Latin Vocabulary 3 Roots, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, sentences, and related words.
Vocabulary Roots
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Vocabulary RootsEnglish II
Semester 2
dys-Definition: bad, difficult
Sample word: dystopia
Sample word definition: an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives
Sentence: The Matrix takes place in a dystopian society.
ex-Definition: out
Sample word: exploit
Sample word definition: (v) to employ to the greatest possible advantage; (n) an act or deed, especially a notable or heroic one
Sentence: The media exploits the lives of movie stars and musicians in order to improve ratings.
hyper-Definition: over, above
Sample word: hypersensitive
Sample word definition: excessively or abnormally sensitive; over-sensitive
Sentence: The sappy commercial made the hypersensitive pregnant woman cry.
super-, sur-Definition: over
Sample word: superfluous
Sample word definition: exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
Sentence: The two hundred and fifty video games he owned seemed superfluous to his mother.
vit, vivDefinition: life
Sample word: vital
Sample word definition: full of life and vigor
Sentence: Clarisse’s vital personality confused and inspired Montag.
a-Definition: without, not
Sample word: amoral
Sample word definition: being neither moral nor immoral; without morality
Sentence: Many argue that unlike humans animals are amoral.
contra-Definition: against
Sample word: contraband
Sample word definition: goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden
Sentence: In Fahrenheit 451, books were contraband.
counter-Definition: against
Sample word: counterfeit
Sample word definition: made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive
Sentence: Annie purchased a counterfeit designer watch on the streets of New York city.
hypo-Definition: under, less than
Sample words: hypocrite
Sample word definitions: a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue; a person who is less than the virtuous personality they project to others
Sentence: The hypocritical trainer went out back to smoke a cigarette and eat a doughnut between sessions.
luc, lumDefinition: light, clear
Sample words: lucid, hallucinate, illuminate, pellucid
Sample word’s definition: extremely clear in style and meaning
Sample sentence: Her pellucid writing made it easy for me to understand the novel.
magnDefinition: great
Sample words: magnitude, magnanimous
Sample word definition: Very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself; high-minded or noble
Sample sentence: The magnanimous king allowed his enemy to leave the kingdom without harm.
mis-Definition: bad, wrong
Sample words: mistake, mistook, misfire, misanthrope
Sample word definition: a person who hates or distrusts humankind
Sample sentence: Ebenezer Scrooge is the perfect example of a misanthrope.
pathDefinition: feeling, illness
Sample words: empathy, sympathy, apathy, antipathy
Sample word definition: lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting; absence of passion
Sample sentence: Mildred’s apathy frustrated and angered Montag.
perDefinition: through
Sample words: persuasion, impervious, pervasive
Sample word definition: Not allowing something to pass through; unable to be affected by
Sentence: In the summer, I am impervious to the heat; I play outside all day.
reg Definition: guide, rule, king
Sample words: regal, regicide
Sample word definition: the killing of a king
Sentence: In the Lion King, Scar plots regicide when he works to kill Mufasa.