1. 12th Grade British Literature & Composition
Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots – Unit One

2. AG, ACT
Latin meaning “to drive, do”

3. Cogent Strong and to the point; convincing
To win a court case, attorneys must be cogent in their presentations.

4. Exigent Urgent; pressing
The Congress held an impromptu session to discuss the exigent threat of war.

5. Assay To test or analyze
The miner assayed the cave for gold or diamonds.

6. Intransigent Refusing to compromise
The faculty members were intransigent in their demands at the university.

7. CIT
Latin meaning “to stir up, rouse”

8. Incite To stir up; to provoke
Police were worried that the speaker’s angry words would incite the crowd to riot.

9. Resuscitate To bring back to consciousness
Luckily the lifeguard was able to resuscitate the swimmer who was rescued from the water.

10. Solicitous Showing care or worry
Many parents are solicitous because of how much they love their children.

11. TURB
Latin for “disturb”

12. Perturb To make worried or upset
Staying out past curfew can easily perturb many parents.

13. Turbulent Very excited or upset
The French Revolution is considered to be one of the most turbulent of all historical times.

14. Turbid Cloudy or confused
Daisy’s unclear ramblings are clearly the result of a turbid mind.

15. ALACR
Latin for “lively”

16. Alacrity Enthusiastic quickness
When asked to test drive the new BMW M3, the boys responded with alacrity.

17. CELER
Latin for “quick”

18. Celerity Speed or quickness
If the developments continue growing with such celerity, the wet lands will be threatened.