English 4 Vocabulary Unit 3 Root Words
1. ambul (root) walk
2. ambulatory (adj) capable of walking
someone who walks in their sleep 3. somnambulist (n) someone who walks in their sleep
4. aud (root) hear
5. auditory (adj) pertaining to hearing
6. audible (adj) capable of being heard
7. medi (root) middle
8. intermediary (n) a go-between or mediator
9. medieval (adj) of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle ages
10. surge (root) rise
11. resurgent (adj) rising, or tending to rise again, reviving
12. insurrection (n) an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance
13. eu (root) well; good
14. euphemism (n) the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt “He’s dead!” “He passed away.”
15. euthanasia (n) the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures