Latin and Greek Roots Unit 1 VINC VICT Latin Vincere Victum to conquer Invincible adj Unable to be conquered Provincial adj limited in knowledge of the world narrowminded Evince v To establish to reflect the truth of ID: 761830
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Latin and Greek RootsUnit 1
VINC / VICT Latin Vincere , Victum , “to conquer” Invincible ( adj ) Unable to be conquered Provincial (adj.) limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded Evince (v) To establish; to reflect the truth of
DUC, DUCT Latin Ducere , Ductum , “to lead” Conducive ( adj ) supportive, encouraging, helping to bring about. Induce (v) to lead toward some action Deduce (v) to draw a conclusion from fact; to infer
TRACT Latin Trahere , Tractum , “to drag” Protracted ( adj ) extended in time; prolonged Intractable (adj.) stubborn; obstinate; hard to move forward Retract (v) to draw back; to withdraw
PETO Latin Petere , Petitum , “to seek aggressively, to assail, to rush” Petulant ( adj ) irritable or short-tempered Impetuous (adj.) acting passionately and without forethought Impetus (n) that which drives one; momentum
Petulant evince invincible protracted retract The _______________ debate between the two senators bored some people, but also led to some important reforms. I hardly expected a grown man to become that _______________ when I awakened him at three in the morning. Harry may be a good chess player, but he’s not _______________. When I realized I was wrong, I decided to _______________ everything I had said.
Evince deduce induce conducive impetuous When Mike saw Hugh and Lena talking and laughing together, he _______________ that they were no longer fighting. Certain kinds of soil are more _______________ to growing prize-winning roses than others are. Wasn’t it kind of _______________ to volunteer for a job you knew nothing about? The relationship between the two characters _______________ the main themes in the novel.
Impetus induce provincial intractable conducive After the accident with the horse, nothing could ever _______________ Albert to go back to the farm. Laughing at someone for having a different accent than yours makes you seem _______________. The _______________ for his decision to play the violin was his early love of symphonic music. Jamie was so _______________ that she refused to move her car from the sidewalk even when ordered to do so by the police.