Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Latin Roots

ROOTS AND DERIVATIVES
  1. act, ag, ig: to do, to move, to drive
  2. ali, alter: another, other
  3. am: at/ to love
  4. anim: life, spirit, soul
WORD LIST
  1. Agenda: a list or plan of things to be done in the future. Sent- Did you check the agenda to see if your homework is done?
  2. agile: quick and easy of movement or thought. Sent- T- rexes are not agile  in movement.
  3. alienate: to make someone unfriendly. Sent- bullies tend to alienate their victim as time progresses.
  4. altercation: a heated or angry argument. Sent- During school people may run into altercations from time to time.
  5. amiable: generally friendly, pleasant, and nice to be around. Sent- I like to make an amiable first impression.
  6. amorous: suggestive of love, lovemaking, or sexual desire. Sent- My friend wanted to see his crushes reaction when she read the amorous letter.
  7. animated: filled with life and spirit. Sent- people make animated cartoons for a living.
  8. equanimity: calmness or evenness of mind and spirit. Sent- My friend regained her equanimity.
  9. inalienable: that which cannot be taken away or transferred to someone else. Sent- these are inalienable laws
  10. inanimate: not alive. Sent- an inanimate object is a rock.
  11. magnanimous: high-minded; free from pettiness. Sent- Girls can go from royally petty to magnanimous.
  12. reactionary: characterized by  ideas suggesting a desire to move backward, especially in matters related to politics. Sent- There are some signs of a reactionary movement in the art of fiction.

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