LIFE AND DEATH Root vocabulary Week 05 Vitviv

LIFE AND DEATH Root vocabulary Week 05

Vit/viv Latin-life, alive Mort Latin- death Nat/nasc Latin- born, birth

REVIVE (v) - to make someone or something strong, healthy, or active again CPR can be used to help revive a person.

VIVACIOUS (adj) - happy and lively in a way that is attractive, used especially of a woman Tiffany is a vivacious teenager who loves being with her friends.

VITAL (adj) - extremely important; very lively or energetic It is vital that you complete the assignment on time.

MORTAL (adj) - certain to die eventually; causing death All humans are mortal and life will eventually end.

MORTIFY (v) - to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed and foolish Please do not mortify me with your actions.

MORTUARY (n) - a funeral home or morgue where the deceased are prepared for funerals People go to the mortuary to view individuals who have passed away.

MORTALITY (n) - the quality or state of being a person or thing that is alive and therefore certain to die; the quality or state of being mortal; the number of deaths that occur in a particular time or place Mortality is the time a person spends on earth.

INNATE (adj) - existing from the time a person or animal is born Babies have the innate ability to cry when they are hungry.

NATIONALITY (n) - the fact or status of being a member or citizen of a particular nation The United States is made up of many people who have a different nationality.

NATIVE Native Americans have been part of this continent for hundreds of years. (adj) - born in a particular place; belonging to a person since birth or childhood; produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region