Category 1: Latin Roots
What is flu?
This Latin root means "to flow."
Define the word "egocentric."
self-centered
This word means "leaning towards."
inclination
An example of a word using the root aqu.
aquarium
If someone is described as egotistical, how do they likely behave?
self-centered or excessively focused on themselves
What is ego?
This Latin root means "self."
Define the word "fluctuate."
To flow or change irregularly
This word means "to step away from the main topic."
digress
An example of a word using the root cept.
What is capture?
If you were asked to critique a movie, what would you do?
evaluate or judge the movie and offer an opinion
What is grad or gress?
This root means "step, degree, rank."
Define the word "criteria."
Standards or principles for judging
This word means "the ability to begin new things."
initiative
An example of a word using the root grad.
grade or graduate
What would it mean if a river’s water fluctuates?
it flows and changes irregularly in level or amount
What is clin?
The Latin root for "to lean, lie, bend."
Define the word "liberate."
to set free
This word means "one who upholds a doctrine of free will."
libertarian
An example of a word using the root crit.
critic or criticism
If someone shows initiative in a project, what are they doing?
they are taking the first step or leading the effort to begin something
What is init?
This root means "to begin, enter upon."
Define the word "recline."
to lean or lie back in a relaxed position
This word means "self-centered.
egotistical
An example of a word using the root liber
liberal or liberate
Would you want to be friends with an egomaniac? Why or why not?
no, because they are overly self-centered, making it difficult to have a balanced relationship