Greek and Latin Word Parts Set 4 Latin

Greek and Latin Word Parts Set #4 – Latin Roots English I – 2010 -2011

SET #4 – LATIN ROOTS l l l Act Alt Anima, Anim Ann, Enn Aqua l l l Arm Bell Cede Cert Cid, Cis

Act To do, Drive Sample Words: l Acting (the art or practice of representing (doing) a character on a stage) l React (to change what one is doing in response to a stimulus) l Enact (to drive or make into law)

Alt High Sample Words: l Altos (voices in a choir higher than tenors and basses) l Altitude (the vertical height of an object above a surface) l Altimeter (an instrument for measuring height of an object )

Anima, Anim Life, Mind Sample Words: • Animal (any of a kingdom of living things ) • Animated (endowed with life or the qualities of life ) • Animator (one who gives a picture life)

Ann, Enn Year Sample Words: l Annual (something that occurs once a year) l Perennial (persisting for several years) l Bicentennial (200 th year celebration)

Aqua Water Sample Words: l l l Aquarium (a container in which living animals and water are kept) Aquamarine (a pale blue to light greenish blue that mimics the color of water) Aquanaut (a scuba diver who lives and operates both inside and outside an underwater shelter for an extended period)

Arm Army, Weapon Sample Words: • Armory (a place where weapons and military equipment are stored) • Armament (the process of preparing weapons and an army for war )

Bell War Sample Words: l Belligerent (waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness (war-like behaviors)) l Bellicose (favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars)

Cede To go, To yield Sample Words: • Intercede (to intervene between parties with a view to make one party yield) • Supersede (to cause to be set aside or yield) • concede (to yield to someone else’s point or idea)

Cert To be sure, To trust Sample Words: l Certain (known or proved to be true or trustworthy) l Certify (to attest as being true or as represented or as meeting a standard; attest to being trustworthy)

Cid, Cis To cut of, be brief; To kill Sample Words: • • • Concise (brief; having all superfluous elaboration and detail cut out) Homicide (the crime of killing another person) Genocide (the deliberate and systematic killing of a racial, political, or cultural group