful)
doleful (sorrowful, mournful)
dolorous (full of pain or sorrow)
don, dot, dow
to give
donate
pardon
antidote
anecdote
endow
dub
doubt
dubious (doubtful)
dubiety (doubtfulness)
indubitable (unquestionable)
duc, duct
to lead
abduct
conduct
conducive (contributive, helpful)
induce (to lead or move by influence)
induct (install in a position with)
produce
dur
hard
endure
durable
duress (compulsion by threat, coercion)
dour (sullen, gloomy)
duration
dys
faulty, abnormal
dystrophy (faulty or inadequate nutrition or development)
dyspepsia (impaired digestion)
dyslexia
dysfunctional (poorly functioning)
e, ef, ex
out, out of , from, former, completely
evade
exclude
extricate (to disentangle, release)
exonerate
expire
efface (to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse)
epi
upon
epidemic
epilogue
epidermis
epigram (a witty or pointed sayig tersely expressed)
epithet (a word or phrase, used invectively as a term of abuse)
equ
equal, even
equation
adequate
equidistant
iniquity (gross injustice)
err
to wander
err
error
erratic
arrant (downright, thorough, notorious)
esce
becoming
adolescent
absolescent (becoming obsolete)
incandescent
convalescent (recovering from illness)
reminiscent
eu
good, well
euhemism (pleasant sounding term for something unpleasant)
eulogy
eugenics (improvement of qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics)
euthanasia
euphony (pleasantness of sound)
extra
outside, beyond
extraordinary
extract
extradite
extrasensory
extrapolate (to estimate)
fab, fam
speak
fable
affable (friendly, courteous)
ineffable (too great for description in words; that which must not be uttered)
famous
defame
fac, fic, fig, fait, feit, fy
to do, make
factory
faction (small dissenting froup within larger one)
deficient
prolific (producing many offspring or much output)
configuration
ratify
effigy
counterfeit
fer
to bring, carry, bear
offer
confer (to grant, betow)
referendum
proffer (to offer)
proliferate (to reproduce, produce rapidly)
ferv
to boil, bubble
fervor (passion, zeal)
fervid (ardent, intense)
effervescent
fid
faith, trust
confide
affidavit
fidelity
fiduciary (of a trust, held or given in trust)
infidel (disbeliever of the true religion)
fin
end
final
confine
definitive
infinite
infinitesimal (infinitely or very small)
flag, flam
to burn
flammable
flambeau (a lighted torch)
flagrant (blatant, scandalous)
conflagration (a large destructive fire)
flect, flex
to bend
deflect
flexible
inflect
reflect
genufect
flu, flux
to flow
fluid
fluctuation
effluence (flowing out of)
confluence (mergineg into one)
mellifluous (pleasing, musical)
fore
before
foresight
foreshadow
forestall (to prevent by advance action)
forthright (straightforward)
fort
chance
fortune
fortunate
fortuitous (happening by luck)
fort
strength
fortify
fortissimo (very loud)
forte (stong point; something a person does well)
fra, frac, frag, fring
to break
fracture
fragment
fractious (irritable, peevish)
refractory (stubborn, unmanageable, rebellious)
infringe (to break or violate)
fus
to pour
profuse (lavish, extravagant, copious)
fusillade (coninuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticsm)
uffuse (to spreak throughout or over from within)
diffuse
infusion
gen
birth, creation, race, kind
generous
genetics
gender
carcinogenic
congenital (existing or as such from birth)
progeny (offspring, descendants)
miscegenation (interbreeding of races)
gn, gno
know
agnostic
ignore
ignoramus (a person lacking knowledge)
recognize
incognito
prognosis
diagnose
grad, gress
to step
progress
aggressive
derade
digress (to depart from main subject)
egress (going out; way out)
regress (to move backward, revert to an earlier state)
grat
pleasing
grateful
ingratiate (to bring oneself into favor)
gratuity
gracious
her, hes
to stick
coherent (logically consistent)
adhesive
inherent
adherent (able to adhere; believer or advocate of a particular thing)
heredity
(h)etero
different
heterosexual
heterogeneous
heterodox (different from acknowledged standard)
(h)om
same
homogeneous
homonym
homosexual
anomaly (deviation from the common rule)
homeostasis (a relatively stable state of equilibrium)
hyper
over, excessive
hyeractive
hyperbody
hyperglycemia
hypo
under, beneath, less than
hypodermic (relating to the parts beneath the sin)
hypochondriac
hypocritical
hypothesis (assumption subjet to proof)
idio
one’s own
idiot
idiom
idiosyncrasy
im, in, em, en
in, into
embrace
enclose
intrinsic (belonging to a thing by its very nature)
influx (inflow)
implicit (implied)
incarnate (given a bodily form)
indigenous
im, in
not, without
inactive
innocuous (not harmful or injurious)
indolence (showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful)
impartial
indigent (deficient in what is requisite)
inter
between, among
interstate
interim
interloper (one who intrudes in the domain of others)
intermittent (stopping or ceasing for a time)
intersperse
ject
to throw, throw down
inject
dejected (sad, depressed)
eject
conjecture (formation of opinion on incomplete information)
abject (utterly hopeless, humiliating, or wretched)
join, junct
to meet, join
juntion
adjoin
subjugate (to conquer)
rejoinder (to reply, retort)
junta
jur
to swear
perjury
abjure (to renounce on oath)
adjure (to beg or command)
lav, lut, luv
to wash
lavatory
dilute
pollute
deluge (a great flood of water)
ablution (act of cleansing)
lect, leg
to select, choose
collect
elect
select
eclectic
predilection (preference, liking)
lev
lift, light, rise
relieve (mitigate)
alleviate (lessen)
relevant
levee
levitate
levity (humor, frivolity, gaiety)
loc, log, loqu
word, speech
dialogue
elocution (art of clear and expressive seaking)
prologue
eulogy
colloquial
grandiloquent (pompous or inflated in language)
loquacious
luc, lum, lus
light
illustrate
illuinate
illustrious (highy distinguished)
translucent
lackluster
lucid (easily understood, intelligible)
luminous (bright, brilliant, glowing)
lud, lus
play
allude
illusion
ludicrous
delude (to mislead the mind or judgment of, deceive)
elude (to avoid cature)
prelude (a preliminary to an action, event)
mag, maj, max
big
magnify
magnitude
maximum
magnate (a powerful or influential peron)
magnanimous (generous in forgiving an insult of injury)
maxim (an expression of general truth or principle)
mal, male
bad, ill, evil, wrong
malfuction
malicious (full of or showing malice)
malign (to slander)
malady (a disorder of the doby)
maladroit (clumsy, tactless)
malapropism (humorous misuse of a word)
malfeasance (misconduct or wrongdoing often by an official)
malediction (a curse)
man
hand
manual
manufacture
emancipate
manifest (readily perceived by the eye or the understanding)
mandate
min
small
minute
minutiae (small or trivial details)
miniature
diminish (to lessen)
diminution (the act or process of diminishing)
min
to project, to hang over
eminent (towering above others; projecting)
imminent (about to occur; impending)
prominent (projecting outward)
preeminent (superior to or notable above all others)
minatory (menacing, threatening)
mis, mit
to send
transmit
emissary (a messenger or agent sent to represent)
intermittent
remit (to send money)
remission (a lessening of intensity or degree)
misc
mixed
miscellaneous
miscegenation
promiscuous (consisting of diverse and unrelated parts or individuals)
mon, monit
to remind, warn
monument
monitor
summon (to call together)
admonish (caution)
remonstrate (to say or plead in protect, objection, reproof)
premonition (forewarning, presentiment)
morph
shape
amorphous (without definite form)
metamorphosis
anthropomorphism (attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects)
mort
death
immortal
morbid
moribund (dying, decaying)
mut
change
commute (to substitute; exchange, interchange)
mutation
tranmutation (the act of changing from one form into another0
permutation (transformation)
immutable (unchangeable, invariable)
nat, nas, nai
to be born
natural
native
naive
cognate (related by blood; having a common ancestor)
renaissance
nascent (starting to develop)
nic, noc, nox
harm
innocent
noxious (injurous or harmful to health or morals)
obnoxious
innocuous (having no adverse effect, harmless)
nom
rule, order
astronomy
economy
gastronomy
taxonomy (the sceince, laws, or pinciples or classification)
autonomy (independence)
nom, nym, noun, nown
name
synonym
anonymous
nominal (existing in name only; negligible)
nominate
nomenclature (a system of names; systematic naming)
acronym
nounc, nunc
to announce
announce
pronounce
renounce (to give up)
nov, neo, nou
new
novice
anovate
innovate
neologism (a newly coined word, phrase, or expression)
neophyte (a recent convert)
nouveau riche (one who has lately become rich)
ob, oc, of, op
toward, to, against, over
obese
obstinate (stubbornly adhering to an idea, inflexible)
obstruct
oblique
obstreperous (noisily defiant, unruly)
obtuse (not sharp)
obfuscate (to render indistinct or dim; darken)
obsequious (overly sumissive)
omni
all
omnibus (an anthology of the works of one author or of writing on related subjects)
omnipresent
omnipotent
omniscient
pac, peac
peace
appease
pacify
acifier
pact
pan
all, everyone
panorama
panegyric (formal or elaborate praise at an assembly)
panoply (a wide-ranging and impressive array or display)
pantheon
pandemic
par
equal
par (an equality in value or standing)
parity (equality, as in amount, staus, or character)
apartheid
disparage (to belittle)
disparate (essentially different)
para
next to, beside
parallel
parasite
parody
parable
paragon (a model of excellence)
paranoid
pas, pat, path
feeling, suffering, disease
sympathy
empathy
compassion
dispassionate
impassive (showing or feeling no emotion)
sociopath
pathogenic (causing disease)
pau, po, pov, pu
few, little, poor
poverty
paucity (smallness of quantity; scarcity; scaniness)
pauper
impverish
pusillanimous (lacking courage or resolution)
puerile (childish, immature)
ped
child, education
pedagogue (a teacher)
pediatrician
pedant (one who displays learning ostentatiously)
encyclopedia
ped, pod
foot
pedal
pedestrian
expedite
impede
podium
antipodes (places diametrically opposite each other on the globe)
pen, pun
to pay, to compensate
penal
penalty
punitive
penance (a punishment undergone to express regret for a sin)
penitent (contrite)
pend, pens
to hang, to weigh, to pay
depend
stipend
compensate
indispensable
appendix
appendage
per
completely
persistent
perforate
perplex
peruse (to read with thoroughness or care)
perfunctory (erformed merely as routine duty)
perinacious (resolute)
perspicacious (shrewd, astute)
peri
around
perimeter
periscope
peripatetic (walking or traveling about; itinerant)
pet, pit
to go, seek, strive
appetite
compete
petition
centripetal (moving toward the center)
impetuous (characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion)
petulant (showing sudden irritation, esp over some annoyance)
phil
love
philosophy
philatelist (one who loves or collects postage stamps)
philogoy (the study of literary texts)
bibliophile (one who loves or collects books)
plac
to please
placid (pleasantly clam or peaceful)
placebo
implacable
complacent (self-satisfied, unconcerned)
complaisant (inclined or disposed to please)
ple
to fill
complete
deplete
supplement
implement
replete (abundantly supplied)
plethora
plex, plic, ply
to fold, twist, tangle, bend
complex
replica
implicity (not expressly stated, implied)
implicate (to show to be involved)
duplicity (deceitfulness in speech or conduct)
supplicate (to make humble and earnest entreaty)
pon, pos, pound
to put, place
component
expose
expound (to set forth in detail)
justapose
repository (a receptacle for depositing)
port
to carry
import
export
portable
deportment (conduct, behavior)
disport (to divert or amuse oneself)
importune (to urge or press with excessive persistance)
post
after
posthumous
posterior
posterity (succeeding in future generations collectively)
post facto (after the fact)
pre
before
precarious (dependent on cicumstances beyond control)
precocious (unusually advanced or mature in development or talent)
premonistion
presentiment (foreboding)
precendent
precept (a commandment given as a rule of action or conduct)
prehend, prise
to take, get, seize
surprise
enterprise (a project undertaken)
reprehensible (deserving rebuke)
comprise
reprisals (retaliation against an enemy)
apprehend
pro
much, for, a lot
prolific (highly fruitful)
profuse (spending or giving freely)
prodigal (wastefully or recklessly extravagant)
prodigious (exraordinary in size, amound, extent)
proselytize
propound (to set forth for consideration)
provident (having or showing foresight)
prob
to prove, test
probe
approbation (praise, consideration)
opprobrium (the disgrace incurred by shameful conduct)
reprobate (a depraved or wicked person)
problematic
probity (honest, high-mindedness)
pug
to fight
pugnacious (to quarrel or fight readily)
impugn (to challenge as false)
repugnant (objectionable or offensive)
pugilist (a fighter or boxer)
punc, pung, poign
to point, prick
point
puntcture
pungent
compunction (a feeling of uneasiness for doing wrong)
punctilious (strict or exact inthe ovservance of formalities)
expunge (to erase, eliminate completely)
que, quis
to seek
acquire
exquisite
conquest
inquisitive
query
querulous (full of complaints)
perquisite (gratuity, tip)
qui
quiet
disquiet
tranquil
acquiesce (to comply, give in)
quiescence (the condition of being at rest, still, inactive)
rid, ris
to laugh
riddle
derision (the act of mockery)
risible (causing laughter)
rog
to ask
interrogate
arrogant
abrogate (to abolish by formal means)
surrogate
derogatory (belittling, disparaging)
arrogate (to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously)
sacr, sanct, secr
sacred
sacrifice
sanctify (to make holy)
sanction (authoriative permission or approval)
execrable (abominable)
sacrament
sacrilege (the violation of anything sacred)
sal, sil, sault, sult
to leap, jump
insult
assault
somersault
salient (prominent or conspicuous)
resilient (able to spring back to original form after compression)
insolent (boldly rude or disrespectful)
exult (to show or feel triumphant joy)
desultory (at random, unmethodical)
sci
to know
conscious
conscience
unconscionable (unscrupulous)
omniscient
prescient (having knowledge of things before they happen)
scribe, scrip
to write
scribble
describe
script
postscript (any additino or supplement0
proscribe (condemn as harmfl or odious)
ascribe (to credit or assign, as to a cause or course)
conscription (draft)
transcript
circumscribe
se
apart
select
separtate
seduce
segregate
secede
sequester (to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement)
sedition (incitement of discontent or rebellion against a goverment)
sec, sequ
to follow
second
prosecute
sequence
obsequious (fawning)
non sequitur (an interference or a cnclusion that does not follow from the premises)
sed, sess, sid
to sit, be still, plan, plot
preside (to exercise management or control)
resident
sediment
dissident (disagreeing, an in opinion or attitude)
residual
subidiary
insidious (intended to entrap or beguile)
assiduous (diligent, persistnat, hardworking)
sens, sent
to feel, be aware
sense
sensory
sentiment
presentiment (a feeling that something is about t ohappen)
dissent (to differ in opinion, esp from teh majority)
resent (to feel or show displeasure)
sentinel (a person or thing that stands watch)
insensate (without feeling or sensitivity)
sol
to loosen, free
dissolve
soluble
resolution
dissolution
dissolute (indiffernt to moral restraints)
absolution (forgivement for wrongdoing)
spec, spic, spit
to look, see
perspective
speclation
suspicious
spectrum
retrospective
circumspect (watchful and discreet, cautious)
perspicacious (having keep metal perception and understanding)
conspicuus
specious (deceptively attractive)
sta, sti
to stand, be in place
static
destitue (without means of subsistence)
obstinate (stubbornly adhering to a purpose, opinion, or course of action)
constitute (to make up)
stasis (equilibrium or inactivity caused by oppising equal forces)
apostasy (renunciation of an object of one’s previous loyalty)
sua
smooth
suave
persuade
dissuade
assuage (relieve, mitigate)
sub, sup
below
submissive
subsidiary (serving to assist or supplement)
subliminal (existing or operating below the threshold of confidentce)
sbtle
subterfuge (an artifce or expedient used to evade a rule)
supposition (the act of assuming)
super, sur
above
surpass
superlative
supersede (to replace in power)
supercilious (arrogant, haughty, condescending)
superfluous (estra, more than necessary)
surmount (to prevail)
surveillance
tac, tic
to be silent
reticent (disposed to be silent or not to speak freely)
tacit (unspoken understanding)
taciturn (uncommunicative)
tain, ten, tent, tin
to hold
detain
pertain
tenacious
abstention (the act of refraining voluntarily)
tenure (the holding or possessing of anything)
tenable (capable of being held)
sustenance
pertinacious (persistent, stubborn)
tend, tens, tent, tenu
to stretch, thin
tension
tentative
tendentious (having a predisposition towards a point of view)
distend (to expand by stretching
attenuate (to weaken or reduce in force)
extenuating (making less serious by offering excuses)
contentious (quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent)
theo
god
atheist
theocracy (a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler)
theology
apotheosis (glorification, florified ideal)
tract
to drag, pull, draw
tractor
attract
contract
detract
abstract
tractable (easily managed or controlled)
protract (to prolong, draw out, extend)
trans
across
transaction
transparent
transistion
transgress (to violate a law, command, or moral code)
transcendent (going beyond ordinary limits)
intransigent (refusing to agree or compromise)
us, ut
to use
abuse
usage
usurp (to seize and hold)
utilitarian (efficient, functional, useful)
ven, vent
to come or to move forward
convene
venturesome (showing a disposition to undertake risks
intervene (to come between disputing factions)
contravene (to come into confilct with)
adventitious (accidental)
ver
truth
verdict
veracious (habitually truthful)
verity (truthfulness)
verisimilitude (the appearance or semblance of truth)
aver (to affirm, to declare to be true)
verd
green
verdant (green with vegetation; inexperienced)
verdure (fresh, rich vegetation)
vers, vert
to turn
controversy
revert
diverse
aversion (dislike)
introvert
extrovert
inadvertent (unintensional)
covert (hidden, clandestin)
avert (to turn away from)
vi
life
vivid
vicarious
viable (capable of living)
vivacity (the quality of being lively, animated, spirited)
joie de vivre (joy of life)
convivial (sociable)
vid, vis
to see
evident
video
adviser
survey
vista
vil
base, mean
vilify (slander, defame)
revile (to criticize with harsh language)
vile (loathsome, unpleasant)
voc, vok
to call
vocabulary
advocate
equivocate (to use ambiguous or unclear expressions)
vocation (a particular occupation)
avocation (something one does in addition to a principle occupation)
vociferous (crying out noisily)
conoke (to call together)
invoke (to call on a deity)
vol
wish, will
voluntary
malevolent (characterized by or expressing bad will)
benevolent
volition (free choice, fee will; act of choosing)
vor
to eat
voracious (haivng a great appetite)
carnivorous
omnivorous
