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Latin Roots #2. English 2 Mrs. Lucidi. Root: err, erra. Meaning: to wander Sample Words: -erratic -errant. Erratic. Having no fixed course; wandering; lacking consistency Jennifer’s erratic heartbeat worried her doctor. Errant. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Latin Roots #2
English 2Mrs. Lucidi
Root: err, erra
Meaning: to wanderSample Words:
-erratic-errant
Erratic
Having no fixed course; wandering; lacking consistency
Jennifer’s erratic heartbeat worried her doctor.
Errant
Roving (in search of adventure) ; straying from the proper course
David lives an errant life. Heconstantly looks foran adventure and has livedin several countries.
Root: fac, fic, fec, fect
Meaning: make, doSample words:
-facsimile-fiction-manufacture
Facsimile
An exact copy; a method of transmitting images by electronic means
The secretary often uses a facsimile to send documentsto other offices. (FAX)
Fiction
An imaginative creation that does not represent actuality, but has been invented ; a lie
Sarah likes to read fiction.
Manufacture
To make or process into a finished product
Car companies (Ford, Toyota, etc.) manufacture cars.
Root: grad, gress, gred
Meaning: step, moveSample Words:
-ingredient-aggression
Ingredient
Something that is an element in a mixture or compound.
My grandma’s cookie recipecalls for the following ingredients:sugar, butter, eggs, chocolate chips,and flour.
Aggression
The act of commencing hostilities ; assult ; hostile action or behavior
Norman displayed a lot ofaggression when he knockedBilly over and punched himseveral times.
Root: mal
Meaning: badSample Words:
-malevolent-malefactor-malfunction-malfeasance
Malevolent
Having ill will ; malicious ; having an evil influence
Frank’s malevolent personality lead him straight to jail.
Malefactor
One who has committed a crime ; a criminal
The malefactor was sentencedto life in prison after hemurdered his secondvictim.
Malfunction
To fail to function ; to function abnormally
Tina’s cell phone began tomalfunction after shedropped it in the toilet.
Malfeasance
Misconduct or wrong doing
Senator Dunn was accusedof malfeasance when he wascaught shuffling money intohis personal bank account.