NCEE/SAT Words Week 6

Root of the Day: JACE vs. JACI JACE- = lie (from Latin iacere = to lie (open)) JACI- / -JECT- / JACU- [also JET via French] = throw (from Latin iacere = to throw)

Examples: adjacent = next to (literally, “lies near” from Latin ad+iacere)   abject = having no pride or spirit (literally, “to throw off” from Latin ab+iacere) adjective = a word that describes a noun (literally, “to throw near” from Latin ad+iacere) jet = to spout or emit in a stream jettison = to throw overboard in order to lighten the load jetty = a pier built into water to influence the current or protect a harbor

Roots of the Day: ANIM vs. VIT ANIM- = life, mind, soul, spirit (from Latin animus = mind, soul, spirit) VIT- / VIV- = life, alive (from Latin vita = life, vivere = to live)

Examples: animated = having life animal = a general term for a living creature that’s not human or insect animism = the belief that all living things possess souls. animosity = hatred vitamin = supplements that help support life vital = important to sustaining life. vittles = foods or provisions vivid = life-like vivacity = having a lot of energy/life viviparous = producing living young from within the body (literally, “produced alive” from Latin vivus+parere) vivisection = operating on a living creature (literally, “to cut while alive” from Latin vivus+secare) vivarium = an enclosure for keeping or observing animals viable = able to live

Roots of the Day: MORT vs. MORB vs. MORD vs. MOR MORT- = death (from Latin mors, mortis = death) MORB- = illness (from Latin morbus = ill) MORD- = bite (from Latin mordere = to bite) MOR- = custom (from Latin, mos, moris = custom)

Examples: mortician = one who prepares dead bodies for preservation moribund = literally, “about to die” mortgage = transfer of rights to a property as security for the payment of a loan (from Latin mors = French gage “pledge”)   morbid = relating to disease mordant = biting or caustic in thought mordent = musical ornament made by a quick alteration of a principal tone with the tone below mores = the fixed, morally-binding customs of a people moral, morality = relating to the principles of right and wrong in behavior morale = the mental or emotional condition of a group

Root of the Day: DORM vs. SOMN DORM- = sleep (from Latin dormire = to sleep) SOMN- = sleep, dream (from Latin somnus = sleep, dream)

Examples: dormitory = a place designated for sleeping dormant = a period of inactivity   insomnia = literally, “not sleeping” from Latin in+somnus somnambulist = literally, “sleep walker” from Latin somnus+ambulare

Roots of the Day: PARA vs. PAR PARA- / PAR- = prepare, ward off (from Latin parare = to prepare) PAR- [also seen as PAIR and PEER] = equal (from Latin par = equal)

Examples: prepare = literally, “to get ready beforehand” from Latin prae+parare reparation = the action of making amends for injury (literally, “prepared again” from Latin in+re+parare)   parity = equality peer = a person of equal social status