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greek and latin roots
greek and latin roots
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Language - Latin
10th Grade
03/01/2009

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Term
agon
Definition
struggle, conflict - agony, agonize, antagonist, protagonist
Term
amare, amor, amatum, amicus
Definition
to love, befriend - amiable, amity, amorous, amicable, enamored
Term
apparere
Definition
to come forth, be visible - apparent, appear, apparition
Term
arch
Definition
chief, first - monarch, archangel, patriarch, matriarch
Term
ardere
Definition
to burn - arduous, ardor, ardent
Term
beatus
Definition
blessed, happy - beatitude, beatific
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bellare, bellum
Definition
to wage war, warlike - rebellious, belligerent, bellicose
Term
bene
Definition
well, good - beneficial, benevolence, beneficent, benefactor
Term
brevis
Definition
short, brief - brief, abbreviate, brevity, abridge
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canere, cantare, cantus
Definition
sing - cantor, recant, incantation
Term
capere, captum, cip, cept
Definition
take, hold, contain - capacity, capable, capture, capacious
Term
carnis
Definition
flesh - carnivore, carnal, reincarnation, chile con carne, carnival, incarnate
Term
centrum
Definition
center - concentrate, concentric, centrifugal, eccentric
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cernere, certus
Definition
sift, distinguish - discern, certitude, ascertain
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clamare, clamor
Definition
shout, cry, acclaim - clamor, declaration, exclaim, declaim, reclamation
Term
clemens
Definition
mild, merciful - clemency, inclement
Term
corpus,
Definition
body - corpse, corporation, corps, corporal, corporeal
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credere, credens
Definition
believe, trust - credit, creential, incredible, incredulous
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cruciare, crux
Definition
torture - excruciate, crusade
Term
culpare
Definition
blame, fault - culprit, culpable, exculpate
Term
demos
Definition
people - democracy, demographics, endemic, epidemic
Term
donare, do
Definition
give, forgive - condone, donation
Term
ducere, ductum
Definition
lead, take, bring - abduct, seduce, conduce, induct, educate
Term
durare, durus
Definition
harden, hard, - durable, endure, obdurate, duress
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errare, erratum
Definition
wander, go astray - error, erroneous, erratic, aberration
Term
eu
Definition
well - euphemism, euthanasia, eugenics, euphoria, euphonic
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