Latin Roots: Word List #14

Front 1

inalienable

Back 1

Root: alien- of another
Natural to, not transferable

Front 2

infraction

Back 2

Root: fract- to break
A violation of laws or rules

Front 3

dissection

Back 3

Root: sect- to cut
To cut up something

Front 4

Mediate

Back 4

Root: medi- middle
Intervene in a fight to bring an agreement

Front 5

Herbicide

Back 5

Roots: herb- grass, herb/ cid- to cut, to kill
Weed killer

Front 6

succumb

Back 6

Synonym: Surrender, die, give in
Antonym: Keep going/ Never give up, alive

Front 7

insatiable

Back 7

Synonym: Greedy, voracious, unquenchable
Antonym: Kind, humble, giving

Front 8

voluminous

Back 8

Synonym: Large, massive
Antonym: Small, tiny

Front 9

medieval

Back 9

Synonym: Relating to the Middle Ages
Antonym: Relating to modern times

Front 10

accelerate

Back 10

Synonym: To become faster
Antonym: To slow down

Front 11

succumb

Back 11

The patient had to succumb to the disease because she just became too weak.

Front 12

segment

Back 12

You had to finish each segment of the test before you could move onto the next.

Front 13

infraction

Back 13

The infraction that the boy commited put him in prison because he broke the law.

Front 14

affix

Back 14

I had to affix my seatbelt to be safe.

Front 15

alienate

Back 15

They had to alienate the boy from the others because he had a contagious disease.