Latin Roots 1
Mrs. Lucidi
English 2
Root: cred
Meaning: belief, trust
Sample Words:
-incredulous
-credible
-discredit
Incredulous
Disbelieving; skeptical
The judge was incredulous of
the evidence presented during
the murder trial.
Credible
Capable of being believed; reliable; worthy of
confidence
The lawyer hoped
that the jury would
find the witness to be
credible.
Discredit
To damage in reputation; disgrace; to cause to
be doubted
The results of the
polygraph test
discredited the man
accused of murder.
Root: dict, dic
Meaning: tell, say
Sample Words:
-vindictive
-vindicate
-abdicate
-malediction
Vindictive
Needing or wanting to seek revenge
Alan felt vindictive
when he found out
that his co-worker
had been lying to
him.
Vindicate
To clear an accusation, blame, suspicion, or
doubt.
Criminals go to trial to try to prove that
they are innocent. If they are found
innocent, they are vindicated.
Abdicate
To formally give up high office, power, or
responsibility
President Bush abdicated
his position at the White
House so that Barack
Obama could take over.
Malediction
A curse; slander
The woman couldn’t
escape the
malediction that was
placed on him by the
evil witch.
Root: duc; duce; duct
Meaning: lead, bring
Sample Words:
-abduct
-deduce
-induct
-conducive
Abduct
To carry off by force; kidnap
The man
abducted the
woman and
kept her locked
in a basement.
Deduce
To reach a conclusion by reasoning
You can often deduce
the meaning of a word
by looking at how it is
used in a sentence.
Induct
To formally place in an office or position;
initiate
The baseball
player will be
inducted into
the Hall of
Fame.
Conducive
To cause or bring about
A quiet, dark room is
conducive to a good night’s
sleep.
Root: Anim
Meaning: mind, soul, give life to
Sample Words:
-unanimous
-animosity
-magnanimous
Unanimous
Sharing the same opinions or views; being in
complete agreement
When the class voted
for which team should
win, it was unanimous:
everyone voted for
Zach’s team.
Animosity
Bitter hostility; open hatred
The animosity between the two
teams was obvious.
Magnanimous
Being noble of mind and heart; generous and
forgiving
The teacher’s
magnanimous late
work policy allowed
students to turn in
work up to a month
late.