Latin Roots #2
English 2
Mrs. Lucidi
Root: err, erra
Meaning: to wander
Sample Words:
-erratic
-errant
Erratic
Having no fixed course; wandering; lacking
consistency
Jennifer’s erratic heartbeat
worried her doctor.
Errant
Roving (in search of adventure) ; straying from
the proper course
David lives an errant life. He
constantly looks for
an adventure and has lived
in several countries.
Root: fac, fic, fec, fect
Meaning: make, do
Sample words:
-facsimile
-fiction
-manufacture
Facsimile
An exact copy; a method of transmitting images
by electronic means
The secretary often uses a
facsimile to send documents
to other offices. (FAX)
Fiction
An imaginative creation that does not represent
actuality, but has been invented ; a lie
Sarah likes to read fiction.
Manufacture
To make or process into a finished product
Car companies (Ford, Toyota, etc.) manufacture
cars.
Root: grad, gress, gred
Meaning: step, move
Sample Words:
-ingredient
-aggression
Ingredient
Something that is an element in a mixture or
compound.
My grandma’s cookie recipe
calls for the following ingredients:
sugar, butter, eggs, chocolate chips,
and flour.
Aggression
The act of commencing hostilities ; assult ;
hostile action or behavior
Norman displayed a lot of
aggression when he knocked
Billy over and punched him
several times.
Root: mal
Meaning: bad
Sample Words:
-malevolent
-malefactor
-malfunction
-malfeasance
Malevolent
Having ill will ; malicious ; having an evil
influence
Frank’s malevolent personality
lead him straight to jail.
Malefactor
One who has committed a crime ; a criminal
The malefactor was sentenced
to life in prison after he
murdered his second
victim.
Malfunction
To fail to function ; to function abnormally
Tina’s cell phone began to
malfunction after she
dropped it in the toilet.
Malfeasance
Misconduct or wrong doing
Senator Dunn was accused
of malfeasance when he was
caught shuffling money into
his personal bank account.