1. Latin Vocabulary 10 Roots, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, sentences, and related words

2. anathema ana – (Greek, but important) up; back; again; against; throughout anathema – n. a person or thing intensely disliked: ; a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication Synonyms: curse, ban, execration, imprecation, malediction, malison Antonyms: benediction, benison, blessing

3. anathema Since the healthy-living revolution has begun to impact children in a positive manner, fewer children today than years ago find broccoli an anathema. Because the different parties in Congress seem unable to work together, the public finds Congress an anathema and prefers representatives that get something done while in office.

4. anathema Related Words: anachronism anagram analogy analyze anapestic anaphase anaphora anaphylaxis anatomy

5. florid flor, flori – flower florid – adj. very flowery in style; elaborately decorated; tinged with red; fully developed; manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome adv. floridly n. floridity, floridness Synonyms: bedizened, ornate, fussy, gingerbread, gingerbreaded, gingerbready, overdecorated, overwrought, ruddy Antonyms: austere, plain, severe, stark, unadorned

6. florid When the young beauty kissed him unexpectedly, his face became florid, showing his embarrassment. The florid language and decorations in ancient texts makes it intriguing to examine but challenging to comprehend.

7. florid Related Words: cauliflower efflorescence flora floral florist floret floribunda Florida Florence florin flower

8. portfolio foli – leaf portfolio – n. a carrying case for loose papers; an itemized list of investments owned by a person or company; the contents of somebody's creative work pl. n. portfolios

9. portfolio Financial advisors often encourage young people to take more risks and use their portfolio to invest aggressively rather than moderately. Upon graduation from the university, his parents gifted him with a luxurious and expensive leather portfolio to carry on his job interviews.

10. portfolio Related Words: folio folic acid foliate defoliation exfoliate bifoliate foliage

11. homage hom, homo, hominis – man homage – n. expression of high regard : respect —often used with pay; something that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another Synonyms: accolade, citation, commendation, eulogium, eulogy, hymn, paean, salutation, tribute

12. homage Knights and nobles paid homage to the king in a show of fealty and duty, but sometimes their homage was merely show. The Japanese artist who painted the vase of flowers did so as an homage to the renowned artist Matisse.

13. homage Related Words: ad hominem bonhomie hombre homicide homicidal Homo sapiens homunculus

14. ramification ram, rami – branch ramification – n. the result or consequence of a decision, act, or statement; the act or process of branching pl. n. ramifications Synonyms: consequence, outgrowth, branch, offshoot

15. ramification Bonsai tree enthusiasts focus on ramification because the individual twigs and limbs within the tree both contribute to the tree’s health and beauty and encourage root growth to match the visible branching aboveground. The ramifications of flooding and tornadoes are often mass destruction and copious debris.

16. ramification Related Words: biramous ramada ramify ramose ramus

17. rupture -rupt – to break; burst rupture – v/n. – the act of breaking apart or bursting; a break in friendly relations; the tearing apart of a tissue v. ruptures, -d, -ing Synonyms: break, burst, hernia

18. rupture The ruptured oil tanker was safely towed to port for repairs without spilling any of its precious cargo. While ruptured capillaries in the eye look bad, a more painful and serious rupture is a rupture of one or more discs supporting the spine.

19. rupture Related Words: abrupt bankrupt corrupt disrupt erupt incorruptible interrupt uninterrupted

20. bisect -sect – to cut bisect – v. to cut apart into two equal parts n. bisection adj. bisectional bisectionally Synonyms: intersect, cross, cut

21. bisect The astonishing and detailed display of a bisected cow interested the future biologist but infuriated her animal- loving roommate. Bisecting fruit, or cutting it in half, is a beautiful way to display the colors, textures, and designs within, but fruit must be consumed within a few hours if left out.

22. bisect Related Words: dissect intersect midsection resection sectarian section sector transect vivisection

23. intractable –tract – draw; pull intractable – adj. not easy to control, manage or relieve (as from pain) n. intractability adv. intractably Synonyms: balky, contrary, contumacious, defiant, incompliant, insubordinate, disobedient, obstreperous, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, recusant, refractory, restive, ungovernable, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful Antonyms: amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, ruly, submissive, tractable

24. intractable The dogs’ intractable behavior while we were gone forced us to put them in the basement when leaving them unattended. After the accident, she had intractable pain in her neck and back, and the doctor said spinal surgery was too great a risk.

25. intractable Related Words: abstract attract contract detract distract extract protract retract subtract tractable traction tractor

26. veracity ver – true veracity – n. devotion to the truth; conformity with truth or fact pl. n. veracities Synonyms: accuracy integrity, probity, truthfulness, honesty, verity Antonyms: deceit, deceitfulness, dishonesty, lying, mendaciousness, mendacity, untruthfulness

27. veracity I prefer to have friends for whom veracity is a character trait; I doubt that liars can be good friends. The principal appreciated the honor student’s veracity when she retold the vents and did not leave out her own bad decision.

28. veracity Related Words: veracious verdict verify veritable veritas verisimilitude verity voir dire

29. voluminous volv, volu, volut – roll; turn voluminous – adj. capable of filling volumes; prolific in speech or writing; having or marked by great volume or bulk adv. voluminously n. voluminousness Synonyms: big, biggish, boxcar, bulky, considerable, goodly, grand, great, handsome, hefty, hulking, husky, largish, outsized, oversize (or oversized), sizable, substantial, tidy, large Antonyms: bantam, dinky, dwarf, dwarfish, little, puny, shrimpy, small, smallish, undersized

30. voluminous The model’s hair is so voluminous that it is not representative of most women’s reality and must be greatly enhanced in the studio. The dress’s voluminous sleeves made her feel like she was dressed for graduation in her cap and gown.

31. voluminous Related Words: convoluted devolve evolution involve revolution revolve revolver voluble volume

32. ana – up; back; again; against; throughout flor, flori – flower foli – leaf hom, homo, hominis – man ram, rami – branch Root Review -rupt – to break; burst -sect – to cut –tract – draw; pull ver – true volv, volu, volut – roll; turn

33. arbor – tree –forc, fort – strength glob/o, globi, glom – round; ball-shaped; spherical; cluster lingu – language lud, lus – to play Root Review per – through; thoroughly; wrong quadr, quadra, quadric, quadru – four spect, spec, spic – to look; to see spir/o – breathe vor – to eat

34. con, com – together; with; completely de – away from, off; down; entirely; undo; reverse ego – self gress, grad, gradi, grade - to step or go lun, luni – moon Root Review mar, mari – sea matr, matri, mater – mother patr, patri, pater – father sol – sun terr, terra, terri – earth; land

35. carn, carni – flesh; meat clud, clus – to close err – astray; wander in, ir, ig, im, il – not; without junct, join, jug – to join Root Review plac, pac, peac – peace; please; appease port – to carry –prehend, prehens – to hold, to seize re – again; against; back via, vi – journey; road; way

36. jur, just – law; right; oath agr/o, agri – crop production; field mort – death equ, equi – equal ann, enn – year Root Review intra, intro – within; inward; inside; into aqua – water –arium, -orium, -ary a place for leg, lex – word; law; reading avi – bird feder – league; alliance

37. radic, radix – root nom, nomin, nomen – name; noun merc – goods; trade; pay fid – faith nutra – nourish Root Review greg – flock nat – born; birth coron, coroll – crown; wreath voc, vok – to call; to voice doct, doc – teach

38. vit, viv, vivi – life; breath, mind; soul manu, mani – hand cogn – knowledge verb – word fus – pour Root Review ped – foot dorm – sleep pel – to drive e- out ocul – eye

39. du, duo – two; second medi – middle scrib, script – write vers, vert – turn -ject – to throw Root Review cede, ceed, cess – to go; to yield corp/o, corpor, corpus – body –locu, -loqu – to speak, speech, talk, discourse liter – letter duc, duct – to lead

40. dict – speech, to speak; proclaim (declare officially); word mal – bad; evil; ill; wrong omni – all post – after; behind pre – before; in front of Root Review retro – back; backward; behind sub – below; beneath; lower in rank; under; nearly super – above; over; beyond trans – across; through; change; beyond ultra – beyond; excessive

41. ambi, amphi – both; on both sides; around ante – before bell – war bene, bon – good; well circum – around; surrounding Root Review cide – to kill cred – belief; believe extra, extro – outside of; beyond inter – between; among magn, magna, magni – great; large