Rose Tree Media School
District Root Word List
Grade 11 Vocabulary
AMOR-love (L.)
amicable (adj.) friendly; peaceable
paramour (n.) a lover, of either sex
* amorous (adj.) of or associated with love; especially sexual love
EQUI - equal, just (L.)
inequitable (adj.) unfair; unjust
equanimity (n.) the characteristic of being calm and even-tempered; composure
* equilibrium (n.) a condition in which all influences are balanced and stable
ANN-year (L.)
annuity (n.) the annual payment of an allowance or income
perennial (adj.) lasting or active through a year, or many years
* superannuated (adj.) obsolete; antiquated
RAT- t o think (L.)
ratify (v.) to approve and so make valid
rationalize (v.) to make a circumstance conform to reason; to justify one's own
behavior incorrectly
* ratiocination (n.) logical, methodical reasoning
TRIT - to rub, to wear away (L.)
trite (adj.) overused and commonplace; "worn" by use
attrition (n.) a wearing away by friction; a reduction in number or strength
CEDE- t o go (L.)
precedent (n.) an event that may be used in dealing with later events (lit. "to go
before")
antecedent (n.) that which precedes
* secede (v.) to withdraw from an association or alliance
* intercede (v.) to plead on another's behalf (lit. "to go between")
SPIC, SPEC - to see, look (L.)
introspective (adj.) given to contemplation of one's own feelings
conspicuous (adj.) attracting attention
* perspicacious (adj.) unusually perceptive or discerning
* specter (n.) ghost or apparition
* optional
SYN, SYM-with (L.)
synonymous (adj.) expressing a similar meaning
asymmetrical (adj.) lacking balance
*symphony (n.) a harmonious combination of elements; a musical piece for an orchestra
BELLI - war (L.)
antebellum (adj.) prior to the Civil War
bellicose (adj.) warlike in manner
* rebellious (adj.) tending toward rebellion
PUNCT - to pierce (L.)
pungent (adj.) having a sharp, acrid taste or smell
poignant (adj.) appealing to the emotions; touching
* puncture (v.) to pierce with a pointed object
* punctilious (adj.) attentive to the finer points of etiquette; precise
QUISIT - seek, inquire (L.)
query (n.) a question; an inquiry
prerequisite (adj.) necessary
(n.) a required, prior condition
* inquisition (n.) an investigation
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PED-child (G.)
pediatrics (n.) branch of medicine dealing with infants and children
pedagogy (n.) the art or profession of teaching
* pedant (n.) one who pays undue attention to book learning
* encyclopedia (n.) a comprehensive, often multivolume, reference work containing
articles on a wide range of subjects or on numerous aspects of a
particular field
ORAT - mouth, to speak (L.)
oracle (n.) a shrine for the worship of a prophetic god
oratory (n.) the art of public speaking; rhetoric
* orifice (n.) an opening of a cavity
FLAGR-toburn (L.)
conflagration (n.) a large and destructive fire
inflammatory (adj.) arousing strong emotion
* flammable (adj.) easily ignitable and capable of burning with rapidity
* flamboyant (adj.) highly elaborate; showy
* optional
PEND-to hang (L.)
append (v.) to add as a supplement; to attach to
impending (adj.) likely or due to happen soon; imminent
* pendulous (adj.) hanging loosely
METR - to measure (G.)
diametrical (adj.) exactly opposite; contrary
telemetry (n.) the science and technology of automatic measurement and
transmission of data by wire, radio, or other means from remote sources
*symmetrical (adj.) exactly corresponding
PAN - all, complete (G.)
pandemonium (n.) any place characterized by uproar and noise; wild uproar or noise
panacea (n.) a universal cure
* pantheistic (adj.) the doctrine identifying the Deity with the various forces and workings of
nature; the belief in all the gods
* panorama (n.) an unlimited view of all visible objects over a wide area; a survey
ORDIN - order, rank (L.)
subordinate (n.) state of being inferior or subservient
inordinate (adj.) excessive; immoderate
* ordinal (adj.) being of a specific position in an ordered series
DOC- t o teach (L.)
docile (adj.) teachable; tractable
indoctrinate (v.) to teach to accept a system of thought uncritically
* doctrinaire (adj.) obstinately devoted to speculative, impractical doctrines
PULS, PELL - to drive (L.)
impel (v.) to urge to action; to drive forward
impulsive (adj.) acting on impulse rather than thought
* expulsion (n.) act of being driven out or forcefully ejected; state of being driven out
* optional