12th Grade British Literature & Composition Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots – Unit One
AG, ACT Latin meaning “to drive, do”
Cogent Strong and to the point; convincing To win a court case, attorneys must be cogent in their presentations.
Exigent Urgent; pressing The Congress held an impromptu session to discuss the exigent threat of war.
Assay To test or analyze The miner assayed the cave for gold or diamonds.
Intransigent Refusing to compromise The faculty members were intransigent in their demands at the university.
CIT Latin meaning “to stir up, rouse”
Incite To stir up; to provoke Police were worried that the speaker’s angry words would incite the crowd to riot.
Resuscitate To bring back to consciousness Luckily the lifeguard was able to resuscitate the swimmer who was rescued from the water.
Solicitous Showing care or worry Many parents are solicitous because of how much they love their children.
TURB Latin for “disturb”
Perturb To make worried or upset Staying out past curfew can easily perturb many parents.
Turbulent Very excited or upset The French Revolution is considered to be one of the most turbulent of all historical times.
Turbid Cloudy or confused Daisy’s unclear ramblings are clearly the result of a turbid mind.
ALACR Latin for “lively”
Alacrity Enthusiastic quickness When asked to test drive the new BMW M3, the boys responded with alacrity.
CELER Latin for “quick”
Celerity Speed or quickness If the developments continue growing with such celerity, the wet lands will be threatened.