Roots Unit One
ERG,URG (Greek - ERGON: work)
Surgical: Very precise; clear and accurate
Energetic: Active and lively
Ergonomic: Intended to decrease discomfort and maximize work
VIG (Latin - VIGERE: be lively, be energetic)
Vigorous: Done with power, force or energy
Invigorate: To fill with strength and energy
IG,AG,ACT,EG (Latin - AGERE, ACTUM: do, drive, act)
Prodigal: Wasting money or resources
Agitate: 1. To publicly demand; petition for
2. To move vigorously or violently; to upset
Enact: To make legal or official
Reactionary: Strongly opposed to change; conservative
Agile: Able to move quickly and lightly
Allege: To put forth as true; claim
Roots Unit Two
POS, PON (Latin - PONERE, POSITUM: to place, to put)
Composure: Control over expression and action
Exponential: Steadily increasing
Imposition: An unwelcome demand; a burden
Repository: A place designated for storage
STAN, STAT (Latin - STARE, STATUS: to stand, stand something up)
Instantaneous: Happening immediately
Reinstate: To bring back into existence or authority
Inconstant: Not lasting; not steady
THES, THET (Greek - THESIS: placing; THETOS: having been placed)
Synthesize: To combine; to blend
Parenthetical: Explaining the main idea or topic
Hypothesis: Idea proposed as true; theory
Roots Unit Three
CEPT, CIP, CIEVE (Latin - CAPERE, CAPTUM: to take, sieze)
Intercept: To catch or block
Participant: One who takes part in
Conceive: To come up with, imagine
Deceptive: Intending to mislead or trick
Exceptional: Standing out from others
Anticipate: To expect beforehand
HAB, HIB (Latin - HABERE, HABITUM: to have, hold / HABITARE, HABITATUM: to have a hom, to dwell)
Cohabitation: Living together; coexistence
Exhibit: To show; to display
DIT (Latin - DARE, DATUM: to give)
Editorial: Expressing opinions or bias
Nontraditional: Going against the accepted pattern or style
DON (Latin - DONARE, DONATUM: to give / DONUM: gift)
Donor: One who gives something
Condone: To support; to give approval to
FUG (Latin - FUGARE, FUGATUM: to flee)
Fugitive: Someone who is running away or escaping
Refuge: Protection or safety
Subterfuge: Trick; act of deception
Roots Unit Five
HUM (Latin - HUMUS: ground, earth)
Humility: Lack of pride; modesty
Exhume: To remove from the ground; dig up
STELL (Latin - STELLA: star)
Stellar: Excellent; outstanding
ASTR (Greek - ASTRON: star)
Astronomical: Enormous; immense
NEB, NIMB (Latin - NEBULA & NIMBUS: cloud)
Nebulous: Not definite; vague
Nimbus: A cloud
CELES (Latin - CAELUM: sky)
Celestial: Having to do with the sky or heavens
TERR (Latin - TERRA: earth, ground)
Terrestrial: Earthly; of or from land
Inter: To put into the ground; to bury
Subterranean: Beneath the ground
Roots Unit Four
SANCT (Latin - SANCTUS: holy)
Sanctum: A private place; a retreat
Sanctify: To make holy
Sanctions: Something that forces obedience with a law or rule
Sanctuary: A place of protection
DEI (Latin - DEUS: god)
Deity: A god; a divine being
Deify: To make into a god; to treat like a god
THE (Greek - THEOS: god)
Pantheon: A group of gods; a group of people so accomplished in a skill or field that they seem like gods
Polytheistic: Having several gods or deities
Monotheism: Worship of or belief in only one god
CAST, CHAST (Latin - CASTUS: pure)
Castigate: To criticize; to condemn
Chastened: Made less proud; humbled
Chastise: To punish verbally; to scold
Roots Unit Six
CURS, COURSE (Latin - CURRERE, CURSUM: to run)
Excursion: A brief pleasure outing
Discourse: Exchange of words; conversation
CELER (Latin - CELER: fast, swift, quick)
Accelerated: Made faster
VOLA (Latin - VOLARE, VOLATUM: to fly)
Volatile: Changing often; unpredictable
MOV (Latin - MOVERE, MOTUM: to move)
Immovable: Impossible to move or change
Mobile: Moving; able to move
Demote: To lower in rank or authority
FUG (Latin - FUGARE, FUGATUM: to flee)
Fugitive: Someone who is running away or escaping
Refuge: Protection or safety
Subterfuge: Trick; act of deception
ERG,URG (Greek - ERGON: work)
Surgical: Very precise; clear and accurate
Energetic: Active and lively
Ergonomic: Intended to decrease discomfort and maximize work
VIG (Latin - VIGERE: be lively, be energetic)
Vigorous: Done with power, force or energy
Invigorate: To fill with strength and energy
IG,AG,ACT,EG (Latin - AGERE, ACTUM: do, drive, act)
Prodigal: Wasting money or resources
Agitate: 1. To publicly demand; petition for
2. To move vigorously or violently; to upset
Enact: To make legal or official
Reactionary: Strongly opposed to change; conservative
Agile: Able to move quickly and lightly
Allege: To put forth as true; claim
Roots Unit Two
POS, PON (Latin - PONERE, POSITUM: to place, to put)
Composure: Control over expression and action
Exponential: Steadily increasing
Imposition: An unwelcome demand; a burden
Repository: A place designated for storage
STAN, STAT (Latin - STARE, STATUS: to stand, stand something up)
Instantaneous: Happening immediately
Reinstate: To bring back into existence or authority
Inconstant: Not lasting; not steady
THES, THET (Greek - THESIS: placing; THETOS: having been placed)
Synthesize: To combine; to blend
Parenthetical: Explaining the main idea or topic
Hypothesis: Idea proposed as true; theory
Roots Unit Three
CEPT, CIP, CIEVE (Latin - CAPERE, CAPTUM: to take, sieze)
Intercept: To catch or block
Participant: One who takes part in
Conceive: To come up with, imagine
Deceptive: Intending to mislead or trick
Exceptional: Standing out from others
Anticipate: To expect beforehand
HAB, HIB (Latin - HABERE, HABITUM: to have, hold / HABITARE, HABITATUM: to have a hom, to dwell)
Cohabitation: Living together; coexistence
Exhibit: To show; to display
DIT (Latin - DARE, DATUM: to give)
Editorial: Expressing opinions or bias
Nontraditional: Going against the accepted pattern or style
DON (Latin - DONARE, DONATUM: to give / DONUM: gift)
Donor: One who gives something
Condone: To support; to give approval to
FUG (Latin - FUGARE, FUGATUM: to flee)
Fugitive: Someone who is running away or escaping
Refuge: Protection or safety
Subterfuge: Trick; act of deception
Roots Unit Five
HUM (Latin - HUMUS: ground, earth)
Humility: Lack of pride; modesty
Exhume: To remove from the ground; dig up
STELL (Latin - STELLA: star)
Stellar: Excellent; outstanding
ASTR (Greek - ASTRON: star)
Astronomical: Enormous; immense
NEB, NIMB (Latin - NEBULA & NIMBUS: cloud)
Nebulous: Not definite; vague
Nimbus: A cloud
CELES (Latin - CAELUM: sky)
Celestial: Having to do with the sky or heavens
TERR (Latin - TERRA: earth, ground)
Terrestrial: Earthly; of or from land
Inter: To put into the ground; to bury
Subterranean: Beneath the ground
Roots Unit Four
SANCT (Latin - SANCTUS: holy)
Sanctum: A private place; a retreat
Sanctify: To make holy
Sanctions: Something that forces obedience with a law or rule
Sanctuary: A place of protection
DEI (Latin - DEUS: god)
Deity: A god; a divine being
Deify: To make into a god; to treat like a god
THE (Greek - THEOS: god)
Pantheon: A group of gods; a group of people so accomplished in a skill or field that they seem like gods
Polytheistic: Having several gods or deities
Monotheism: Worship of or belief in only one god
CAST, CHAST (Latin - CASTUS: pure)
Castigate: To criticize; to condemn
Chastened: Made less proud; humbled
Chastise: To punish verbally; to scold
Roots Unit Six
CURS, COURSE (Latin - CURRERE, CURSUM: to run)
Excursion: A brief pleasure outing
Discourse: Exchange of words; conversation
CELER (Latin - CELER: fast, swift, quick)
Accelerated: Made faster
VOLA (Latin - VOLARE, VOLATUM: to fly)
Volatile: Changing often; unpredictable
MOV (Latin - MOVERE, MOTUM: to move)
Immovable: Impossible to move or change
Mobile: Moving; able to move
Demote: To lower in rank or authority
FUG (Latin - FUGARE, FUGATUM: to flee)
Fugitive: Someone who is running away or escaping
Refuge: Protection or safety
Subterfuge: Trick; act of deception