Wednesday, August 20, 2014

LATIN ROOTS #1

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, plan, or outline of things to be done.
 ex.) The boss said we have a lot of meetings in our agenda today. 

2.agile: able to move quickly and easily. 
 ex.) I would describe Jade as a very agile person because she is very active . 
 
3.alienate: to make indifferent or hostile. 
 ex.) In just a few hours he managed to alienate everyone he encountered. 

4.altercation: a noisy argument or controversy. 
 ex.) Given last year's violence, the altercation was not surprising. 

5.amiable: friendly; sociable 
 ex.) Anyone could look more amiable and approachable if they smiled. 
 
6.amorous: showing or expressing love. 
 ex.) Music does a pretty good job of expressing affection and amorous intention. 

7.animated: full of life, action, or spirit. 
 ex.) My grandfather was very animated in his younger years and was never afraid to take risks. 

8.equanimity: calm emotions when dealing with problems or pressure. 
 ex.) Her equanimity was striking, although her job presumably is exhausting. 

9.inalienable: impossible to take away or give up. 
 ex.) We are a nation run by laws, enshrined in these laws are inalienable rights.

10.inanimate: not capable of life. 
 ex.) When you learn to program a computer, you acquire a superpower: the ability to make an inanimate object follow your command. 

11.magnanimous: having and showing a generous and kind nature. 
 ex.) There certainly are quite a few magnanimous souls here today.
 
12.reactionary: relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction. 
 ex.) There are some signs of a reactionary movement in the art of fiction.

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