Book 3 Unit 3: Latin & Greek Roots

1. HIB, HAB Latin for “to have, hold”

2. PROHIBIT Synonym: ban Antonym: allow To stop one from doing something; prevent Synonym: ban Antonym: allow If the law did not prohibit speeding, there would be far more traffic accidents.

3. INHIBIT To get in the way of; hinder Synonym: constrain Antonym: aid If you let your fears inhibit your goals, you will never achieve them.

4. FUS, FOUND Latin for “to pour out”

5. SUFFUSE To fill up from within; to spread throughout Synonym: saturate The light of inner peace suffused the monks face as he spoke to us about the history of the monastary.

6. CONFOUND To confuse and frustrate Synonym: perplex Antonym: enlighten Many people are confounded by Math, especially Algebra and Trigonometry.

7. INFUSE To inject; to fill something or someone with Synonym: imbue Antonym: empty, remove After three losses in a row, the coach tried to infuse the team with a new attitude.

8. TEN, TAIN, TIN Latin for “to hold”

9. SUSTAIN To support for an extended period of time Synonym: preserve Antonym: obstruct Dialysis allows you to sustain your life until a kidney becomes available.

10. ABSTAIN To not do something; refrain Synonym: shun Antonym: indulge Many people, especially Christians, believe you should abstain from sex until you are married.

11. TENACIOUS Stubbornly persistent; determined Synonym: steadfast Antonym: weak Thanks to the tenacious work of suffragettes in the late 19th and early 20th century, women now have the same rights as men.

12. RETINUE A group that attends an important person Synonym: entourage Queen Elizabeth II always had a large retinue of ladies-in-waiting around her.

13. PLE Latin for “to fill”

14. REPLETE Filled up with Synonym: rife Antonym: emptied The cupboards were replete with groceries after the blizzard.

15. IMPLEMENT To put into action; execute Synonym: enforce Antonym: halt Schools across Virginia implemented a new 10 point grading scale.

16. DEPLETE To use up; waste Synonym: drain Antonym: expand The lost hikers were careful not to deplete their water supply.

HOMEWORK Select 10 vocabulary words and use them correctly in a sentence. Make sure you write a variety of sentences, or it may affect your grade. DO NOT select root words because that wouldn’t make any sense.