Latin Roots #12

Mrs. LucidiEnglish 2

Root: curr, curs, cour

Meaning: To runSample Words:

-Excursion-Cursory-Incur

Excursion

A short journey, an outing

They went on an excursion to the beach.

Cursory

Hastily and superficially done

Katie only had time to give the room a cursory cleaning before her friends arrived.

Incur

To bring upon one’s self

Keith incurred three hours of detention for constantly being late to class.

Root: loqu, locut

Meaning: To talkSample Words:

-Loquacious-Eloquent

Loquacious

Talkative

The loquacious woman was always on the telephone.

Eloquent

Persuasive, Fluent, Graceful

Tyson is an eloquent speaker.

Root: unda, und

Meaning: Wave, flowSample Words:

-Redundant-Undulate

Redundant

• Exceeding what is necessary; repetitive

The verbal directions that she gave him were redundant because he already had a map of how to get to her house.

Undulate

To move in a wavelike motion

The boat undulated on the waves and made the passengers sea sick.

Root: viv

Meaning: To live, aliveSample Words:

-Vivacious-Revive-Vivid

Vivacious

Full of animation and spirit

Watching the vivacious children at the party was very entertaining.

Revive

To bring back to life

The woman tried to revive the man by giving him CPR.

Vivid

Bright, Full of vigor, fresh

The artist used several vivid colors in his painting.

Root: ten, tent, tin

Meaning: HoldSample Words:

-Tenacious-Tenable

Tenacious

Persistent, hold firm

The husband and the wife were both tenacious during their argument. Neither would admit that they had made a mistake.

Tenable

Capable of being defended, logical

The lawyer thought the couple’s case was tenable, so he agreed to represent them in the lawsuit.