ROOTS AND DERIVATIVES
1. act, ag, ig: to do, to move, to drive
2. ali, alter: another, other
3. am: at/ to love
4. anim: life, spirit, soul
WORD LIST
1. Agenda - a list, plan or outline of things to be done
Responsible adults often use an agenda to log and keep track of their daily events.
2. Agile - quick and well coordinated in movement
Athletes spend many hours training to become agile and out do other players.
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3. Alienate - to make indifferent or hostile
To protect his dictatorship Kim Jung Un chose to alienate North Korea from the rest of the world.
4. Altercation - a heated or angry dispute
Temperamental people often find themselves involved in an altercation when they lose control.
5. Amiable - having or showing pleasant good natured qualities
Most people have a grandparent that is amiable and showers them with love.
6. Amorous - inclined or disposed to love
Many people can vouch that hormones often make us feel amorous.
7. Animated - full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous
You can see Andrew visibly become animated when he talks about basketball.
8. Equanimity - mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain
Good leaders show equanimity during chaotic situations in order to assure others that things are under control.
9. Inalienable - not transferable to another or capable of being repudiated
In the US we all have rights that are inalienable no matter the circumstances.
10. Inanimate - lifeless, spiritless dull
Children often become emotionally attached to inanimate objects that carry sentimental meaning.
11. Magnanimous - generous in forgiving an insult or injury, free from petty resentfulness
According to the bible Jesus taught others to be very magnanimous.
12. Reactionary - pertaining to favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change
A lot of older people that believe in strict tradition and culture can be considered reactionary.
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