Enhance Your English with Ancient Language: Unlock Vocabulary Potential

Unlock the potential of your vocabulary and take your English proficiency to new heights with my guide on utilizing ancient languages! Learn how to effortlessly comprehend words you've never encountered before by identifying their Greek or Latin roots. With my tips, you'll be able to dissect complex words and gain a broader understanding of their meaning. Enhance your language skills and discover a whole new world of understanding with my comprehensive guide. Start your journey towards mastering the English language today!
  1. ambi- both
    • ambiguous: having or expressing more than one possible meaning
    • ambidextrous: able to use both hands equally well
  2. aqua- water
    • aquarium: a tank, usually with glass sides, or a pool, bowl, etc. for keeping live water animals and water plants
    • aquamarine: a transparent, pale bluish-green variety of beryl, used in jewelry
  3. aud- to hear
    • audience: the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc.
    • audition: to give, watch, or listen to a short performance that tests whether a performer’s skills are suitable for a particular event or group
  4. bene- good
    • benefactor: someone who gives money to help an organization, society, or person
    • benefit: a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help
  5. cent- one hundred
    • century: a period of 100 years
    • percent: for or out of every 100, shown by the symbol %
  6. circum- around
    • circumference: the line surrounding a circular space, or the length of this line
    • circumscribe: if you circumscribe a triangle, square, etc., you draw a circle that surrounds it and touches each of its corners
  7. contra/ counter- against
    • contradict: (of people) to say the opposite of what someone else has said, or (of one fact or statement) to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong
    • encounter: to experience a situation, especially something that is unexpected or unpleasant
  8. dict- to say
    • dictation: the act of saying something aloud, so that your words can be prepared in writing by someone else
    • predict: to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience
  9. duc/ duct- to lead
    • conduct: to lead someone to a particular place
    • induce: to persuade someone to do something, or to cause something to happen
  10. fac- to do, to make
    • factory: a building or buildings where people use machines to produce goods
    • manufacture: to produce goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines
  11. form- shape
    • conform: to behave according to a group’s usual standards and expectations, or to operate according to a rule
    • reform: to make an improvement, especially by changing a person's behaviour or the structure of something
  12. fort- strength
    • fortitude: bravery when dealing with pain or difficulty, esp. over a long period
    • fortress: a large, strong building or group of buildings that can be defended from attack
  13. fract- break
    • fracture: to break, crack, or split
    • fraction: a breaking or dividing, specif., of the Host in the Mass
  14. ject- throw
    • reject: to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use. To throw out an idea
    • interject: to throw in between or among other things
  15. jud- judge
    • judicial: allowed, enforced, or set by order of a judge or law court
    • prejudice: a judgment or opinion formed before the facts are known; preconceived idea, favorable or, more usually, unfavorable
  16. mal- bad
    • malevolent: wishing evil or harm to others; having or showing ill will; malicious
    • malefactor: an evildoer or criminal
  17. mit- to send
    • transmit: to send or cause to go from one person or place to another, esp. across intervening space or distance; transfer; dispatch; convey
    • committee: a group of people chosen, as from the members of a legislature or club, to consider, investigate, and report or act on some matter or on matters of a certain kind
  18. mort- death
    • mortal: of a human being considered as a being who must eventually die
    • postmortem: of or pertaining to examination of the body after death
  19. multi- many
    • multicolor: having, consisting of, or relating to many colors
    • multiply: to increase in number, amount, extent, or degree; specif., to increase (a number, amount, etc.) by another number, amount, etc
  20. pater- father
    • paternal: of, like, or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly
    • patron: a person who supports or protects (esp. a person who helps to support an artist, charity, etc.; benefactor)
  21. port- to carry
    • export: to carry or send (goods) to another country or other countries, esp. for purposes of sale
    • portable: that can be carried
  22. rupt- break
    • interrupt: to break into or in upon (a discussion, train of thought, etc.); stop or hinder by breaking in on
    • disrupt: to break apart; split up; rend asunder
  23. scrib/ script- to write
    • describe: to give a detailed account of in words
    • manuscript: a book, document, etc. written by hand, esp. before the development of printing
  24. sect/ sec- to cut
  25. sent/ sens- to feel
    • sentiment: an opinion or feeling you have about something
    • nonsense: an idea, something said or written, or behaviour that is silly or stupid
  26. spect- to look
    • inspect: to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition
    • respect: admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities
  27. struct- to build
    • construct: to build something or put together different parts to form something whole
    • structure: the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  28. vid/ vis- to see
  29. voc- voice
    • vocal: relating to or produced by the voice, either in singing or speaking
    • advocate: to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something
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