Latin Vocabulary 8

1. Latin Vocabulary 8 Roots, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, sentences, and related words

2. concede • con, com – • together; with; completely • concede – • v. to acknowledge as true; to yield or grant as a right or privilege • v. concedes, -ed, -ing n. concession, conceder adv. concededly • Synonyms: acknowledge, agree, allow, admit, confess, fess (up), grant, own (up to) • Antonyms: deny

3. concede • Since everyone saw the ball go out of bounds, he had to concede the point to his opponent. • The candidate’s concession speech was eloquent and complimentary of her former employee who had challenged and won her seat in Congress.

4. concede Related Words: • convivial • concentrate • concentric • conclude • confidant • congenital • conscription • congregate • congress • conjecture • convert

5. dejected • de – • away from, off; down; entirely; undo; reverse • dejected – • adj. lowered in spirit; depressed, disheartened adv. dejectedly n. dejectedness • Synonyms: bad, blue, brokenhearted, cast down, crestfallen, sad, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, droopy, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, heavyhearted, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, mournful, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched • Antonyms: blissful, buoyant, buoyed, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, glad, gladdened, gladsome, gleeful, happy, joyful, joyous, jubilant, sunny, upbeat

6. dejected • The sweet dog we’re dog-sitting stared dejectedly at the door after her owners left on their week-long vacation. • After losing the spelling bee on a technicality, I felt nothing but dejection and wondered if I would ever see spelling in the same positive light again.

7. dejected Related Words: • degrade • dehydrogenate • devitalize • decrypt • indescribable • denomination • despicable • despise • detract • devolve • nondescript

8. egocentric • ego – • self • egocentric – • adj. & n. self-centered; limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs • adv. egocentrically n. egocentricity, egocentrism • Synonyms: egoistic, egomaniacal, egotistic (or egotistical), narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-infatuated, self-interested, self-involved, selfish, self-loving, self-obsessed, self-oriented, self-preoccupied, self-regarding, self-seeking, self-serving, solipsistic • Antonyms: self-forgetful, self-forgetting, selfless, unselfish

9. egocentric • Her last boyfriend was so egocentric that he expected her to attend his prom and later skip her own prom to cheer for him at an away game. • Egocentric people have a hard time sympathizing with others because they can rarely put themselves in someone else’s shoes.

10. egocentric Related Words: • alter ego • ego • egoism • egoist • egomania • egotism • egotist • egotistical

11. regress • gress, grad, gradi, grade - • to step or go • regress – • n. & v. movement backward to a previous and especially worse or more primitive state or condition • n. regression adj. regressive • Synonyms: retrogress, return, revert • Antonyms: advance, develop, evolve, progress

12. regress • Scientists expected the caveman brought back to life to be able to improve on his civilized behavior, but he tended to regress to his more primitive behavior. • When potty training a child, any change in environment or routine can cause the toddler to regress and insist on using diapers again.

13. regress Related Words: • aggression • biodegradable • congress • degrade • digress • downgrade • egress • gradation • graduate • gradual • ingredient • ingress • progress • transgress

14. lunacy • lun, luni – • moon • lunacy – • n. intermittent insanity once believed to be related to phases of the moon; wild foolishness : extravagant folly • pl. n. lunacies • Synonyms: absurdity, asininity, fatuity, foolery, foppery, idiocy, imbecility, inanity, insanity, folly, stupidity • Antonyms: mind, saneness, sanity

15. lunacy • Beyond his unusual behavior and severely inward focus, Jeeve’slunacy became more evident as his medication wore off and he began to talk to his hallucinations. • Emergency room staff usually agree that they see evidence of more lunacy during the full moon than at any other time of the month.

16. lunacy Related Words: • apolune • circumlunar • interlunar • lunar • lunar eclipse • lunatic • lunette • lunule • perilune

17. maritime • mar, mari – • sea • maritime – • adj. related to the sea; existing or occurring on or near the sea • Synonyms: marine, nautical, navigational

18. maritime • The Long Island Maritime Museum includes the people behind the industry, seafaring records, and the history of the waters surrounding the area known as the “valley of shipwrecks.” • Unless one has sailed or been a passenger on an antique ship, one can hardly imagine what it is like to attempt a maritime passage without electronic devices or satellite imagery.

19. maritime Related Words: • aquamarine • mal de mer • marina • marine • mariner • submarine • transmarine • ultramarine

20. matriarch • matr, matri, mater – • mother • matriarch – • n. the mother and ruler of a family or clan; a well-respected older woman • adj. matriarchal • Synonyms: dame, dowager, grande dame, matron

21. matriarch • Even before women had the right to vote, often the family business was steered by its well-respected and powerful matriarch, the mother and/or grandmother of the family. • In a herd of elephants, the matriarch is the one who decides who is in and who is out, disciplining young bulls who go astray.

22. matriarch Related Words: • alma mater • maternal • matricide • matriculate • matrimony • matrix • matron • matronymic

23. expatriate • patr, patri, pater – • father • expatriate – • n. one who gives up allegiance to his or her homeland; • v. to leave or be forced to leave one’s native land to go live elsewhere • v. expatriates, -d, -ing n. expatriation adj. expatriate • Synonyms: deport, displace, exile, banish, relegate, transport

24. expatriate • When we lived in Dubai, U.A.E., we were technically expatriates simply because we lived elsewhere, but we never gave up our United States citizenship. • The number of Americans living abroad is so high that there are a plethora of magazines and sites devoted to their specific expatriate interests and needs.

25. expatriate Related Words: • paterfamilias • paternal • paternity • paternoster • patriarch • patrician • patricide • patrimony • patriotism • patron • patroness • patronymic • repatriate

26. solarium • sol – • sun • solarium – • n. a room or glass-enclosed porch exposed to the sun, especially for pleasure or for therapeutic purposes • pl. n. solaria, solariums

27. solarium • When an infant is born with jaundice, doctors will often advise mothers to undress the child and go sit out of doors in the sun or let the child lie on a blanket in the solarium of the hospital. • People who live in northern climates often add a solarium to the western side of the home in order to get the most sunlight possible during the hours they are home after work.

28. solarium Related Words: • circumsolar • lunisolar • parasol • solar • solar eclipse

29. terra firma • terr, terra, terri – • earth; land • terra firma – • n. firm or solid ground; dry land • Synonyms: dirt, dust, ground, land, soil, earth

30. terra firma • After weeks on the open sea, the shipwreck survivor kissed all the sailors who brought him back to terra firma and gave thanks for being back on dry land. • For an astronaut returning to Earth, stepping foot on terra firma is more difficult than many imagine since astronaut’s muscles atrophy while in space and the rest of the body is in a much weaker state than at lift-off.

31. terra firma Related Words: • extraterrestrial • mediterranean • subterranean • terra cotta • terrace • terrain • terrarium • terrestrial • terrier • territory

32. Root Review • 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 • mar, mari – • sea • matr, matri, mater – • mother • patr, patri, pater – • father • sol – • sun • terr, terra, terri – • earth; land

33. 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 • carn, carni – • flesh; meat • clud, clus – • to close • err – • astray; wander • in, ir, ig, im, il – • not; without • junct, join, jug – • to join

34. 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 • jur, just – • law; right; oath • agr/o, agri – • crop production; field • mort – • death • equ, equi – • equal • ann, enn – • year

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

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

37. 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 • du, duo – • two; second • medi – • middle • scrib, script – • write • vers, vert – • turn • -ject – • to throw

38. 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 dict – speech, to speak; proclaim (declare officially); word mal – bad; evil; ill; wrong omni – all post – after; behind pre – before; in front of

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