Words from Latin Roots #1
ROOTS AND DERIVATIVES
- act, ag, ig: to do, to move, to drive
- ali, alter: another, other
- am: at/ to love
- anim: life, spirit, soul
WORD LIST
agenda -
Def. A list or plan of things to be done in the future; listed items to be taken up at a meeting.
Sen. I use my agenda everyday to write down my homework.
agile-
Def. Quick and easy of movement or thought; resourceful
Sen. My actions when i'm dribbling through defenses are agile.
alienate-
Def. To make someone unfriendly, withdrawn, or indifferent.
Sen. The boy was being very alienate to the new student.
altercation-
Def. A heated or angry argument; a noisy quarrel.
Sen. The boys got into an altercation after one of them cut in the lunch line.
amiable-
Def.Generally pleasant, friendly and nice to be around.
Sen. I am amiable if I get food when i'm hungry.
amorous-
Def. Suggestive of love, lovemaking, or sexual desire.
Sen. The man was very amorous but he was single.
animated-
Def. Filled with life and spirit.
Sen. A team is animated when they win a championship.
equanimity-
Def. Calmness or evenness of mind or spirit; even-temperedness.
Sen. I have to have equanimity when I have a game.
inalienable-
Def. That which cant be taken away or transferred to someone else.
Sen. My textbooks are inalienable because they have my name in them and are checked out to me.
inanimate-
Def. Possessing neither life nor spirit; not alive.
Sen. An inanimate object can't move or talk.
magnanimous-
Def. Showing a kind of nobleness of mind and spirit; high-minded; free from pettiness.
Sen. When i am on the court I'm magnanimous.
reactionary-
Def. Characterized by ideas suggestion by ideas suggesting a desire to move backward, especially in matters
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