Latin Roots 1-40

Latin Root #1: CircumRoot: Circum

Meaning: About, Around

Visual: Word List:Circumstance: a condition/situation Circumvent: to avoiding restrictions

Your Turn:Circumnavigate:

Latin Root #2: Con

Root: Con

Meaning: With, Together

Visual: Word List: Converse: to have a conversationConverge: Meeting at the same place (Where the roads converge).

Your Turn: Convert:

Latin Root #3: Contra, Contro

Root:Contra, Contro

Meaning:Against

Visual: Word List: Contrary: Conflicting/opposite point of viewContradict: disagree with/show to be wrong.

Your Turn: Contrast:

Latin Root #4: DeRoot:De

Meaning: From, Away, Down

Visual: Word List: Decadence: state of declineDecrease: to diminish

Your Turn: Decline:

Latin Root #5: PostRoot:Post

Meaning:After, Behind, Later

Visual: Word List: Postdate: assigning a later date to somethingPostscript: P.S. adding a short message to the end of a letterPostmortem: occurring after death

Your Turn: Postgraduate:

Latin Root #6: SubRoot:Sub

Meaning: Under, Below

Visual: Word List: Subplot: story secondary to main storySubordinate: of lesser rankSubnormal: lower than normal or average

Your Turn:Submerge:

Latin Root #7: Super

Root:Super

Meaning: Above, Over

Visual: Word List:Superb: excellent/grandSuperhuman: beyond human capability

Your Turn:Supernatural:

Latin Root #8: TransRoot: Trans

Meaning: Across

Visual: Word List:Transmit: to send or pass on somethingTransatlantic: crossing/ beyond the Atlantic Transgress: to break a law

Your Turn:Transport:

Greek Root #9: Dic, DictRoot:Dic, Dict

Meaning:Say, Speak

Visual: Word List: Diction: how someone pronounces wordsDictate: to speak the words of a textDictionary: reference book (grammar, punctuation, meaning of words)

Your Turn: Contradiction:

Latin Root #10: Loc, LocatRoot:Loc, Locat

Meaning:Place

Visual: Word List: Local: in a nearby areaLocation: site or position of something

Your Turn: Locality:

Latin Root #11: Ben, BonRoot:Ben, Bon

Meaning: Good, Well

Visual: Word List: Beneficial: having a good effectBenediction: expression of approval

Your Turn: Bonafide:

Latin Root #12: MalRoot:Mal

Meaning: Bad, ill

Visual: Word List: Malediction: slander about somebodyMalnutrition: inadequate nutritionMalevolence: wanting to cause harm

Your Turn: Malformation:

Latin Root #13: VerRoot:Ver

Meaning: Truth

Visual: Word List: Veritable: absoluteVerify: to prove something

Your Turn: Verdict:

Latin Root #14: OmniRoot:Omni

Meaning: All

Visual: Word List:Omniscient: all-knowingOmnipotent: all-powerfulOmnivorous: eating many different types of food (both plants and animals)

Your Turn: Omnipresent:

Latin Root #15: CarnRoot: carn

Meaning: Flesh

Visual: Word List: Carnivore: flesh eating animalCarnal: relating to physical needs

Your Turn:Reincarnation:

Latin Root #16: CordRoot: Cord

Meaning: Heart

Visual: Word List: Concord: peaceful treaty or coexistenceAccord: to agreeCordial: deeply felt

Your Turn:Cordiform:

Latin Root #17: PedRoot: Ped

Meaning: Foot

Visual: Word List: Pedestal: base of a columnPedal: foot-operated lever for machinePedicure: cosmetic treatment of feet

Your Turn: Pedestrian:

Latin Root #18: ManuRoot: Manu

Meaning: Hand

Visual: Word List: Manual: operative by use of handsManicure: Cosmetic treatment of hands/ finger nails

Your Turn: Manuscript:

Latin Root #19: DentRoot: Dent

Meaning: Tooth

Visual: Word List: Dentures: false/ artificial teethDental: of/or near teeth

Your Turn: Dentist:

Latin Root #20: MortRoot: Mort

Meaning: Death

Visual: Word List:Mortician: preparer of funerals/ deceased bodyMortal: fatal/ eventually dying Immortal: never dying

Your Turn: Mortuary:

Latin Root #21: DormRoot: Dorm

Meaning: Sleep

Visual: Word List: Dormant: temporarily inactive/not growing Dormouse: small nocturnal rodent

Your Turn:Dormitory:

Latin Root #22: ScribRoot: Scrib

Meaning: Write

Visual: Word List: Scribble: writing messily Script: text of play or broadcastScripture: biblical or sacred writing

Your Turn:Postscript: (We learned this one earlier this year!!)

Greek Root #23: Migr, Migrat

Root: migr/ migrat

Meaning: Move, Travel

Visual: Word List: Migrate: move from place to place Migration: group moving between places

Your Turn: Immigration:

Latin Root #24: CreaRoot: Crea

Meaning: Make

Visual: Word List: Create: to make somethingProcreate: to have offspring

Your Turn: Creator:

Latin Root #25: AltRoot: Alt

Meaning: Tall

Visual: Word List: Altitude: height above sea levelAltimeter: instrument indicating altitude

Your Turn: Alterations:

Latin Root #26: Sen

Root: Sen

Meaning:Old

Visual: Word List: Senile: mentally less acute (in later life)Seniority: higher statusSenior: higher in rank/more advanced in age

Your Turn: Senility:

Latin Root #27: NovRoot: Nov

Meaning: New

Visual: Word List: Novice: beginnerNovel: long story/literary genre

Your Turn: Novelty:

Latin Root #28: Vit, Viv

Root: Vit, Viv

Meaning:Life

Visual: Word List: Revive: recover consciousnessSurvive: to not die or disappearVivacious: lively/high-spirited

Your Turn: Convivial:

Latin Root #29: Vis, VidRoot: Vis, Vid

Meaning: See

Visual: Word List: Visible: able to be seenVideo: visual part of television

Your Turn: Invisible:

Latin Root #30: Cid, CisRoot: Cid, Cis

Meaning: Kill, Cut

Visual: Word List: Suicide: killing yourselfHomicide: killing of somebodyPatricide: murder of own father

Your Turn: Matricide:

Latin Root #31: SanRoot: San

Meaning: Sound, Healthy

Visual Word List: Sane: mentally balanced Sanitarium: health servicesSanitation: maintenance of public health and hygiene

Your Turn: Insane:

Latin Root #32: Domin, DomitRoot: Domin, Domit

Meaning: Master, Tame

Visual: Word List: Dominate: to controlDomineer: to rule over othersDominant: more important or prominent (more in control)

Your Turn:Dominion:

Latin Root #33: Dei, DivRoot: dei, div

Meaning: God or gods

Visual: Word List: Divine: having godlike natureDivinity: quality of being GodDeism: a belief in God based on reason

Your Turn: Deity:

Latin Root #34: SolRoot: Sol

Meaning:Sun

Visual: Word List: Solar: from the SunSolstice: longest or shortest day based on the position of the sun in relation to the earth.

Your Turn: Parasol:

Latin Root #35: LunRoot: Lun

Meaning: Moon, Light, Shine

Visual Word List: Lunar: from the moonLune: crescent area on plane or sphere

Your Turn: Illunis:

Latin Root #36: PortRoot: Port

Meaning:Carry

Visual: Word List: Portable: easily moved aroundDeported: forcibly banished

Your Turn: Export: Import:

Latin Root #37: Mit, Miss, Mise Root: Mit/Miss/Mise

Meaning: Send, Let go

Visual: Word List: Submit: to propose or hand in somethingTransmit: to send somethingCompromise: an agreement

Your Turn: Premise:

Latin Root #38: Ten/Tent/Tin/Tain

Root: Ten/Tent/Tin/Tain

Meaning: Hold, Grasp, Have

Visual: Word List: Tenant: renter of propertyAbstain: to refrain from somethingContain: to have something within

Your Turn: Retention:

Latin Root #39: Vert, Vers, Vort, Vors Root: Vert, Vers, Vort, Vors

Meaning: Bend, Turn

Visual: Word List: Adversary: opponent Avert: to prevent something from happening, look awayVortex: a whirling mass

Your Turn: Versatile:

Latin Root #40: Sens, SentRoot: Sens/Sent

Meaning: Feel, Be aware: perception through physical awareness (touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing, etc.)

Visual: Word List: Sensation: physical feelingSense: feeling derived from senses

Your Turn: Sensitive: