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No. Word Root Root meaning Word meaning
1 abbreviate brevis shorten to make shorter
2 aberration errare wander A departure from the normal
3 abnegation negare deny self denial
4 abridge brevis shorten to make shorter
5 abrogate rogat ask To abolish especially by authority
6 abscission cise cut The act of cutting off
7 absolve solvare loosen To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
8 abdicate dictum speak To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally
9 accessory cedere fall A subordinate or supplementary item
10 acclaim clamare shout To shout approval.
11 accretion creare increase Growth or increase in size by gradual external additio
12 accrue creare increase To increase
13 acerbic acer bitter bitter tasting
14 acoustics acou hear The total effect of sound
15 acrid acer bitter Unpleasantly sharp
16 acrimonious acer bitter Bitter and sharp in language or tone
17 actuate actus to do activate
18 adept aptus fit Very skilled
19 adjunct junct join
Something attached to another in a dependent or
subordinate position
20 admonish monit warn caution
21 advent venire come
The coming or arrival, especially of something extrem
important
22 adverse vert turn Acting or serving to oppose
23 advert vert turn to turn attention
24 aesthetic aesth feeling Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good ta
25 affected facere to do acted upon
26 affiliation filus son To adopt or accept as a member
27 affinity finis end A natural attraction
28 affirm firma strong To support or uphold the validity of
29 affluence fluere flow A flowing to or toward a point
30 aggrandize grandis great To make appear greater
31 aggregate greg flock Constituting or amounting to a whole
32 agilie agere drive Mentally quick or alert
33 agnostic gno to know
One who believes that it is impossible to know wheth
there is a God.
34 agrarian agri soil Relating to agricultural or rural matters.
35 alias alter another An assumed name
36 alienate alter another To cause to become unfriendly or hostile
37 alleviate levis lift to make more bearable
38 altruism alter another Unselfish concern for the welfare of others
39 ambidexterous ambi both using both hands with equal skills
40 ambiguous ambi both Open to more than one interpretation
41 ambivalent ambi both The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings
42 amble ambulare walk An unhurried or leisurely walk
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43 amiable amare love Friendly and agreeable in disposition
44 amicable amare love Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwi
45 amity amare love Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship
46 amoral mor feelings neither moral nor immoral
47 amorous amare love Strongly attracted or disposed to love
48 anachronism chrono time
One that is out of its proper or chronological order,
especially a person or practice that belongs to an earli
time
49 analgesic algos pain A medication that reduces or eliminates pain.
50 analogy logos ratio A comparison based on such similarity
51 anarchy arch rule Absence of any form of political authority
52 anaemia haemo blood
A pathological deficiency in the oxygen-carrying compo
of the blood
53 anaesthetic aesth feelings Insensitive.
54 animated anima spirit Having life
55 annihilate nihil zero To destroy completely
56 annuity annu year The annual payment of an allowance or income
57 anomaly nomos rule Deviation or departure from the normal
58 anonymous onoma name Having an unknown or unacknowledged name
59 antagonism agon struggle The condition of being an opposing principle, force, or fa
60 apathy pathos feelings Lack of interest or concern
61 arrogant rogat ask
Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth o
importance
62 artifacts artis skill An object produced or shaped by human craft
63 artifice artis skill Cleverness or skill
64 apogee geo the earth the farthest point from the center of the earth
65 archaic archae ancient
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a much earlier, ofte
more primitive period
66 archetype archae ancient an original model
67 ascendancy scandere climb Superiority or decisive advantage; domination
68 augment augere increase To make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
69 autocrat auto self A ruler having unlimited power
70 autonomy auto self Self-government
71 autopsy auto self post mortem
72 aver ver TRUE to declare
73 aversion vert turn intense dislike
74 avocation vocare speak a hobby
75 bellicose bellum war Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament
76 belligerent bellum war Inclined or eager to fight
77 benediction bene good A blessing
78 benefactor bene good One that gives aid
79 benevolent bene good Characterized by or suggestive of doing good.
80 benign bene good Of a kind and gentle disposition.
81 calligraphy graphein write The art of fine handwriting.
82 camaraderie camera chamber Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among fr
83 carnage carn flesh Massive slaughter, as in war; a massacre.
84 carnal carn flesh Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetite
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85 choleric chole yello Easily angered; bad-tempered.
86 circumlocution circum around A roundabout expression.
87 circumscribe circum around To draw a line around
88 circumspect circum around cautious
89 circumvent circum around To go around
90 clamor clamare shout A loud outcry
91 claustrophobia claus close An abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spac
92 coeval aevum age One of the same era or period
93 cognizance gno to know Conscious knowledge or recognition;
94 complacent placere please self-satisfied and unconcerned
95 concede cedere fall To make a concession
96 concord cord heart Harmony or agreement of interests or feelings
97 condescend scandere climb lower oneself
98 conflagration flagr burn A large destructive fire.
99 congenial gen spirit Suited to one's needs or nature; agreeable
100 congenital gen bieth Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth
101 conjecture ject throw A statement, opinion, or conclusion based on guesswo
102 conscience sci to know A source of moral or ethical judgment or pronouncem
103 contort tort twist To twist, wrench
104 contravene venire come To oppose in argument
105 convivial viva life merry
106 convoke vocare speak To cause to assemble in a meeting (to call for a meetin
107 cordial cord heart Warm and sincere; friendly
108 corporeal corp body Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body
109 corpulent corp body Excessively fat
110 consecrate sacr holy To declare or set apart as sacred
111 credence cred belief Claim to acceptance
112 credulous cred belief Disposed to believe too readily
113 culpable culpa blame Deserving of blame
114 culprit culpa blame One guilty of a fault or crime.
115 credo cred belief a creed
116 criterion crit judge
A standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decisi
can be based
117 crescendo creare increase
A gradual increase, especially in the volume or intensity
sound in a passage.
118 curator cura care a museum care taker
119 cursory currere run Performed with haste and scant attention to detail
120 cynical cyn dog
Believing or showing the belief that people are motiva
chiefly by base or selfish concerns
121 cynosure cyn dog
An object that serves as a focal point of attention an
admiration
122 cacophony phonos sound harsh sound
123 decadence cadere fall A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decl
124 decapitate caput head To cut off the head of
125 deciduous cedere fall Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of grow
126 defer ferre carry postpone.
127 definitive finis limit Precisely defined or explicit.
128 deflect flect bend To turn aside or cause to turn aside
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129 defunct funct work Having ceased to exist or live
130 deify dei god To make a god of
131 demagogue demos people A leader of the common people
132 demography demos people The study of the characteristics of human population
133 denounce ounce tell To accuse formally
134 derogatory rogat ask belittling
135 desecrate sacr holy To violate the sacredness of
136 detract tract pull To draw or take away
137 dichotomy dicho two Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinio
138 diffident fidere trust Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence
139 digress gress move To turn aside
140 dilemma di two
An argument that presents two alternatives, each of wh
has the same consequence
141 diligent agere drive Marked by painstaking effort
142 disclaim clamare shout To deny or renounce any claim to or connection with
143 discord cord heart Lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
144 discriminate crimin charge distinguish
145 discursive currere run
Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather tha
intuition.
146 disinter terra the earth To dig up
147 dissident sidere sit Disagreeing
148 divine div god Having the nature of or being a deity.
149 dogmatic dog opinion Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogm
150 dolorous dolere pain Marked by or exhibiting sorrow
151 dubious du two undecided
152 dupe du two An easily deceived person.
153 duplicity du two The quality or state of being twofold or double
154 duress durus hard Forcible confinement.
155 equanimity anima spirit The quality of being calm and even-tempered
156 equivocal voca speak
Open to two or more interpretations and often intende
mislead
157 errant errare wander Straying from the proper course or standards
158 erroneous errare wander Containing or derived from error
159 etymology etymos word study of words
160 eulogy logos speech High praise or commendation
161 euphemism eu good a subtle way of saying something harsh
162 euthanasia eu good mercy killing
163 exacerbate acer bitter To increase the severity
164 exalt altus height To raise in rank
165 exigency agere drive A pressing or urgent situation
166 exonerate onus burden To free from blame
167 expedite ped feet To speed up the progress of
168 extemporaneous tempor time Carried out or performed with little or no preparatio
169 extort tort twist To obtain from another by coercion
170 extrovert vert turn being concerned with the social and physical environm
171 efficacy facere to do Power or capacity to produce a desired effect
172 egress gress move The act of coming or going out
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173 eloquent loqu speak Characterized by persuasive, powerful discourse
174 elucidate lucere shine To make clear or plain
175 emend menda fault To improve by critical editing
176 empathy pathos feelings
Identification with and understanding of another's situa
feelings, and motives
177 enamoured amare love in love
178 endemic demos people
Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region,
people
179 engender gen kind To bring into existence
180 equable equi equal Not easily disturbed
181 fidelity fidere trust Faithfulness to obligations
182 finale finis end The concluding part
183 flagrant flagr burn flaming
184 florid flora flower Flushed with rosy color
185 fractious frac break cranky
186 gastronomy gastro stomach The art or science of good eating.
187 genealogy gen birth
188 generic gen kind
189 genre gen kind Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class
190 genuflect flect bend To bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or gro
191 grandiose grandis great grand
192 gratuitous gratis pleasing Given or received without cost or obligation
193 gregarious greg flock Seeking and enjoying the company of others
194 habitat habere live The place where a person or thing is most likely to be fo
195 incandescent candere shine Shining brilliantly
196 incantation cant sing
Ritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce
magic effect
197 incarnate carn flesh Embodied in human form
198 incessant cessare stop Continuing without interruption
199 incognito gno know With one's identity disguised
200 incredulous cred believe disbelieving
201 indict dictum speak To accuse of wrongdoing
202 indolent dolerer pain Causing little or no pain
203 indubitable du two Too apparent to be doubted
204 induce ducere lead To lead or move
205 induct ducere lead To admit as a member
206 inept aptus fit Not apt or fitting
207 infallible falere FALSE Incapable of erring
208 infamous famma fame Having an exceedingly bad reputation
209 infinitesimal finis end Immeasurably or incalculably minute
210 infraction frangere break a violation
211 infringe frangere break To defeat
212 ingrate gratis blessing An ungrateful person
213 inhibit habere live To hold back
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the study of families and the tracing of their lineages a
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214 inimical amare love Unfriendly
215 innate natus born inborn.
216 innocuous noc harm harmless
217 inter terra the earth bury
218 interim inter between An interval of time between one event
219 interminable terminus end endless
220 intractable tract pull Difficult to mold or manipulate
221 irrevocable voca speak Impossible to retract or revoke
222 ignite ignis fire To set fire to.
223 ignominy nomen name Great personal dishonor or humiliation
224 illicit licere law unlawful
225 immutable mutare move Not subject or susceptible to change.
226 impede ped feet To retard or obstruct the progress of
227 impending pendere weigh To be about to occur
228 imperturbable turb turmoil Unshakably calm and collected
229 implacable placere please Impossible to placate
230 implicate plica fold to imply
231 implicit plica fold to say things indirectly
232 import port carry To bring or carry in from an outside source
233 inalienable alias other That cannot be transferred to another or others
234 legacy leg law
Something handed down from an ancestor or a predece
or from the past
235 levity levis lift The state or quality of being light
236 loquacious loqu talk Very talkative
237 lucid lucere shine Translucent or transparent
238 mandate mandare deny An authoritative command or instruction.
239 matriarch mater mother A woman who rules a family
240 melancholy melan black Sadness or depression of the spirits
241 megalomania megalo big An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or ac
242 memento mem memory A reminder of the past
243 mendacious mend fault untruthful
244 misanthrope anthropos mankind One who hates or mistrusts humankind.
245 mnemonic mnem memory Relating to, assisting, or intended to assist the memo
246 mutability mutare move Capable of or subject to change or alteration
247 magnanimous anima spirit Generous in forgiving
248 magnate magnus big A powerful or influential person
249 malice mal bad A desire to harm others or to see others suffer
250 malign mal bad Evil in influence
251 mediocre medius middle Moderate to inferior in quality
252 millennium annu year A span of one thousand years
253 misogynist gyn women One who hates women
254 monolithic lithos stone Constituting or acting as a single, often rigid, uniform w
255 maladroit mal bad an inept person
256 malediction dictum speak a curse
257 malefactor facere to do a criminal
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258 malevolent vollens wish Having or exhibiting ill will
259 nascent nasc born Coming into existence; emerging, being born
260 negate negare deny To rule out; deny
261 neologism neo new A new word, expression, or usage
262 neophyte neo new a person newly converted to a religious faith
263 nocturnal noc night used during, occurring in, or relating to the night
264 nomenclature nomen name A system of names used in an art or science
265 nostalgia algos pain A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the
266 novice nov new A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.
267 noxious nox harm Harmful to living things; injurious to health
268 obdurate durus hard Hardened against feeling; hardhearted
269 obliterate littera letter to destroy every trace of; wipe out completely
270 obloquy loqu speak
state of disgrace resulting from public abuse, Abusively detra
language or utterance; calumny
271 obnoxious nox harm extremely unpleasant
272 occlude clus close To cause to become closed
273 omnipotent omni allHaving unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; a
powerful
274 omnipresent omni all present in all places at the same time
275 omniscient omni all Having total knowledge; knowing everything
276 pacify pac peace to calm the anger or agitation of; mollify
277 paradox dox opinion
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is or
be true
278 parameter meteron measure
any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits)
performance
279 parity par equal Equality, as in amount, status, or value.
280 quadruped ped feet A four-footed animal
281 recant cant sing to sing again
282 recapitulate caput head To repeat in concise form.
283 recluse clus close
A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion
often in solitude
284 recrimination crimin charge A countercharge.
285 refract frangere break cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable
286 rejuvenate juvenus youngTo restore to an original or new condition
287 reminiscence mnem memory the act of recalling or narrating past experiences
288 renege negare deny fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
289 renounce ounce tell
To give up (a title, for example), especially by formal
announcement
290 renovate novus new To restore to an earlier condition, as by repairing or remode
291 replenish plenus full
to make full or complete again by supplying what has been
up or is lacking
292 retrograde retro backward Moving or tending backward.
293 retrospect specere see A review, survey, or contemplation of things in the past
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294 sacrilege sacr holy
the misuse or desecration of anything regarded as sacred o
worthy of extreme respect
295 sacrosanct sacr holy Regarded as sacred and inviolable.
296 sanctimonious sanct holy excessively or hypocritically pious
297 sangine sang holy
298 satiate satis full To satisfy (an appetite or desire) fully.
299 sedate sidere sit habitually calm and composed in manner; serene
300 sedition sidere sit
Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority
state.
301 senile sen old relating to, or characteristic of old age
302 sensuous sentire feeling Appealing to or gratifying the senses
303 sententious sentire feeling Abounding in pompous moralizing
304 sentient sentire feeling having the power of sense perception or sensation; conscio
305 solace sol one
to give comfort or cheer to (a person) in time of sorrow, dist
etc.
306 soliloquy loqu speak A specific speech or piece of writing in this form of discour
307 solvent solvare loosen Capable of dissolving another substance.308 somnambulism ambulare walk the condition of sleepwalking
309 somnolent somnos sleep Drowsy; sleepy.
310 specious specere see Deceptively attractive.
311 superannuated annu year over one year old, Retired or ineffective because of advance
312 tractable tract pull Easily managed or controlled; governable
313 transient trans across for a short time only; temporary or transitory
314 transitory trans across xisting or lasting only a short time; short-lived or tempora
315 translucent lucere shine
allowing light to pass through partially or diffusely;
semitransparent
316 temporal tempor time Of, relating to, or limited by time
317 temporize tempor time
To act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, o
postpone a decision
318 terrestrial terra the earth Of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants.
319 theocracy theo god government by a deity or by a priesthood
320 timid tim fear Lacking self-confidence; shy.
321 tractable tract pull Easily managed or controlled
322 transient trans across Passing with time; transitory
323 vacuous vac empty Devoid of matter; empty.
324 veracity ver TRUE truthfulness or honesty, esp when consistent or habitua
325 verbatim verbum word using exactly the same words; word for word
326 verbiage verbum word An excess of words for the purpose; wordiness
327 verbose verbum word
Using or containing a great and usually an excessive numbe
words; wordy
328 verity ver TRUE The quality or condition of being true, factual, or real.
329 versatile vert turn Capable of doing many things competently.
330 vertigo vert turn
a sensation of dizziness or abnormal motion resulting from
disorder of the sense of balance
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331 vivacious viva life Full of animation and spirit; lively
332 vivisection viva life
The act or practice of cutting into or otherwise injuring livi
animals, especially for the purpose of scientific research
333 vociferous vocare speak Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcr
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