a- (AS) in, on, at more food, aside from a few stale rolls.){ aside n. 7.
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard
abed adv. [a- + bed]( 1. in bed: to stay abed late
on Sundays. 2. confined to bed.){}
aboard adv. [a- + board; OFr bord, from
(on) + bord (board)]( 1. on board; on, in, or into
a ship, train, airplane, bus, etc.: to step aboard. 2.
alongside; to the side. 3. Baseball. on base: a
homer with two aboard. 4. all aboard! (as a warning
to passengers entering or planning to enter a
train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting)
Everyone get on! 5. into a group as a new
member: The office manager welcomed him aboard.){
aboard prep. on board of; on, in, or into: to come
aboard a ship.}
aloft adv. [a- + loft; ON lopt (pronounced
/loft/; of motion) and lopti (of position) in the
sky, from on, in or to, and lopt (see loft)]( 1.
high up; far above the ground. 2. Naut. a. on the
masts; in the rigging; overhead. b. (on a square-
rigged sailing ship) in the upper rigging,
specifically, on or above the lower yards
(opposed to alow). 3. in or into the air.){ aloft
prep. on or at the top of: flags flying aloft the
castle.}
ashore adv. [a- + shore](1. to the shore; onto
the shore: The schooner was driven ashore. 2. on the
shore; on land rather than at sea or on the water:
The captain has been ashore for two hours.){}
aside adv. [a- + side]( 1. on or to one side; to or
at a short distance apart; away from some
position or direction: to turn aside; to move the chair
aside. 2. away from one's thoughts or
consideration: to put one's cares aside. 3. in reserve;
in a separate place, as for safekeeping; apart;
away: to put some money aside for a rainy day. 4. away
from a present group, esp. for reasons of
privacy; off to another part, as of a room; into
or to a separate place: He took him aside and talked
business. 5. in spite of; put apart;
notwithstanding: all kidding aside; unusual
circumstances aside. 6. aside from, a. apart from;
besides; excluding: Aside from her salary, she receives
money from investments. b. except for: They had no
by others on the stage and intended only for the
audience. 8. words spoken so as not to be heard
by others present. 9. a temporary departure
from a main theme or topic, esp. a parenthetical
comment or remark; short digression. aside
from (apart from). set aside 1. To quash (a
judgement) 2. To put to one side (lit and
figurative)}
a-, ab- (L) from
avert v.t. [L vertere, from ab from, and vertere to
turn]( 1. to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes.
2. to ward off; prevent: to avert evil; to avert an
accident.){ avertedly adv.; averter n.; avertible
adj.; avertable adj.}
absolve v.t. absolved, absolving [L absolvere,
from ab from, and solvere to loose]( 1. to free
from guilt or blame or their consequences: The
court absolved her of guilt in his death. 2. to set free
or release, as from some duty, obligation, or
responsibility (usually fol. by from): to be absolved
from one's oath. 3. to grant pardon for. 4. Eccles.
a. to grant or pronounce remission of sins to. b.
to remit (a sin) by absolution. c. to declare
(censure, as excommunication) removed.) {
absolvable adj.; absolvent adj.; absolvent n.;
absolver n. Syn: 1. exculpate, clear.
Absolve, acquit, exonerate all mean to free
from blame. absolve is a general word for this
idea. to acquit is to release from a specific and
usually formal accusation: the court must acquit the
accused if there is not enough evidence of guilt. to
exonerate is to consider a person clear of blame
or consequences for an act (even when the act is
admitted), or to justify the person for having
done it: to be exonerated for a crime committed in self-
defense. 2. liberate, exempt. 3. excuse, forgive.
Ant: 1. blame.}
a-, an- (Gr) destitute of
atheist n. [Gr theos godless + -ist: Gr atheos,
from a- (privative), and theos god](a person who
denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme
being or beings.){ atheism n. 1. the doctrine
or belief that there is no God. 2. disbelief in the
existence of a supreme being or beings.;
atheistic adj., atheistical adj.; atheistically
adv.; atheize v.i., atheise v.i. to talk or write as
an atheist Syn: atheist, agnostic, infidel,
skeptic refer to persons not inclined toward
religious belief or a particular form of religious
belief. an atheist is one who denies the
existence of a deity or of divine beings. an
agnostic is one who believes it impossible to
know anything about god or about the creation
of the universe and refrains from commitment
to any religious doctrine. infidel means an
unbeliever, especially a nonbeliever in islam or
christianity. a skeptic doubts and is critical of
all accepted doctrines and creeds. }
anarchy n. [Gr anarchi leaderlessness,
lawlessness, from an- (privative), and arch
government](1. a state of society without
government or law. 2. political and social
disorder due to the absence of governmental
control: The death of the king was followed by a year of
anarchy. 3. a theory that regards the absence of
all direct or coercive government as a political
ideal and that proposes the cooperative and
voluntary association of individuals and groups
as the principal mode of organized society. 4.
confusion; chaos; disorder: Intellectual and moral
anarchy followed his loss of faith.){ anarch n.
(archaic) An author, promoter or personification
of lawlessness; anarchal adj. (rare); anarchial
adj. (rare); anarchic adj., anarchical adj.;
anarchically adv.; anarchism n. [anarch(y) + -
ism] 1. a doctrine urging the abolition of
government or governmental restraint as the
indispensable condition for full social and
political liberty. 2. the methods or practices of
anarchists, as the use of violence to undermine
government. 3. anarchy.; anarchist n. [anarch(y)
+ -ist] 1. a person who advocates or believes in
anarchy or anarchism. 2. a person who seeks to
overturn by violence all constituted forms and
institutions of society and government, with no
purpose of establishing any other system of
order in the place of that destroyed. 3. a person
who promotes disorder or excites revolt against
any established rule, law, or custom. }
-ac (??)
demoniac adj. [L daemoniacus, from Gr
daimoniakos possessed by a demon: diamon (see
demon)](1. of, pertaining to, or like a demon;
demonic: demoniac laughter. 2. possessed by or as
by an evil spirit; raging; frantic.){ demoniac n.
a person seemingly possessed by a demon or
evil spirit demon n. [L daemn, from Gr
daimn a spirit, genius; in NT and Late Gr, a
devil; see daemon] daemon n. [L daemn, -
onis, from Gr daimn, -onos a spirit, a genius, and
later a devil] 1. Class. Myth. a spirit holding a
middle place between gods and men, such as the
daemon or good genius of Socrates; a
subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a
person's attendant spirit. 2. An evil spirit, devil.
demoniacal adj.; demoniacally adv.;
demoniacism n.; demonian adj.;
demonianism n.; demonic adj.; demonism n.;
demonist n.; demonization n., demonization
n.; demonize v.t., demonise v.t. (1. To
stigmatize as evil. 2. To convert into a demon. 3.
To control or possess by a demon);
demonocracy n. (the powers of demons);
demonolater n.; demonolatry n. (the worship
of demons); demonologic adj., demonological
adj.; demonologist n.; demonology n. (An
account of, or the study of, demons and their
ways); demonomania n. (A form of mania in
which the subject believes himself or herself to
be possessed by devils); demonry n.;
demonography n. [demono + -graphy](a
treatise on demons)}
cardiac adj. [L cardiacus, from Gr kardiakos,
from kardi heart, the upper end of the
stomach](1. of or pertaining to the heart: cardiac
disease. 2. of or pertaining to the esophageal
portion of the stomach.){ cardiac n. 3. Med. a
cardiac remedy. 4. a person suffering from heart
disease. cardiacal adj. cardiac cardiac
arrest n. Stopping of the heartbeat. cardiac
failure n. heart failure. cardiac massage n.
rhythmic manual massage of the heart, either
directly or by pressure on the chest wall, to
restart or maintain blood circulation after heart
failure. cardiac muscle n. specialized muscle,
able to contract and expand indefinitely, found
only in the walls of the heart}
-aceous (??)
saponaceous adj. [L sp, -nis soap, prob. from
Ger; sapon soap + -aceus aceous](resembling
soap; soapy){ saponaceousness n.
sapogenin n. a compound derived from
saponin, often used in synthesizing steroid
hormones. saponria n. any plant of the
soapwort genus Saponaria. saponifiable adj.;
saponifiction n. 1. The process of turning into
or forming soap. 2. Hydrolysis of esters into
acid and alkali; saponify v.t. to convert (esp a
fat) into soap; saponify v.i. 1. To become soap.
2. (of esters) to undergo hydrolysis into acid and
alkali; saponin n. a glucoside derived from
various plants such as soapwort, that gives a
soapy froth; saponite n. a soapy amorphous
silicate of magnesium and aluminium found in
cavities in serpentine. }
acer, acris (L) sour; pungent.
acutus (L) sharp
acerbity n. [L acerbitas. acerbus sour, unripe,
bitterly harsh + -ity](1. sourness, with roughness
or astringency of taste. 2. harshness or severity,
as of temper or expression.){acerbic adj.
[acerbus + -ic]; acerbically adv.; acerbate v.t.
[acerbic + -ate](1. to make sour or bitter. 2. to
exasperate.); acerbate adj. (embittered)}
acrid adj. [L cer, cris sharp or keen; noun suffix
perhaps in imitation of acid]( 1. sharp or biting
to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating
to the eyes, nose, etc.: acrid smoke from burning
rubber. 2. extremely or sharply stinging or bitter;
exceedingly caustic: acrid remarks.){acridity n.;
acridness n.; acridly adv.}
acrimony (sharpness; ill nature)
acid (sour; tart)
acidulate (to flavor with acid)
acetous (like vinegar)
acute (sharp; pointed; discerning)
acumen (intellectual penetration)
exacerbation (increased irritation or severity)
-acy (??) subst.
obstinacy (the state or condition of being
obstinate)
ad- (La) to which may become, in
composition a, ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at
adhere (to stick to)
ascend (to mount to)
allot (to assign to)
attest (to bear witness to)
-age (??) subst.
bondage (the condition of one bound)
coinage (the doing of the work upon coins)
ager, agri (La) a field
agrarian (relating to lands)
agriculture (the cultivation of the ground)
agriculturist (a farmer)
peregrinate (to travel in foreign lands)
ago, actum (La) to do; to perform
act (to behave; to perform)
action (a performance)
activity, agility (quickness of motion)
actual (real; existing in act)
actuate (to put into action)
actuary (a register or clerk)
agent (a doer; one entrusted with business)
agitate (to put into motion or excitement)
cogent (forcible)
damage (injury)
enact (to decree)
exact v. (to take by authority or force)
exact adj. (accurate)
exigency (pressing necessity)
manage (to carry on)
prodigal (wasteful)
transact (to conduct or perform)
-al (??) adj.
personal adj. (relating to a person)
removal subst. (the act of removing)
alius (La) other; another. alienus (La) foreign
alien (foreign; estranged)
alienate (to transfer to another; to estrange)
alienation (estrangement)
inalienable (that cannot be transferred or
alienated)
alo, alitum, altum (La) to feed; to nourish
aliment (nourishment)
alimentary (pertaining to food)
coalesce [coalesco (La)](to grow together; to triangle (a three-cornered figure)
unite) quadrangle (a square)
coalition (combination; union) equiangular (having equal angles)
alter (La) the other. alternus (La) one after the multangular (many corners)
other animus (La) the mind. anima (La) the life, or
altercation (quarreling; disputing) spiritual principle
alternately (one after the other) animal (a living creature)
alternation (succession; performance by turns) animalcule (a minute animal)
alternative (a choice of two things) animate (to make alive)
altus (La) lofty animadvert (to consider or criticize)
altitude (height) inanimate (lifeless)
exalt (to raise up) animation (liveliness)
ambulo, ambulatum (La) to walk animosity (violent hatred)
ambulatory (pertaining to the act of walking) unanimity (agreement in opinion)
amble (to walk or run in an artificial manner) unanimous (of one mind)
perambulate (to walk through) equanimity (evenness of mind)
amo, amatum (La) to love magnanimity (greatness of mind)
amatory (relating to love) pusillanimity [pusillus (La) weak] (cowardice)
amateur (a lover of the fine arts) -ant (??) adj.
amiable (lovely) abundant adj. (being in abundance)
amorous (affected by love) disputant subst. (one who does the act or work
enamored (fond) of disputing)
amicable (friendly) ante- (La) before
amity (friendship) antecedent (going before)
enmity (hatred) anti- (Gr) against
enemy (a foe) antichristian (opposed to Christianity)
inimical (unfriendly; opposed) antispasmodic (adapted to prevent convulsions)
amplus (La) large annus (La) a year
ample (large; liberal) annual (happening yearly)
amply (largely) annuity (a yearly income)
amplify (to enlarge) annuitant (one who receives an annuity)
amplification (enlargement; extension) anniversary (a stated day, returning with the
amplitude (largeness) revolution of the year)
-an, -ian (??) adj. annals (yearly records)
republican adj. (belonging to a republic) biennial (of two years)
barbarian adj. (belonging to a barbarous people) triennial (happening every three years)
historian subst. (one who writes history) septennial (of seven years)
-ance, -ancy (??) subst. superannuated (impaired by old age)
ignorance subst. (the state of being ignorant) perennial (continuing through the year)
constancy subst. (the being constant) millennium (a thousand years)
ango, anxi (La) to vex annulus (La) a ring
anger (wrath) annular (in the form of a ring)
anguish (extreme pain) annulet (a term in architecture)
anxiety (solicitude) antiques (La) ancient
anxious (solicitous) antiquary (one who seeks ancient things)
angulus (La) a corner antiquated (old; out of date)
angle (a corner) antique (belonging to old times; a relic of
angular (having corners) ancient times)
rectangle (a right-angled, four-sided figure) ancient (old)
aperio (La) ???
aperient (laxative)
aperture (an opening)
apo- (Gr) from
apostle (one sent out)
aphelion (greatest distance from the sun)
-ar (??) adj.
lunar adj. (belonging to the moon)
annular adj. (resembling a ring)
liar subst. (one who does the act of lying)
-ard (??) subst.
drunkard subst. (one who does, or is guilty of
intemperate drinking)
-ary (??) adj.
rotary adj. (resembling a wheel)
planetary adj. (pertaining to the planets)
aviary subst. (a place where birds are kept)
missionary subst. (one who does the work, or
bears the responsibilities of a mission)
apto (La) to fit, to join
apt (fit; inclined to)
aptness (fitness; quickness of apprehension)
aptitude (tendency; disposition)
adapt (to adjust)
inept (unfit; foolish)
aqua (La) water
aquatic (living in, or on the water)
aqueous (watery)
aqueduct (a channel for water)
terraqueous (consisting of land and water)
arbiter (La) a judge, an umpire
arbiter, arbitrator (a judge appointed by opposite
parties to decide between them)
arbitrate (to decide)
arbitration (determination by an arbitrator)
arbitrary (capricious; absolute)
arbor (La) a tree
arbor (a bower)
arborist (one who cultivates trees and shrubs)
arboret, arbuscle (a little tree)
arboreous (belonging to a tree)
arceo (La) to hinder, to restrain
coerce (to restrain by force)
coercion (restraint)
ardeo, arsi (La) to burn
ardent (burning; passionate)
ardor (heat; earnestness)
arson (setting fire to a dwelling)
arguo (La) to argue
argue (to reason; to dispute)
argument (a reason offered; controversy)
argumentation (reasoning)
argumentative (containing argument)
arma (La) arms, weapons
arm v. (to take arms)
arms (weapons; war)
disarm (to deprive of weapons)
army (a number of armed men)
armistice (a cessation of hostilities)
armorer (one who makes arms)
armor (defensive weapons)
armory (the place where arms are kept or made)
armament, armada (a naval warlike force)
armorial (belonging to the escutcheon of a
family)
armipotent (powerful in arms)
unarmed (without arms)
aro (La) to plough
arable (capable of being ploughed)
inarable (not arable)
ars, artis (La) art, skill
art (skill, cunning; a trade)
artist (a professor of an art)
artisan, artificer (a workman, an operative)
artificial (made by art; not genuine)
artifice (stratagem)
artful (cunning)
artless (unskillful; without fraud)
inert (dull; motionless)
artus, articulus (La) a joint, a limb
article (a single thing; a part of speech)
articular (belonging to the joints)
articulate v. (to speak distinctly; to join)
articulate adj. (distinct; branched out into joints)
articulation (a juncture of bones; the knots in
the stalk of a plant; speech)
inarticulate (indistinct)
asper (La) rough
asperity (roughness)
exasperate (to enrage)
-ate (??) adj.
accurate adj. (having the quality of accuracy)
magistrate subst. (one who does the duties of a
ruler)
abriviate v. (to make short)
navigate v. (to perform the act of sailing)
audio, auditum (La) to hear
audible (that can be heard)
audience (a hearing; the persons assembled to
hear)
audit (to examine an account)
auditor (a hearer; an examiner)
auditory (an assembly of hearers)
obedient (listening to; obeying)
augeo, auxi, auctum (La) to increase
augment (to increase)
augmentation (enlargement)
auction (a sale by bidding more and more)
auctioneer (one who holds an auction)
authorize (to give authority)
author [auctor (La)](an originator; a writer)
authority (legal power; influence)
auxiliary (helping)
avis (La) a bird. augur, auspex, auspicis (La) a
soothsayer
aviary (a place enclosed to keep birds in)
augur subst. (one who predicted by observing
birds)
augur v. (to forebode)
augury (an omen or prediction)
inaugurate (to invest with an office by solemn
rites)
auspices (the omens of an undertaking)
auspicious (favourable)
inauspicious (unfortunate)
bacchus (La) the god of wine in heathen
mythology
bacchanal (one who indulges in drunken revelry)
bacchanalian (pertaining to drunken revelry)
be- (AS)(from the word by) upon, over, about
besprinkle (to sprinkle on/over)
(not the same in behead, besiege)
beatus (La) happy; blessed
beatific (fitted to bless or make happy)
beatitude (blessedness; a blessing pronounced)
bellum (La) war
belligerent (waging war)
rebel (one who revolts)
rebellion (insurrection)
bibo (La) to drink
bibber (a tipler)
bibacious (fond of drinking)
bibulous (absorbing)
imbibe (to drink in)
bis (La) twice. bini (La) two by two
bifurcated [furca (La) a fork] (having two
prongs)
bigamy (having two wives at once)
binary (composed of two)
biped (an animal having two feet)
bisect (to cut into two equal parts)
combine (to join or unite)
bene (La) well. bonus (La) good
bounty (generosity)
benign (kind; favourable)
benignity (graciousness)
beneficent (kind; doing good)
beneficence (active goodness)
benefit (advantage)
beneficial (advantageous)
benefice (a church living)
benefaction (a benefit conferred)
benefactor (one who confers a benefit)
benediction (a blessing)
benevolence (disposition to do good)
-ble (??) adj.
arable adj. (that can be plowed)
laudable adj. (that may be praised)
brevis (La) short
brevity, briefness (shortness)
breviary (an abridgement)
breviature (a shortening)
abbreviate (to shorten)
brief adj. (short; concise)
brief subst. (a pleaders notes)
cado, casum (La) to fall
cadence (fall of the voice)
decadence (falling; decay)
case (state of a thing)
casual (happening by chance)
casualty (accident)
cascade (a waterfall)
accident (that which happens unforeseen)
accidence (the rudiments of grammar)
casuistry (the science of cases of conscience)
coincide (to agree)
coincidence (concurrence)
decay (to fall away)
deciduous (falling)
incident subst. (an event)
incident adj. (likely to happen as an attendant
event)
occasion (opportunity; time of a particular
occurance)
occident (the west, where the sun sets)
cdo, csum (La) to cut; to kill
incision (a cut into anything)
excision (a cutting out)
excise (a duty on goods)
concise (short; brief)
decide (to determine)
decision (determination)
decisive (conclusive)
precise (exact; strict)
precision (exact limitation)
precisian (one who limits)
csura (a pause in verse)
fratricide (killing a brother)
homicide (manslaughter; a manslayer)
infanticide (killing an infant)
parricide (killing a parent)
suicide [sui (La) of himself or herself] (self-
murder)
regicide (murder of a king)
caleo (La) to be warm or hot
calefaction (the act of heating)
calid (hot)
caloric (the element of heat)
incalescence (a growing warm)
scald (to burn with a boiling fluid)
calx, calcis (La) chalk. calculus (La) a little
pebble
calx (anything rendered reducible to powder, by
burning or the action of an acid)
calcine (to reduce to a calx)
calcarious (chalky like a calx)
calculous (stony, gritty)
calculate (to reckon){anciently pebbles were
used in numerical computation}
calculus (a department of mathematics)
candeo (La) to glow with heat
candle (a tallow or wax light)
incense subst. (perfumes burnt)
incense v. (to enrage)
incentive (inducement)
incendiary (one who sets houses etc. on fire)
candor (sincerity) {this signification is derived
figuratively from the light pertaining to a red-
hot substance}
candid (open, ingenuous)
candidate (one proposed for office, or
preferment) {among the ancient Romans, those
who sought the counsulship wore robes of
remarkable whiteness, and were thence called
candidati}
excandescence (glowing heat)
canis (La) a dog
canine (pertaining to dogs)
canicular (pertaining to the dog-star)
cano (La) to sing. cantus (La) a song
chant (a kind of sacred music)
chanticleer (the cock which crows)
canticle (a song; the song of Solomon)
canto (a section of a poem)
cant (a set phraseology used to manifest
religious zeal)
descant (to discourse in a formal manner)
accent (a modification of the voice)
enchant (to delight highly)
incantation (charms by singing)
recant (to recall, to retract)
capio, captum (La) to take
capable (able to do or take)
capacious (large, holding much)
capacitate (to enable; to qualify)
capacity (power of holding)
captious (peevish; caviling)
captivate (to take prisoner; to charm)
captive (a prisoner)
captor (one who takes a prize)
capture (a seizure)
accept (to recieve)
acceptable (grateful; pleasing)
anticipation (receiving or doing beforehand)
conceive (to have an idea or notion)
conception (notion, idea)
deceive (to cheat, to mislead)
deception (a fraud, a cheat)
emancipate (to set at liberty)
except (to take out)
incipient (commencing)
intercept (to seize on the way; to stop)
occupation (possession; employment)
occupy (to possess)
participate (to share)
participle (a word partaking of the nature of an
adjective and of a verb)
perceive (to notice)
perceptible (capable of being perceived)
preceptor (a tutor; a teacher)
precept (a rule given)
principal (chief, capital)
principle (element; ground of action)
receipt (a taking; acknowledgement for money
paid)
receive (to take, to admit)
receptacle (a thing which receives or contains)
recipe (a medical prescription) {recipe is an
imperative form of the verb recipio, and would
be the first word in a prescription written in
Latin Take etc. In books of pharmacy the catenarian (relating to a chain)
word is usually represented by R. or some other
character}
recipient (one who takes)
susceptible (capable of being affected or
changed)
caput, capitis (La) the head
capital (chief; principal) {capital crimes are those
which are punishable by loss of head or life}
capitation (counting by heads)
capitulate (to surrender on conditions) {the
word arose from the stipulation being drawn up
under heads}
cape (a head-land)
captain (a chief commander)
chapter (a division, or head)
decapitate (to behead)
occiput (the hinder part of the head)
precipitate v. (to tumble headlong; to hurry)
precipitate adj. (headstrong; hasty)
precipitate subst. (a sediment)
precipice (a headlong steep)
recapitulate (to repeat again, as in the topics of a
discourse)
carcer (La) a prison
incarcerate (to imprison)
incarceration (imprisonment)
caro, carnis (La) flesh
carnal (fleshy, not spiritual)
carnage (slaughter)
incarnation (the taking of a body of flesh)
carnation (a flower)
carnival (in Roman Catholic countries, a feast
before Lent)
carrion (putrid flesh)
carcass (a dead body)
carnelian (a red/flesh-colored stone)
carnivorous (feeding on the flesh)
charnel-house (a place for decomposing human
bodies)
carpo (La) to pluck
carp (to cavil)
carping (capitous)
excerpt (something culled out)
indiscerptible (that cannot be torn in pieces)
castigo (La) to chastise
castigate (to punish by stripes)
castigation (punishment)
catena (La) a chain
concatenation (a series of links)
causa (La) a cause
cause (that which produces an effect)
causation (the act of causing)
accuse (to charge with a crime)
accusative (the name of a case in grammar) {it
was so called, because the act of accusing was
taken to represent all acts which terminate on
some object}
excuse (to pardon)
because (for this reason)
recusant (making opposition)
caveo, cautum (to beware)
caution (prudence in respect to danger)
cautelous (wary)
incautious (heedless)
precaution (previous care)
cavus (La) hollow
cave, cavern (a hollow place)
concave (hollow, opposed to convex)
excavate (to hollow out)
excavation (a cavity made by digging)
cedo, cessum (to yield; to go away)
cede (to yield or give up)
cession (a giving up; resignation)
cease (to stop; to leave off)
cessation (a stop, a discontinuance)
accede (to assent to; to agree)
access (approach)
accession (a coming to; an increase by the
addition of something)
accessory (rendering aid)
ancestor [antecessor (La)](a person from whom
one is distantly a descendant)
antecedent (going before)
concede (to admit, to grant)
decease (departure from this world; death)
exceed (to go beyond)
excess (more than enough)
excessive (exceeding)
incessant (without pause)
intercede (to go between; to request in behalf of
another)
intercession (act of interceding)
precede (to go before)
precession (a going before) {an astronomical
term}
precedence, precedency (priority; superiority)
predecessor (one that was in a place before
another)
precedent (an example)
proceed (to go forward)
procedure (manner of proceeding)
process (progressive course)
procession (a ceremonious march)
recede (to go back; to retreat)
recess (a place or time of retreat)
secession (a withdrawing from)
succeed (to follow after; to prosper)
success (prosperity; the event of an affair)
succession (series)
successive (following in order)
celeber (La) renowned, famous
celebrate (to praise; to commend solemnly)
celebrated (renowned, famous)
celebration (a distinguishing be ceremonies)
celebrity (renown; fame)
celer (La) swift
clelerity (swiftness)
accelerate (to hasten forward)
cella (La) a cellar
cellar (an underground store)
cell (a little hollow place)
cellular (full of little cells or cavities)
cellarer, cellarist (a butler)
cello (La) to cover, to hide
conceal (to hide)
concealment (the act, place, or mode of hiding)
clum (La) the heaven
celestial (heavenly)
subcelestial (beneath the heavens)
censeo (La) to judge or estimate
censor (an officer who examines the works of
authors before they are allowed to be printed)
censorious (judging severely)
censure (blame, reproach)
censurable (blame-worthy)
census (a numbering of the people)
cense (a public tax)
recension (a review, or re-examination)
centum (La) a hundred
cent (the hundredth part of a dollar)
centennial (occurring once in a hundred years)
century (a hundred years)
centurion (an officer over a hundred men)
centuple (a hundred fold)
centipede (an insect with many feet)
cerno, cretum (La) to separate; to distinguish; to
discern
certain (determined; sure)
certify (to assure)
certificate (a written declaration or testimony)
ascertain (to find out certainly)
concern (business; anxiety)
decree [decerno (La)] (to ordain or command)
decretal (a book of decrees)
discern (to see; to distinguish)
discreet (discerning, prudent)
discrete (distinct, separate)
discernment (judgment)
discretion (judgment, prudence)
discrimination [discrimen (La)] (distinction)
discriminating (acute)
secrete (to put aside)
secret (concealed, private)
secretary (one who writes for another) {so
called from the private or secret affairs
entrusted to him}
certo (La) to contend; to vie
concert (to contrive together)
concert (union)
disconcert (to disturb)
preconcerted (contrived together beforehand)
certus (La) sure see cerno (La)
cieo, cio, citum (La) to rouse; to call forth
cite (to summon into a court; to quote)
citation (a summoning; a quotation)
concitation (a stirring up)
excite (to stir up, to encourage)
excitement (agitation)
resuscitate (to rouse or enliven again)
incite (to animate, to urge on)
incitement (impulse)
recite (to repeat; to tell over)
recitation (repetition; rehearsal)
recitative (a sort of musical pronunciation)
quote (to repeat a passage from some author)
cingo, cinetum (La) to grind
cincture (a belt, a girdle)
precinct (a limit or bound)
succinct (brought into small compass)
cinis, cineris (La) ashes
cinder (a burnt mass)
cineritious (in the state of ashes)
incinerate (to burn to ashes)
cinereous (like ashes)
circum- (La) around, about
circumnavigate (to sail around)
circumjacent (lying around)
circus (La) a circle
circle (a round space, also the line enclosing it)
circlet (a little circle)
circular (round like a circle)
circulate (to move in a circle)
circuit (extend round about)
circuitous (going round about; not direct)
circus (an open space for sports)
encircle (to surround)
semicircle (half a circle)
civis (La) a citizen
civic (relating to civil honors)
civil (relating to the community; gentle, well
bred)
civilian (one versed in law or political affairs)
citizen (an inhabitant of a state or city)
city (a large corporate town)
civility (gentleness, politeness)
civilization (the state of a civilized people)
civilize (to reclaim from a savage state)
uncivil (rude, clownish)
clam (La) secretly
clandestine (secret)
clandestinely (in a secret manner)
clamo, clamatum (La) to carry out; to shout
clamor (outcry; noise)
clamorous (noisy; vociferous)
clamorer (a noisy person)
acclamation (a shout of applause)
declamation (discourse addressed to the
passions; exercise of public speaking)
claim (to demand)
claimant (one that demands a right)
disclaim (to deny the possession of any right or
character)
exclaim (to cry out)
proclaim (to announce publicly)
proclamation (publication by authority)
reclaim (to recall; to reform)
clarus (La) clear, bright
clarion (a shrill trumpet)
clear (bright, evident)
declare (to make known; to proclaim)
clarify (to purify)
declaration (a proclamation)
classis (La) a class
class (a rank of persons, a set)
classic, classical (relating to authors of the
highest rank, particularly ancient Greek and
Roman authors)
classify (to arrange in classes)
classification (arrangement in classes)
classis (a convention)
claudo, clausum or cludo, clusum (La) to shut,
to close
close (to shut)
closet (a small private room)
conclude (to come to a decision)
conclusive (decisive)
clause (a subdivision of a sentence)
cloister (a monastery of nunnery)
exclude (to shut out)
seclude (to shut apart)
include, enclose (to shut in; to bring within
certain limits)
preclude (to hinder or prevent)
recluse (retired)
seclusion (retirement)
-cle (??) subst.
vesicle subst. (a little cavity/vessel)
corpuscle subst. (a little body)
clemens, clementis (La) merciful, kind
clement (merciful, kind)
clemency (mercy)
inclement (unmerciful; barsh)
inclemency (severity)
clino (La) to incline or bend
incline (to bend, to lean)
inclination (propensity)
decline (to lean downwards; to refuse)
recline (to lean back)
clinical (relating to a couch or bed) {clinical
lectures are medical lectures given at the bed-
side of the patient}
clivus (La) an ascent; a hill
declivity (descent, inclination downwards)
acclivity (ascent, inclination upwards)
proclivity (proneness)
codex, codicis (La) the trunk of a tree; a volume
or roll
code (a collection or digest of laws)
codicil (a supplement to a will)
colo, cultum (La) to cultivate
colony (a settlement or plantation abroad)
colonist (a settler in a colony)
coulter (the sharp iron of a plough)
cultivate (to improve by labor)
culture (improvement by labor)
agriculture (husbandry, farming)
horticulture (gardening)
comes, comitis (La) a companion
comity (kindness of manner)
concomitant (going with)
concilium (La) an assembly; a council
council (an assembly held for consultation)
counciliate [concilio (La)] (to bring together; to
win to friendship)
conciliatory (fitted to allay angry feelings)
reconcile (to conciliate again; to render
consistent)
con- (La) (cum) with, together it takes several
forms co-, cog-, col-, com-, cor-
connect (to bind together)
cohere (to stick together)
compress (to press together)
contra- (La) against
contradict (to speak in opposition)
(in many words, it takes the form counter-
as in counteract (to act agianst))
coquo, coctum (La) to cook
concoct (to prepare by digesting)
concoctive (digesting)
decoction (a liquor prepared by boiling any
substance)
cook (to prepare food by heat)
cor, cordis (La) the heart
core (the central part, as of fruit)
cordial adj. (sincere, hearty)
cordial subst. (anything that gladdens the heart)
cordiality (sincerity)
concord (agreement)
concordance (an index of words contained in
the Bible)
courage (boldness)
discord (disagreement)
record [recordor (La) to remember, call to mind]
(to register)
cornu (La) a horn
corneous (horny)
corniculate (producing horned pods)
cornea (a transparent membrane in the eye)
cornucopia [copia (La) plenty] (the horn of
plenty)
unicorn (an animal having a single horn)
corona (La) a garland, or crown
crown (the head ornament worn by kings)
coronation (the solemnity of crowning a king)
corolla (a blossom; a little crown)
coronet (an inferior crown worn by the nobility)
coroner (an officer to inquire into violent
deaths) {the name was derived from the relation
of the office to the crown}
corollary (an inference) {so called because it
crowns the leading proposition or argument}
coronal (a crown or garland)
corpus, corporis (La) a body
corporal (the lowest officer over a body of
soldiers)
corporate (united into a body or community)
corporation (a body politic)
incorporation (to embody)
corpuscle (a minute body)
corporeal (having a body; not immaterial;
relating to the body)
corpulent (having a bulky body)
corpse (a dead body)
corps (a body of soldiers) {pronounced core}
costa (La) a rib
coast (the margin of the land)
costal (pertaining to the ribs)
intercostal (lying between the ribs)
cras (La) tomorrow
procrastinate (to put off)
procrastination (deferring)
credo, creditum (La) to believe
creed (articles of belief)
credence (belief)
credit (belief; repudiation; trust)
creditable (reputable)
credential (that which gives title to belief)
credible (worthy of belief)
incredible (not to be believed)
creditor (one who trusts another for a debt)
credulous (apt to believe)
discredit (to disbelieve)
incredulity (slowness of belief)
creo, creatum (La) to create
create (to cause to exist)
creation (the act of creating; the universe)
creature (a created being)
procreation (giving birth)
creator (God, who gives existence)
recreation (amusement, diversion) {because it
recreates vigor}
crepo, crepitum (La) to sound; to rattle
crepitation (a rattling noise){this word is used by
surgeons to denote the rattling sound made by
the extremities of a fractured bone, when
moved}
decrepit (broken by age) { The derivation of this
word is doubtful. If derived from crepo, its
signification has reference to the rattling or
creaking of anything which is broken, or
loosened from its place.}
discrepancy (literally means disagreement of
sound; inconsistency)
cresco, cretum (La) to grow
crescent (the shape of the new moon) {so called
from its change of size}
accretion (a growing to another; increase)
concretion (a mass formed by a union of
particles)
excrescence (something growing out of another)
decrease (to grow less)
increase (to grow larger)
increment (an addition)
crimen, criminis (La) an accusation; a crime
crime (an offence; a great fault)
criminal (partaking of crime)
crimination (an accusing)
recrimination (return of one accusation with
another)
recriminate (to retort a change)
crudus (La) raw, unripe
crude (raw; unripe; undigested)
crudity, crudeness (unripeness; indigestion)
cruel [crudelis (La)] (hardhearted)
cruelty (inhumanity)
crux, crucis (La) a cross
cross subst. (one straight body laid across
another)
cross adj. (peevish)
crucifixion (death on a cross)
crucifix (a cross bearing an image of our Savior)
crucial (cross-wise)
crucify (to put to death by nailing to a cross)
excruciate (to extort by suffering; to put to
severe pain)
excruciating (extremely painful; torturing)
cubo, combo (La) to lie down
cumber, encumber (to burden; to hinder)
encumbrance (a burden)
incubation (the act of sitting upon eggs)
incubus (the nightmare; a sense of weight)
incumbent (resting upon)
recumbent (lying; leaning)
procumbent (lying down)
succumb (to yield; to sink under a difficulty)
superincumbent (lying on the top of something)
culpa (La) a fault
culpable (faulty; blameable)
culprit (an accused person)
exculpate (to clear from blame)
inculpate (to blame)
cumulus (La) a heap
cumulative (piled up)
accumulate (to heap up)
cura (La) care
cure (a healing)
curable (admitting of a remedy)
curate (a clergyman hired to do the duties of
another)
curious (inquisitive)
incurious (inattentive)
curiosity (inquisitiveness; a rarity)
accurate (exact; done with care)
procure (to obtain)
procurator (the manager of anothers affairs)
proxy (agency for another) {contracted from
procuracy}
security (safety)
sinecure [sine (La) without] (a station which
gives income without employment)
curro, cursum (La) to run
current adj. (passing)
current subst. (a running stream)
currency (circulation; money)
curricle (an open chaise, with two horses
abreast)
cursory (hasty)
career (course)
courier (a messenger sent in haste)
course (race; passage; order of succession)
courser (a swift horse)
concur (to agree)
concurrence (combination of circumstances)
concourse (a confluence of persons or things)
discourse (conversation; a sermon)
discursive (roving; by gradation of argument)
excursion (an expedition; a digression)
incursion (inroad; invasion)
incur (to become liable to)
occur (to happen)
occurrence (an event)
recur (to happen again; to go back)
precursor (forerunner)
recourse (application to for help)
succor subst. (help in distress)
curvus (La) crooked; winding
curve (a bent line)
curvature (crookedness)
curvated (bent; crooked)
incurvate (to bend)
custos, custodies (La) a keeper
custody (watch, imprisonment)
custodial (relating to custody)
cutis (La) the skin
cutaneous (affecting the skin)
cuticle (the thin outer skin)
damnum (La) harm, loss
damage (injury)
damnation (the word used in the New
Testament to signify condemnation to
everlasting punishment)
condemn (to give sentence against; to
denounce)
indemnify (to relieve from loss)
de- (La) from, down from
deduct (to take from)
descend (to go down from)
debeo, debitum (to owe)
debenture (a writing acknowledging a debt)
debt (that which is due)
debit v. (to charge with debt)
debtor (one who is indebted)
decem (La) ten
decimal (numbered by tens)
decimate (to tithe, to take the tenth)
decimation (selection of every tenth)
December (the tenth month, reckoned from
March)
decade (the sum of ten)
decuple (tenfold)
decennial (lasting ten years)
decempedal (ten feet long)
decemvirate (a body of ten magistrates)
decet (La) to be becoming; to be proper
decent (becoming)
decency (propriety of manner)
decorum (propriety of behavior)
decorate (to adorn)
decorous (observing propriety)
indecorum (impropriety)
dens, dentis (La) a tooth
dental (a letter sounded by the aid of the teeth)
dentist (a tooth doctor)
dentifrice [frico (La) to rub, to chafe] (tooth
powder)
dentition (cutting the teeth)
denticulated (with small teeth)
indent (to make inequalities like teeth)
trident (Neptunes scepter with three prongs)
indentation (a notch)
indenture (a species of contract) {so called from
a custom of cutting notches in the edge of the
paper or parchment on which it is written}
densus (La) thick, close
dense (close, compact)
density (closeness, compactness)
condense (to compress)
condensation (a thickening or compression)
deterior (La) worse
deteriorate (to become worse)
deterioration (becoming worse)
deus (La) God. divus (La) a god
deity (the nature and essence of God)
deist (one who believes in God, but denies
revelation)
divination (foretelling)
divine adj. (the nature of God)
divine subst. (a theologian)
divine v. (to presage)
divinity (the nature of God; theology)
dexter (La) pertaining to the right hand
dexterous, dexterous (expert; ready)
dexterity (expertness)
ambidexter (a person who uses both hands with
equal facility)
dico, dicatum (La) to devote
dedicate (to devote; to inscribe to)
abdicate (to give up right; to resign)
dico, dictum (La) to say
diction (language; style)
dictionary (a book containing the words of a
language)
dictate (to give directions authoritatively)
dictator (a Roman magistrate)
dictatorial (authoritative)
addict (to devote to)
benediction (a blessing)
contradiction (opposition; inconsistency)
edict (a proclamation)
indicate (to point out; to show)
indict (to charge by formal accusation)
indite (to draw up; to compose)
interdict (to prohibit)
malediction (a curse)
predict (to foretell; to prophesy)
predicate (to assert)
predicable (that may be asserted)
verdict (the decision of a jury)
dies (La) a day
diary (a daily account)
diurnal (daily)
quotidian [quot (La) as many as] (happening
daily)
dial (a plate with the hours of the day marked on
it)
dialing (the art of making sun-dials)
meridian (noon; midday)
meridional (southern)
digitus (La) a finger; a fingers breadth
digit (a numerical figure; the twelfth part of the
diameter of the sun or moon)
digitated (having divisions like fingers)
digitalis (the herb foxglove)
dingus (La) worthy
dignity (honor)
dignify (to advance to honor)
deign (to think worthy; to condescend)
indignity (unworthy treatment)
indignant (angry and disgusted)
indignation (anger mixed with contempt)
condign (suitable; merited)
disdain (to think unworthy)
dimidium (La) half
demigod (one esteemed as half a god)
demiquaver (half a quaver)
dis- (La) asunder, apart, away other forms
di-, dif-
dissent (to be of a different opinion)
divert (to turn away)
(this prefix often has a kind of negative meaning
as in - disadvantageous)
disco (La) to learn
disciple (a learner; a follower)
discipline (instruction; education)
divide, divisum (La) to divide
divide (to separate into parts)
division (the act of separating)
dividend (the number to be divided)
divisor (the number given to divide by)
divisible (separable into parts)
individual (a single being or thing)
do, datum (La) to give
donor (a giver)
donation (a gift)
dative (a case in grammar) { So called because it
denotes such a relation between the verb and
the noun, as that between the act of giving and
the person or thing to which any tiling is given;
i.e. it denotes the object towards which an
action is directed.}
add [addo (La)] (to join)
addition (increase)
condition [condo (La) to bring together] (state)
edit (to give forth; to publish)
editor (one who prepares for publication)
pardon (to forgive)
perdition (destruction; ruin)
render [redo (La)] (to yield; to furnish)
tradition (an account handed down orally)
docco, doctum (La) to teach
doctor (a man who has taken the highest degree
in divinity, law, or physics, viz. D.D., LL.D., or
M.D.)
doctrine (whatever is taught)
document (a paper containing evidence)
docile (teachable)
docility (readiness to be taught)
doleo (La) to grieve; to be in pain
doleful (sorrowful)
dolorous (melancholy)
condole (to sympathize with the grief of
another)
indolence (laziness) {literally freedom from pain
or trouble}
-dom (??) subst.
freedom subst. (the condition of being free)
kingdom subst. (the realm of a king)
dominus (La) a master or lord inducement (a motive)
dominion (supreme authority) induction (drawing a general inference from
domination (power; tyranny) many particulars)
dominical (that which notes the Lords day) inductive (proceeding by induction)
dominant (prevailing) introduce (to bring in)
domineer (to rule with insolence) produce (to bring forward; to bear)
predominate (to prevail over the rest) productive (capable of producing)
domo, domitum (La) to subdue; to tame reduce (to bring down; to subject)
indomitable (not to be subdued) seduce (to draw aside into error or crime)
indomable (another form of indomitable, not in seductive (fitted to entice)
use anymore) traduce (to calumniate)
domus (La) a house; a home duo (La) two
dome (a house; a spherical roof) dual (relating to two or a pair)
domestic (belonging to the house or family) duel (a combat between two)
domesticate (to accustom to the residence of duet (a piece of music in two parts)
man) double (consisting of two)
domicil (a mansion or abode) duplicate (two-fold)
domiciliary (pertaining to an abode) duplicity (double dealing; deception)
domiciliate (to fix a residence) reduplicate (to double again)
dormio, dormitum (La) to sleep duodecim (La) twelve
dormant (sleeping; insensible) duodecimo (a sheet folded into twelve leaves)
dormitory (a sleeping-room) duodecimal (reckoned by twelves)
dorsum (La) the back duodecuple (consisting of twelves)
dorsal (pertaining to the back) durus (La) hard
endorse (to write on the back of a paper) durable (lasting)
dubius (La) doubtful durance (imprisonment)
dubious (uncertain) duration (continuance)
indubitable (not to be doubted) during (as long as)
doubt, dubitation (uncertainty of mind) endure (to bear; to last)
duco, ductum (La) to lead indurated (hardened)
duct (a little channel or canal) obdurate (stubborn; hard-hearted)
ductile (capable of being drawn out into a thread e-, ex- (La, Gr) out, out of other forms ec-,
or wire) ef-
abduction (a leading away) eject (to cast out)
adduce (to bring forward) exclude (to shut out)
aqueduct (a channel or tube for conveying eccentric (out of center)
water) efflux (a flowing out)
conduct (to lead or guide) ebrius (La) drunken
conduct (behavior; management) ebriety (drunkenness)
conduce (to lead or tend) inebriate (a habitual drunkard)
conduit (a water pipe or canal) sobriety [sine (La)] (freedom from intoxication;
deduce (to draw an inference) dignity of deportmen)
deduct (to subtract) des, dis (La) a house or building
deduction (an inference) edifice (a building)
duke (a leader; a noble) edify (to build up in knowledge or faith)
educe (to draw out) edo (La) to eat
educate (to lead by instruction and discipline) edacity (greediness)
induce (to lead by motives; to bring on (as a edible (eatable)
disease)) -ee (??) subst.
referee subst. (one who is referred to for a
decision)
-eer (??) subst.
engineer subst. (one who does the work of
managing an engine)
ego (La) I
egotism (talking much of ones self)
egotist (one who is guilty of egotism)
emo, emptum (La) to buy
exempt (not liable) {literally, bought off}
exemption (freedom from a task or burden)
peremptory (positive; absolute) {The Latin
word perimo, signifies to take away wholly; to
destroy; and peremptor, signifies a destroyer.}
prompt (ready; quick) {From promo
(promp'tum), which is compounded of pro and
ono, and signifies to bring or put forward.}
redeem (to buy back; to ransom)
redemption (the act of redeeming)
mulus (La) a rival
emulation (a desire to vie or compete with
another)
emulous (disposed to competition)
en-, em- (??) see in-
-en (??) v.
blacken v. (to make black)
-ence, -ency (??) subst.
presence subst. (the state of being present)
tendency subst. (the act or quality of tending
towards)
-ent (??) adj.
prudent adj. (having the quality of prudence)
student subst. (the person who studies)
eo, itum (La) to go
ambient (surrounding)
ambition (a desire of honor) {The Latin word
ambitus signifies a going round or about; and
was used to denote the canvassing for votes,
and the soliciting of popular favor employed by
those who sought office}
circuit [circum (La)] (extent round about)
exit (a going out; a departure)
initial (placed at the entrance or beginning)
initiate (to instruct in the rudiments)
iterate [iter (La) a journey] (to go over again)
itinerant (journeying)
obituary [obitus (La) decease] (relating to the
desease of a person)
perish (to die)
preterite (past; gone by)
sedition (a going into a separate or rebellious
party)
transient, transitory (passing quickly)
transit (a passing over)
transition (the act or state of passing from one
condition to another)
transitive (in grammar, passing over upon some
object)
equus (La) horse
equestrian (pertaining to horsemanship)
equipage (the arms etc. of a mounted soldier;
any accouterments)
quus (La) equal, just
equal (of the same size or importance)
equalize (to make even or equal)
equable (not varying)
adequate (equal to; sufficient)
equation (a making equal)
equator (a line which divides the earth into two
equal parts)
equilibrium (equal weight)
equinox (the time when the day and night are of
equal length)
equity (justice)
equivalent (of equal value or force)
equivocate (to use words in a doubtful and
deceptive manner)
iniquity (injustice)
-er (??) subst.
carrier subst. (one who does the work of
carrying)
broader adj. (more broad)
erro, erratum (La) to wander
err (to mistake)
erratum (an error in writing or printing) {plural,
errata}
erratic, errant (wandering)
error (mistake)
erring (irregular; vicious)
erroneous (wrong; incorrect)
aberration (wandering from the right path)
unerringly (without mistake)
-escence (??) adj.
convalescence adj. (state of growing or
becoming healthy)
-escent (??) adj.
putrescent adj. (becoming putrid)
-ess (??) a suffix denoting feminine gender
lioness subst. (a female lion)
stimo (La) to value
estimate (to judge concerning the value)
estimation (opinion respecting value)
estimable (worthy of esteem)
esteem (high regard)
inestimable (of value too great to be computed)
extra- (La) beyond
extraordinary (beyond what is ordinary)
vum (La) an age
coeval (existing at the same period)
longevity (length of life)
primeval (of the first age; existing in the earliest
times)
exemplum (La) an example
example (model; pattern; instance)
exemplar (a pattern to be imitated)
exemplary (worthy of imitation)
exemplify (to illustrate by example)
sample (a specimen)
sample (a pattern of needlework)
exemplification (illustration)
unexampled (without precedent)
exterus (La) outer; foreign
exterior (the outside)
external (pertaining to the outside)
extraneous [extra (La) beyond] (not belonging to
the subject)
extreme (utmost)
extremity (the utmost point)
extrinsic (from without)
strange (foreign; unusual)
faber (La) an artificer
fabric (a structure)
fabricate (to form; to devise falsely)
facies (La) a face
face (the countenance; appearance)
deface (to disfigure)
efface (to wipe out)
surface, superficies (outside)
superficial (lying on the outside)
facio, factum (La) to do or make. fio, factus (La)
to become
fact (a thing done; a reality)
factor (an agent or doer)
faction (a party counteracting the government)
factory (a building in which any thing is
manufactured; the residence of traders abroad)
facile (easy to be done)
facilitate (to make easy)
affect (to move the passions)
affection (love, kindness; any passion)
affectation (assumed feeling)
confectionary (sweet-meats)
counterfeit (a forgery)
defeat (to undo; to overthrow)
defect (want; a blemish)
defection (departure; revolt)
deficient, defective (failing)
difficult (hard to be done)
fiat (a command) {the word signifies, let it be
done}
effective, efficient (operative; active; producing)
effectual, efficacious (not failing to accomplish
the object in view)
infect (to taint with disease)
manufacture (to make things by hand or
machinery)
office (employment; station; place of business)
officiate (to discharge an office)
perfect [perficio (La) to accomplish] (complete;
pure)
prefect (a governor)
proficient (one who is skilled in any science)
refection (refreshment after fatigue)
refectory (an eating-room)
sacrifice (to offer; to surrender; to devote)
sufficient (competent; adequate)
surfeit (to feed to excess)
fallo, falsum (La) to deceive
false (not true; not real; counterfeit)
falsity, falsehood (an untruth)
fallacious (fitted to deceive)
fallacy (deceitful argument or appearance)
fallible (liable to error)
falsetto (a feigned voice)
falsify (to make a false representation)
fore- (AS) before
foretell (to tell beforehand)
-full (??) adj.
joyful adj. (full of joy)
-hood (??) subst.
widowhood subst. (the condition of being a
widow)
hyper- (Gr) above, beyond
hypercritical (critical beyond reason)
hypo- (Gr) under
hypothesis (a supposition taken as the basis of a artist subst. (one who does work in any branch
theory) of art)
-ic (??) adj. florist subst. (one who practices the art of
heroic adj. (like a hero; having the quality of cultivating flowers)
heroism) Calvanist subst. (one who is a follower of
-ice (??) subst. Calvin)
cowardice subst. (the quality of being cowardly) -ite (??) subst.
-ics (??) subst. favorite subst. (one who is beloved)
optics subst. (the science of vision) Israelite subst. (one belonging to the nation of
mathematics subst. (the science of quantity) Israel)
-id (??) adj. -ive (??) adj.
frigid adj. (having the quality of coldness) instructive adj. (fitted to give instruction)
-ile (??) adj. active adj. (having power or fitness to act)
fragile adj. (that may be broken) -ize, - ise (??) v.
puerile adj. (like or pertaining to a boy) fertilize v. (to make or render fertile)
in-, en- (La, Gr) in, on, into in may become -less (??) adj.
ig-, il-, im-, ir- (often denoting privation or fearless adj. (without fear)
negation)- & en may become em- penniless adj. (destitute of a penny)
insert (to put in) -like (??) adj.
incubation (sitting on) warlike adj. (resembling war)
induce (to lead into) -ling (??) a suffix denoting littleness
engrave (to cut upon/in) sapling subst. ()
indecent (not decent) yearling subst. ()
illegal (not legal) lordling subst. ()
(some words are written with in- or en- -ly (??) adj.
indifferently as enclose, or inclose) beastly adj. (like a beast)
-ine (??) adj. proudly adv. (in a manner exhibiting pride)
canine adj. (pertaining to dogs) fixedly adv. (in a manner unchanging/unmoved)
alkaline adj. (like or having qualities of an alkali) -ment (??) subst.
inter- (La) between, among sometimes - enter banishment subst. (the sate of being banished;
interpose (to place between) the act of banishing)
intro- (La) within accompaniment subst. (that which accompanies)
introduce (to lead within) mis- (AS) wrong, erroneous, defective
-ion (??) subst. misconduct (wrong conduct)
rebellion subst. (the act of rebelling) misconception (an erroneous notion)
expansion subst. (the act of expanding; state of -mony (??) subst.
being expanded) acrimony subst. (the quality of sharpness or
-ish (??) adj. severity)
whitish adj. (somewhat white) testimony ()
boyish adj. (like a boy) matrimony ()
publish v. (to make public) patrimony ()
vanish v. (to do the thing denoted by the word -ness (??) subst.
disappear) firmness subst. (the state of being firm)
-ism, -asm (??) subst. littleness subst. (the quality or circumstance of
heroism subst. (the state of being a hero) being little)
criticism subst. (the practice of criticising) non- (La) not
Hebraism subst. (an idiom of the Hebrew nondescript (not described)
language) ob- (La) opposition may become oc-, of-,
-ist (??) subst. op-
object (to cast against) -ster (??) subst.
out- (AS) beyond teamster subst. (one whose business it is to
outdo (to surpass) drive a team)
-or (??) subst. sub- (La) under other forms suc-, suf-, sug-,
governor subst. (one who does that which is sup-, sus-
denoted by the word govern) subscribe (to write under)
-ory (??) adj. succor ()
preparatory adj. (fitted or designed to prepare) suffer ()
observatory subst. (a place where observations suggest ()
are taken) support ()
-ose (??) adj. sustain ()
verbose adj. (abounding in words) super- (La) above, over, more than enough
-ous (??) adj. other forms sur-
dangerous adj. (partaking of danger) supernatural (above nature)
courageous adj. (having the quality of courage) supervision (overseeing)
para- (Gr) by the side of surcharge (to overload)
parasite (that which grows or feeds at the side of syn- (Gr) with, together other forms sy-, syl-
something) , sym-
per- (La) through synthesis (putting together)
pervade (to extend through) trans- (La) over, through, beyond
peri- (Gr) around transgress (to go over a law/rule)
perimeter (the outer line; measure around transparent (clear like glass)
anything) trans-Atlantic (beyond the Atlantic ocean)
pre- (La) before -tude (??) subst.
precede (to go before) servitude subst. (the condition of slavery)
prejudge (to judge before) fortitude subst. (the quality of bravery)
preter- (La) beyond -ty (??) subst.
preternatural (beyond nature) ability subst. (the condition or state of being
pro- (La) for, forth, forward able)
pronoun (a word used instead of a noun) un- (AS) privation, negation see in-
provoke (to call forth) unbind (to take off a band)
propel (to drive forward) uncertain (not certain)
re- (La) back again, anew under- (AS)
recall (to call back) undermine ()
recommence (to begin anew) underrate ()
retro- (La) backward -ure (??) subst.
retrospect (a looking backwards) departure subst. (the act of departing)
se- (La) aside, apart posture subst. (the condition of being in a
secede (to withdraw) particular position)
seclude (to shut away/apart) furniture subst. (the thing furnished)
-ship (??) subst. -ward (??) adv.
clerkship subst. (the place or office of a clerk) eastward adv. (in the direction of the east)
friendship subst. (the condition or relation of awkward adj. (having the quality of
being a friend) uncouthness)
-some (??) adj. with- (AS) opposition, separation
quarrelsome adj. (characterized by a disposition withstand (to stand against)
to quarrel) withdraw (to retire)
burdensome adj. (having the quality or character -y (??) adj.
of oppressiveness) dewy adj. (covered with dew)
watery adj. (partaking of water)
modesty subst. (the quality or state of being
modest)