1. Word Parts Unit 1 Latin Roots – Set #1 English I

2. LATIN ROOTS SET #1 Act Anima, Anim Aqua Bell Cert Curs, Cur, Cor Duct, Duc Gen Loc Mort Ord, Ordin Ped Rupt Sent, Sens Test

3. Act To do, Drive Sample Words: Acting (the art or practice of representing (doing) a character on a stage) React (to change what one is doing in response to a stimulus) Enact (to drive or make into law)

4. Anima, Anim Life, Mind Sample Words: Animal (any of a kingdom of living things ) Animated (endowed with life or the qualities of life ) Animator (one who gives a picture life)

5. Aqua Water Sample Words: Aquarium (a container in which living animals and water are kept) Aquamarine (a pale blue to light greenish blue that mimics the color of water) Aquanaut (a scuba diver who lives and operates both inside and outside an underwater shelter for an extended period)

6. Bell War Sample Words: Belligerent (waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness (war-like behaviors)) Bellicose (favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars)

7. Cert To be sure, To trust Sample Words: Certain (known or proved to be true or trustworthy) Certify (to attest as being true or as represented or as meeting a standard; attest to being trustworthy)

8. Curs, Curr, Corr To run Sample Words: Current (presently elapsing or running) Courier (one who runs messages from place to place) Corral (an enclosure for confining livestock so they won’t run off)

9. Duct, Duc To lead; To draw Sample Words: Aqueduct (a conduit for drawing water) Conduct (to lead from a position of command) Reduce (to draw together or cause to converge)

10. Gen Race, Family, Kind Sample Words: Generation (a group of individuals having the same kind of status) General (involving, relating to, or applicable to every member of a class, kind, or group)

11. Loc Place Sample Words: Location (a place outside a motion-picture studio where a picture or part of it is filmed) Dislocate (to put out of place)

12. Mort Death Sample Words: Mortician (one who prepares a dead body for a funeral) Mortal (causing or having caused death) Mortify (to subject to severe and vexing em- barrassment that makes the person want to die)

13. Ord, Ordin To put in order Sample Words: Order (to put in order) Ordinal (rites for the ordination of deacons, priests, and bishops [for induction into the order]) Ordinary (to regular or customary order of things)

14. Ped Foot Sample Words: Pedestal (the base of foot of a column) Pedestrian (one who travels on foot) Pedal (a lever pressed by the foot)

15. Rupt To Break, Burst Sample Words: Disrupt (to break apart) Eruption (the act, process, or instance of erupting [breaking/bursting out]) Rupture (a break of peace or concord)

16. Sent, Sens To Feel Sample Words: Sense (one of the five “feelings”) Sentimental (marked or governed by feeling) Sentinel (a sentry; a guard or watch placed at a point of passage [one who feels for danger])

17. Test To Witness, Affirm Sample Words: Attest (to affirm to be true or genuine) Contest (a struggle for the affirmation of superiority or victory) Testify (to bear witness)