Latin Roots

List #8

SALIO, SALIRE, SALUI, SALTUM

“to jump; to leap”

assail

(verb)To attack violently; to assault (with words or actions)

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salient

(adjective)conspicuous; striking; noticeable

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resilient

(adjective)Able to withstand or recover from illness, change, or misfortune

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salacious

(adjective)treating sexual matters in an indecent way and typically conveying undue interest in or enjoyment of the subject

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VOLVO, VOLVERE, VOLVI

“to revolve”

devolve (into)

(verb) degenerate or be split into

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voluble

(adjective)Speaking in a steady, easy flow of words, talkative, glib

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CAPER, CAPRA

“goat”

caper

(verb)To leap, frolic, or frisk about(noun)A playful hop, leap, or skip

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caprice

(noun)A sudden impulse, urge, whim, or change of mind

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capricious

(adjective)Subject to whim, impulsive, unpredictable

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LEO, LEONIS, LEON

“lion”

leonine

(adjective)Pertaining to a lion; having the characteristics of a lion, such as fierceness and majesty

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lionize

(verb)To regard or treat a person as royalty or a celebrity

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lionhearted

(adjective)Brave and determined

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ZOION, ZOA

“living being, animal”

zoology

(noun)The science dealing with animals

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protozoan

(noun)single-celled microscopic animals, This include amoebas, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans, and many other forms

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zodiac

(noun)a belt of the sky that is divided into twelve equal divisions or signs (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces).

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