Greek and Latin Roots 2
89-100
Pendo, pensum
Latin
hang down, weigh, consider, judge
• Pensive – weighing things in
one’s mind; thoughtful;
reflective
• Suspend(sub – under) – to
hand down under;
temporary stop an act
• Suspense – state of mental
uncertainty while awaiting a
decision or outcome
• Expensive(e, ex – out) –
entailing great expense;
much weighing out
• Expend – to weigh out; to
pay out; to use up
Hyper
Greek
above, overly, beyond
• Hyperbole(ballein – throw) –
throw beyond; exaggerate
• Hyperactive(ago – do, act) –
displaying excessive physical
energy
• Hypercritical – overly critical;
carping
• Hyperventilate(ventus – wind)
– to breathe extremely fast
and deeply
• Hypertrophy(trophe –
nutrition) – excessive growth
or development of a body part
from over-nutrition or overuse
Super
Latin
on top, above, over
• Super – situated above or
upon; higher in rank or
quality
• Insuperable(in – not) –
incapable of being
overcome or surmounted
• Supervise(video – see) – to
oversee
• Survive(vivo - to live) – live
over or beyond a threat of
death
• Supersonic(sonic – sound) –
faster than the speed of
sound
Sub
Latin
under, below, beneath
• Subscription(scribere – to
write) – sign one’s name on
a document in approval or
agreement with the
contents
• Subordinate(ordere – to
order) – to place below in
rank or order
• Suburb(urbs – city) –
smaller district outside a
larger city or town
• Submarine(mare – sea) –
ship which goes underwater
in the ocean
Rumpo, Ruptum Latin
break, burst, split
• Abrupt(ab – from) –
broken off without
preparation or warning
• Bankrupt(banca – bench)
– reduced to financial
ruin
• Corrupt(con – with) –
change from good to bad
morals, manners or
actions
• Disrupt(dis – apart) –
break apart; throw into
disorder
Pax, Pacis
Latin
peace
• Peace – freedom from war
or civil disobedience, lack of
disturbance
• Appease( ad – to) – to bring
to peace by negotiating
with an aggressor and
giving something in return
for it
• Pacifist – one who declines
to fight and seeks peace by
other means
• Payment – what must be
given in exchange for goods
or services
Hypo Greek
under, below
• Hypodermic(dermis – skin) –
under the skin
• Hypochondria(chondros –
cartilage of the breastbone) –
excessive worry about one’s
health
• Hypocritical(krinein – distinguish,
separate) – pretending to hold
publicly approved values, but not
practicing them
• Hypoallergenic(allos – other;
genos – kind) – designed to
prevent an allergic response by
containing few irritating
substances
Specto, Spectatum Latin
to look at, see
• Inspect – to look carefully at
or over; to view or examine
formally
• Spectator – person who
looks on or watches;
observer
• Spectacles – eyeglasses
• Spectacle – public display
on a large scale; an
impressive sight
• Speculate – to wonder; to
buy or sell stocks at the risk
of a loss expecting to make
a profit
Vox, Vocis
voice
Latin
• Voice – sound made by
humans through the mouth
• Vowel – a voiced sound
made by air passing through
the throat
• Advocate(ad – to, toward) –
one who speaks toward or
pleads the cause of
another; a lawyer
• Evoke(e, ex – out) – to call
out, summon, bring out
• Vocabulary – the range of
words used by a particular
person or group
Loquor, Locutus
speak
Latin
• Loquacious – talkative
• Eloquent(e, ex – out of) –
marked by forceful and fluent
expression
• Colloquial(cum – with) –
conversational; informal
speech
• Soliloquy(solus – alone) – the
act of talking to oneself; a
dramatic monologue that
voices inner thoughts
• Ventriloquism(ventr, venter –
belly) – speaking so that the
voice seems to come from
somewhere else
Felix, Felicis
happy
Latin
• Felicity – the quality or
state of being happy
• Felicia – a girl’s name
• Felix – a boy’s name
• Felicitations – happy
greetings
• Felicitous – happily apt or
appropriate; pleasantly
suitable
• Felicify(facio – make) – to
render or make happy
Fides
Latin
faith, trust
• Fidelity – strict observance of
promises; loyalty; accuracy of
sound or image recording
• Bona fide(bonus – good) – in
good faith; genuine
• Confide – to trust to the
charge or knowledge of
another
• Affidavit – written declaration
or oath before an authorized
official
• Fiance(m) or fiancee(f) –
someone who had pledged
faith to another; engaged to
be married
That’s all she wrote