English 1- Root Words Lesson 10

English 1- Root Words Lesson 10

1. POLY – many

Polyglot (noun) – one who can speak or write several languages

Ex: I speak three different languages therefore I'm a polygot.

1. PRIM – first

Primal (adj) – original; first in importance

Ex: Protecting our children is a universal primal instinct.

1. HOM/HOMO – same; similar; alike

Homogeneous (adj) – of the same kind

Ex: The girl was a part of a close-knit homogeneous group, in that they all dressed alike, listened to same music, and enjoyed the same television shows/movies.

1. DIS – apart

Dissension (noun) – disagreement in opinion

Ex: There is much dissension among the students who cannot agree on the new rules.

1. VOR – eat

Voracious (adj) – having a huge appetite

Ex: The students were all fighting in the lunch line because of their voracious appetites.

1. CARN – flesh

Carnage (noun) – great destruction of life

Ex: There was a great amount of carnage from the car accident.

1. CRED – believe

Credence (noun) – mental acceptance of something as true or real

Ex: Because Betsy spent so much time gossiping, there was little credence in many of the stories she told about the other girls

1. FID – faith

Perfidy (noun) – faithlessness, disloyalty, or treachery

Ex: He had a poor reputation; more known for acts of perfidy than for anything else.

1. CURR/CURS – run

Concurrent (adj) – happening at the same time

Ex: All the sentences were to runconcurrent, meaning a total of 18 years

1. PED – foot

Expedient (adj) – suitable for bringing about a desired result

Ex: I could have travelled by car, but found it more expedient to take the train.

English 1- Root Words Lesson 10

1. POLY – many

Polyglot (noun) – one who can speak or write several languages

Ex: I speak three different languages therefore I'm a polygot.

1. PRIM – first

Primal (adj) – original; first in importance

Ex: Protecting our children is a universal primal instinct.

1. HOM/HOMO – same; similar; alike

Homogeneous (adj) – of the same kind

Ex: The girl was a part of a close-knit homogeneous group, in that they all dressed alike, listened to same music, and enjoyed the same television shows/movies.

1. DIS – apart

Dissension (noun) – disagreement in opinion

Ex: There is much dissension among the students who cannot agree on the new rules.

1. VOR – eat

Voracious (adj) – having a huge appetite

Ex: The students were all fighting in the lunch line because of their voracious appetites.

1. CARN – flesh

Carnage (noun) – great destruction of life

Ex: There was a great amount of carnage from the car accident.

1. CRED – believe

Credence (noun) – mental acceptance of something as true or real

Ex: Because Betsy spent so much time gossiping, there was little credence in many of the stories she told about the other girls

1. FID – faith

Perfidy (noun) – faithlessness, disloyalty, or treachery

Ex: He had a poor reputation; more known for acts of perfidy than for anything else.

1. CURR/CURS – run

Concurrent (adj) – happening at the same time

Ex: All the sentences were to runconcurrent, meaning a total of 18 years

1. PED – foot

Expedient (adj) – suitable for bringing about a desired result

Ex: I could have travelled by car, but found it more expedient to take the train.