Recently, we looked at some Greek roots used in making English words. There are even more words derived from Latin, the other classical language behind Western European culture. Look at the words given below, then try to match the roots with their general meanings. animal, animation audio, audience, audible benefit, benefactor century, centimetre suicide, homicide circumference, circumstance contrary, contradict incredible, credit descend, degrade dictionary, contradict, predict 1. anima a. good 2. audi- b. around 3. bene c. belief/trust 4. cent- d. hundred 5. -cide e. soul 6. circum f. down 7. contra g. kill 8. credi- h. hear 9. de- i. word 10. dict- j. against conduct, educate duet, dual factory, manufacture, factor, fact flexible, reflect floral, florist initial, initiate international, interpersonal legal, legislative locate, location, local lunar, lunatic 11. duct- a. flower 12. du- b. begin 13. fact- c. lead 14. flect/x d. among 15. flor- e. law 16. init- f. two 17. inter g. place 18. leg- h. moon 19. loc- i. make 20. luna j. bend malfunction, malignant, malpractice manual, manipulate marine, aquamarine maternal, maternity, material mental, mentality military, militant millennium, millilitre transmit, mission oval, ovary patriotism, patriarchy, paternal 21. mal- a. hand 22. manu- b. send 23. mar- c. mind 24. mater d. bad 25. ment- e. sea 26. mil- f. father 27. mill- g. mother 28. mis/t h. egg 29. ov- i. soldier 30. pat- j. thousand pedal, pedestrian depend, independent, pendulum, suspension transport, portable postpone, postgraduate prepaid, predict, preliminary primary, prime minister rational, rationale return, revise interrupt, disruption, rupture conscious, science 31. ped- a. before 32. pend- b. hang 33. port- c. reason 34. post d. foot 35. pre- e. carry 36. prim- f. among 37. ratio- g. after 38. re- h. again 39. inter i. knowledge 40. sci- j. first postscript, scribble, script bisect, section, sector sensation, sense, sentimental consequence, sequence solitary, solo spectator, inspect, spectacles submarine, subway superior, supervise temporary, contemporary terminus, terminator 41. scrib/p a. cut 42. sect- b. only 43. sens/t c. end 44. sequ- d. time 45. sol- e. under 46. spect- f. write 47. sub g. feel 48. super h. follow 49. temp i. over 50. termin- j. watch/see extra-terrestrial, Mediterranean transit, transport, intransitive ultimate, ultimatum unique, unite, unit urban, suburb convert, reverse television, visible, visual, supervise vital, vitamin, revitalise vocal, vocalist, convoke, vocation revolve, involve 51. terra a. one 52. trans b. land 53. ultim- c. sight 54. uni- d. turn round 55. urb- e. turn 56. vers/t f. voice 57. vis- g. life 58. vita h. across 59. voc- i. last 60. volv- j. city Answers 1. e; 2. h; 3. a; 4. d; 5. g; 6. b; 7. j; 8. c; 9. f; 10. i; 11. c; 12. f; 13. i; 14. j; 15. a; 16. b; 17. d; 18. e; 19. g; 20. h; 21. d; 22. a; 23. e; 24. g; 25. c; 26. i; 27. j; 28. b; 29. h; 30. f; 31. d; 32. b; 33. e; 34. g; 35. a; 36. j; 37. c; 38. h; 39. f; 40. i; 41. f; 42. a; 43. g; 44. h; 45. b; 46. j; 47. e; 48. i; 49. d; 50. c; 51. b; 52. h; 53. i; 54. a; 55. j; 56. e; 57. c; 58. g; 59. f; 60. d