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Week 4 Latin Roots
Latin Roots
12
English
12th Grade
08/29/2011

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SANGUIN

Definition

blood

  • sanguine- confident, optimistic
  • sanguinary- bloodthirsty
  • sangria- a red alcholic drink
  • sangfroid- self-possession(cold blood)
  • consanguineous- of the same blood or origin(with blood)
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COR(D)

Definition

heart

  • cordial- heartfelt, hearty
  • coronary- relating to the heart
  • core- the central part of something
  • cordate- heart-shaped
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PED

Definition

foot

  • pedestrian- someone who travels on foot
  • pedal- instrument worked by the foot
  • pedantic- dull, overly formal
  • pedestal- the foot/base of a statue or column
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MANU

Definition

hand

  • manual- done by hand
  • manumit- to send by hand
  • manufacture- to make by hand
  • emancipate- to take out of the hand
  • manacle- shackles for the hands
  • manipulate- to treat or operate with the hands
  • maintain- to keep in hand
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DIGIT

Definition

finger

  • digit- a number below ten
  • prestidigitation- slight-of-hand magic tricks(nimble hands)
  • digital- (originally) relating to anything displayed using digits as its base
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AUD

Definition

hear

  • auditory- related to hearing
  • audio- relating to sound waves
  • audible- able to be heard
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AUR

(auris-ear)

Definition

ear

  • aural- related to the ear
  • auricular- relating to the ear
  • auricle- the atrium of a heart
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AUR

(aurum- gold)

 

 

 

 

 

Definition

gold

  • AU-periodic symbol for gold
  • aureate- related to gold
  • auric- derived from gold
  • aureole- halo, the darkened skin around the nipple in primates
  • auriferous- gold-bearing
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DENT

Definition

tooth

  • dentist- one who works with teeth
  • trident- a three-forked instrument(three teeth)
  • denture- fake teeth
  • dentate- having pointed, conical projections
  • indenture- a written agreement or contract( to tooth in)
  • indent- to notch or cut in, set in from the margin(to tooth in)
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OCUL

Definition

eye

  • inoculate- immunize(to put in the eye)
  • binoculars- instruments for seeing far-away objects(two eyes)
  • monocle- a lens covering one eye that aids in vision(one eye)
  • antler- the horn of a deer(before the eyes)
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ORA

 

Definition

mouth

  • oral- pertaining to the mouth or speech
  • orate- to give a speech
  • oratory- relating to speech
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VEN(T)

Definition

come

  • venue- a place where people come together
  • venture- chance, happening, event
  • intervene- to come between
  • advent, adventure- to come to
  • event- to come out of
  • invent, intervention- to come upon something
  • prevent, prevention- to come before
  • contravene- to come against something
  • convene, convention- to come together
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