Classical Roots Chapters 13-14

Front 1

Root: Manus

Back 1

L. Hand

Front 2

Emancipate

Back 2

(Manus L. Hand) - free from restraint or influence / free a slave

Front 3

Manacle

Back 3

(Manus L. Hand) - handcuffs

Front 4

Mandate

Back 4

(Manus L. Hand) - formal order from a higher court / authoritative command

Front 5

Manifest

Back 5

(Manus L. Hand) - Clearly apparent / to reveal or show clearly

Front 6

Manipulate

Back 6

(Manus L. Hand) - To use or handle skillfully

Front 7

Root: Dextra

Back 7

L. Right Hand

Front 8

Dexterity

Back 8

(Dextra L. Right Hand) - Skill in the use of the hands or body / cleverness

Front 9

Ambidextrous

Back 9

(Dextra L. Right Hand) - Able to use both hands equally well

Front 10

Root: Digitus

Back 10

L. Finger

Front 11

Digital

Back 11

(Digitus L. Finger) - Relating to a finger or to a unit of measure

Front 12

Root: Flexi

Back 12

L. To Bend

Front 13

Deflect

Back 13

(Flexi L. To Bend) - To turn aside

Front 14

Genuflect

Back 14

(Flexi L. To Bend) - Kneel to express reverence / respect

Front 15

Inflection

Back 15

(Flexi L. To Bend) - Alteration of pitch / tone

Front 16

Reflection

Back 16

(Flexi L. To Bend) - Throw back

Front 17

Root: Rapio

Back 17

L. To Snatch

Front 18

Rapacious

Back 18

(Rapio L. To Snatch) - Grasping / greedy

Front 19

Rapt

Back 19

(Rapio L. To Snatch) - Giving one's complete attention / overcome with emotion

Front 20

Surreptitious

Back 20

(Rapio L. To Snatch) - Done secretly, without approval

Front 21

Root: Plico

Back 21

L. To Fold

Front 22

Complicity

Back 22

(Plico L. To Fold) - Participation in an act that is decietful

Front 23

Duplicity

Back 23

(Plico L. To Fold) - Double-dealing

Front 24

Explicate

Back 24

(Plico L. To Fold) - To make clear

Front 25

Explicit

Back 25

(Plico L. To Fold) - Definite

Front 26

Exploit

Back 26

(Plico L. To Fold) - Notable / Heroic Deed

Front 27

Imply

Back 27

(Plico L. To Fold) - To indicate indirectly / to hint

Front 28

Ploy

Back 28

(Plico L. To Fold) - A tactic intended to frustrate, embarass, or gain an advantage over an opponent

Front 29

Ply

Back 29

(Plico L. To Fold) - Use a tool or weapon vigorously / wood layered with crosswise grain

Front 30

Supplicate

Back 30

(Plico L. To Fold) - Ask for humbly / beseech

Front 31

Root: Prehendo

Back 31

L. To catch

Front 32

Apprehend

Back 32

(Prehendo L. To catch) - arrest / grasp mentally

Front 33

Comprise

Back 33

(Prehendo L. To catch) - Consist of / contain

Front 34

Entreprenuer

Back 34

(Prehendo L. To catch) - One who organizes a business venture

Front 35

Impregnable

Back 35

(Prehendo L. To catch) - Strong enough to resist attack (i.e. a fortress)

Front 36

Reprehend

Back 36

(Prehendo L. To catch) - To reprimand / express disapproval

Front 37

Reprisal

Back 37

(Prehendo L. To catch) - Action / act of reprisal