UNIT #5 LATIN ROOTS 1-5

Am, Amor

100

Amity (n)

friendship; goodwill; friendly relations

200

Amiable (adj)

likable; good-natured; pleasant and agreeable; obliging

300

Amicable (adj)

Characterized by friendliness rather than antagonism; friendly; neighborly; not quarrelsome

400

Enamored (adj)

(usually followed by of) inflamed with love; charmed; captivated

500

Amorous (adj)

strongly moved by love; loving; inclined to love; enamored

600

Amateur (n)

(literally, “lover”) 1. Person who follows a particular pursuit as a pastime, rather than as a profession, 2. One who performs rather poorly; inexperienced person

Anim

100

Animosity (n)

ill will (usually leading to active opposition); violent hatred; enmity; antagonism

200

Magnanimous (adj)

showing greatness or nobility of mind; chivalrous; forgiving; generous in overlooking injury or insult

300

Equanimity (n)

evenness of mind or temper under stress; emotional balance; composure; calmness; equilibrium

400

Unanimity (n)

oneness of mind; complete agreement

500

Animus (n)

ill will (usually controlled)

600

Unanimous (adj)

of one mind; in complete accord

Fin

100

Finis (n)

end; conclusion

200

Confine (v)

keep within limits; restrict; limit

300

Definitive (adj)

serving to end an unsettled manner; conclusive; final

400

Affinity (n)

(literally, condition of being “near the boundary” or “a neighbor”) kinship; sympathy; liking; attraction

500

Finale (n)

end or final part of a musical composition, opera, play, etc.; conclusion

Flu,Fluc,Flux

100

Fluid (adj)

not rigid; unchangeable; unstable

200

Fluent (adj)

ready with a flow of words; speaking or writing easily; articulate; eloquent

300

Flux (n)

continuous flow or changing; unceasing change

400

Influx (n)

inflow; inpouring; inrush

500

Fluid (n)

substance that flows

600

Fluctuate (v)

flow like a wave; move up and down; change often and irregularly; be unsteady

Gen,Gener,Genit

200

Degenerate (v)

sink to a lower class or standard; worsen; deteriorate

300

Progenitor (n)

ancestor to whom a group traces its birth; forefather; forebear

400

Regenerate (v)

cause to be born again; put new life into; reform completely; revive; reinvigorate

500

Genre (n)

kind, sort, category

600

Engender (v)

give birth to; create; generate; produce; cause