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Vocabulary Unit 7
Latin and Greek Roots
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12th Grade
10/21/2010

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Term

Latin: animus "soul, mind, life, spirit" (n).

ANIMADVERSION

Definition

Strong criticism or blame

Abuse

Term

Latin: spirare, spiratum "to breathe" (v).

ASPIRE

Definition

To strive

To have a strong desire to get or do something

Term

Latin: cor, cordis "heart" (n).

CONCORDANCE

Definition

Agreement or harmony

Unity

Term

Latin: spirare, spiratum "to breathe" (v).

CONSPIRE

Definition

To scheme

To plan together secretly

Term

Latin: cor, cordis "heart" (adj).

DISCORDANT

Definition

Not agreeing or going well together

 

Clashing

Term

Latin: spirare, spiratum "to breathe" (n).

ESPRIT

Definition
Liveliness; high-spiritedness
Term

Latin: animus "soul, mind, life, spirit" (adj).

INANIMATE

Definition

Not living

Without life; unmoving

 

Term

Greek: psyche "soul, mind" (adj).

PSYCHOTIC

Definition

Deranged

Having severe mental illness to the point of disconnection from reality

Term

Latin: animus "soul, mind, life, spirit" (adj).

PUSILLANIMOUS

Definition
Timid or cowardly; not brave
Term

Greek: psyche "soul, mind" (n).

PSYCHE

Definition

The mind, especially as the center of a person's being

Spirit

Term

Greek: psyche "soul, mind" (adj).

PSYCHOSOMATIC

Definition

Having an effect on the body, but mental or emotional in origin

(In the mind)

Term

Latin: spirare, spiratum "to breathe" (v).

TRANSPIRE

Definition

To occur

To take place; to happen

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