Latin Lesson III Word List

2 a-, ab-, abs-   away, from   abduct, abnormal, avert, abstract
2 ad-, ac-   to, toward   adopt, admire, access, aggressions, attract, allocate, ascend
2 ambi-   both, around   ambidextrous, ambiguous, ambience, ambient, ambivalence
2 ante-   before, in front of   anteroom, antecedent, anterior, antebellum
2 circum-   around   circumference, circumscribe, circumcise, circumfuse, circumflex
2 con-, com-, co-   with, together, very   connect, conduct, compose, compress, collect, collate
2 contra-, contro-, counter-   against   contradict, controversy, counteract
2 de-   down, off, thoroughly   descend, dejected
2 dis-, di-, dif-   apart, in different directions, not   dispute, disable, divert, divorce, differ
2 CED-, CESS-   to go, yield   concede, precede, excess, procession
2 DUC-, DUCT-   to lead   induce, conduct, reduction
2 JUDIC-   judgment   judicial, adjudicate
2 JUR-, JUST-   right, law; take an oath, form an opinion   jury, conjure, just, justify
2 LEV-   light (in weight); to lift   levity, elevate, levitate, alleviate
2 LOQU-, LOCUT-   to speak   colloquial, eloquent, circumlocution, interlocutor
2 LUD-   to play, mock   interlude, delude, illusion, “Ludacris” or ludicrous, prelude
2 PREC-   to request, beg; prayer   imprecate, precarious
2 TRUD-, TRUS   to push, thrust   protrude, intrude, intrusion, obtrusive, unobtrusive
2 VEN-, VENT-, VENU-   to come   intervene, invention, avenue, venue; (French) venire, bienvenue; (Spanish) bienvenido, venire

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