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Latin Roots #12

Latin Roots #12. Mrs. Lucidi English 2. Root: curr, curs, cour. Meaning: To run Sample Words: -Excursion -Cursory -Incur. Excursion. A short journey, an outing. They went on an excursion to the beach. Cursory. Hastily and superficially done.

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Latin Roots #12

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  1. Latin Roots #12 Mrs. Lucidi English 2

  2. Root: curr, curs, cour Meaning: To run Sample Words: -Excursion -Cursory -Incur

  3. Excursion A short journey, an outing They went on an excursion to the beach.

  4. Cursory Hastily and superficially done Katie only had time to give the room a cursory cleaning before her friends arrived.

  5. Incur To bring upon one’s self Keith incurred three hours of detention for constantly being late to class.

  6. Root: loqu, locut Meaning: To talk Sample Words: -Loquacious -Eloquent

  7. Loquacious Talkative The loquacious woman was always on the telephone.

  8. Eloquent Persuasive, Fluent, Graceful Tyson is an eloquent speaker.

  9. Root: unda, und Meaning: Wave, flow Sample Words: -Redundant -Undulate

  10. Redundant • Exceeding what is necessary; repetitive The verbal directions that she gave him were redundant because he already had a map of how to get to her house.

  11. Undulate To move in a wavelike motion The boat undulated on the waves and made the passengers sea sick.

  12. Root: viv Meaning: To live, alive Sample Words: -Vivacious -Revive -Vivid

  13. Vivacious Full of animation and spirit Watching the vivacious children at the party was very entertaining.

  14. Revive To bring back to life The woman tried to revive the man by giving him CPR.

  15. Vivid Bright, Full of vigor, fresh The artist used several vivid colors in his painting.

  16. Root: ten, tent, tin Meaning: Hold Sample Words: -Tenacious -Tenable

  17. Tenacious Persistent, hold firm The husband and the wife were both tenacious during their argument. Neither would admit that they had made a mistake.

  18. Tenable Capable of being defended, logical The lawyer thought the couple’s case was tenable, so he agreed to represent them in the lawsuit.

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