1. Latin & Greek Roots
Book 3 Unit 4

2. 1. FORM
Latin for “to form, to establish”

3. 2. MISINFORMATION Untrue or wrong information Synonym: deception
Antonym: fact
The two warring countries constantly circulated misinformation to confuse each other.

4. 3. REFORM To bring back to rightness, order, or morality
Synonym: correct
Antonym: ruin
Many people believe we need to reform our judicial system, but few no where to begin.

5. 4. FORMATIVE Occurring at the time of the most influence
Synonym: developmental
Antonym: non-influential
The Harlem Renaissance was a formative time for art, jazz, and writing.

6. 5. APT, EPT
Latin for “to fit”

7. 6. INEPT Unskilled; clumsy Synonym: awkward Antonym: graceful
JFK was never an inept speaker; he is known to have been one of the most eloquent U.S. Presidents.

8. 7. ADEPT Skilled; expert at Synonym: masterful Antonym: incompetent
M.C. Escher is an adept
artist who makes a piece
of paper come alive.

9. 8. APTITUDE Skill or suitability for Synonym: ability
Antonym: ineptitude
Many people don’t discover their true aptitude for a career until college.

10. 9. POS, PON
Greek for “to put, place”

11. 10. POSIT To put forth; assert Synonym: propose Antonym: ignore
I posit the belief that all human beings are created equal and capable of unimaginable beauty.

12. 11. IMPOSE To forcibly place upon Synonym: inflict Antonym: remove
I hate when people try to impose their political or religious beliefs upon me.

13. 12. DISPOSITION Attitude or mood Synonym: character
The captain’s impatient and angry disposition led him to throw many lazy sailors to the sharks.

14. 13. FIG
Latin for “to shape”

15. 14. FIGMENT Something invented or imaginary Synonym: phantom
Antonym: fact
I am unable to watch scary movies, even though I know the monsters they contain are figments of someone’s imagination.

16. 15. EFFIGY A figure constructed in mockery
An effigy of the other team’s mascot was burned at the pep rally.

17. 16. PREFIGURE To look like or predict a later thing or event
Synonym: foreshadow
The gun kept by the protagonist prefigured a death later in the novel.