Thursday, December 11, 2014

Latin Roots #7

Roots and Derivatives
1. duct(t), duce (to lead): conduct, reduce, education, abduct, deductive, ductile, induction, deduce, conduct
2. fed(er), fid(e) (faith, trust): federal, confidence, affidavit, infidel, bona fide, confide, confederate
3. fin(e) (end, limit): finish, confide, define, infinitesimal, affinity, infinity, finial
4. flect, flex (to bend): deflect, reflex, reflector, flexibility, genuflect, flexor

Word List
1. aqueduct(n): a large pipe or other conduit made to bring water from a great distance

2. conducive (a): tending to lead, help, assist, or result in

3. definitive (a): completely accurate, reliable, and authoritative; decisive or conclusive
 
4. fidelity (n): faithfulness to one's promises or obligations; steadfast faithfulness; technological faithfulness

5. fiduciary (n): an individual who holds something in trust for another, a trustee

6. finale (n): a "grand" conclusion, as of a performance; the last scene of a play

7. finite (a): limited or bordered by time or by any measurement; measurable

8. flexuous (a): winding in and out; bending or wavering

9. inducement (n): anything used or given to persuade or motivate; an incentive
 
10. inflection (n): a slight change in tone or modulation of the voice, as in a point of emphasis

11. perfidious (a): characteristic of one who would intentionally betray a faith or trust; treacherous

12. traduce (v): to speak falsely of; to slander or defame; to disgrace another's good name; to vilify

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