Latin and Greek Root Words: Unit 10 - PUT, FID, SENT, SENS, CRED, CREED
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*PUT, FID, SENT, SENS, CRED, CREED
*COMPUTE, CONFIDANTE, CONFIDENT,
CREED, DISCREDIT, INCREDIBLE,
REPUTATION, SENSATION, SENSIBLE,
SENTIMENTAL
Latin and Greek Root Words:
Unit 10
Unit 10
PUT-
To think, determine
Latin
PUTARE, PUTATUM
1. Reputation
n. An idea held by the public about something or someone
L. re, "again," + putare=
to think again, to think over
Many dogs have
reputations
for biting, but the fault is usually in the animal's upbringing and
training.
2. Compute
v. To figure out an amount or number
L. com, "with," + putatum=
to determine with (calculation)
Syn: Calculate
Before there were calculators, people had to
compute
most math problems on paper.
Unit 10 Cont’d
FID -
To believe, trust
Latin
FIDERE, FISUS
3. Confident
adj. Sure; certain
Syn: Secure
Ant: Unsure
The officer said she was
confident
that the robbery would be solved, and a short
time later, it was.
4. Confidante
n. Someone to whom one tells a secret
Even when Alicia was a teenager, she used her stuffed teddy bear as her
confidante
and told it every secret she had.
Unit 10 Cont’d
SENT, SENS -
To feel
Latin
SENTIRE, SENSUM
5. Sentimental
adj. Showing or causing a lot of emotion
Syn: Romantic
Ant: Factual
The dress was probably worthless, but to Eli's grandmother, it had great
sentimental
value.
6. Sensible
adj. Smart and practical
When the snow forced them to turn the car around, Mr. Kellmer reminded his wife that going up the mountain
in the first place was not very
sensible
.
7. Sensation
n. A feeling or experience
As the drug began to take effect, I felt a tingling
sensation
creep upwards from my feet.
Unit 10 Cont’d
CRED, CREED -
To believe
Latin
CREDERE, CREDITUM
8. Incredible
adj. Unbelievable
L. in, "not," + credere=
not able to be believed
It seemed
incredible
to the teacher that everyone in class got the exact same answer to test
questions three, so she suspected cheating.
9. Discredit
v. To take away belief or trust in
L. dis, "not," + creditum=
not believe
Syn: Reject
Ant: Support
The car company tried to
discredit
its competitors by claiming their cars were unsafe to drive.
10. Creed
n. A statement of belief
"Treat others as you would like to be treated" is one of the easiest
creeds
to live by.
March 17-21, 2014
Explore the meanings and examples of Latin and Greek root words in Unit 10 including words related to belief, trust, feeling, and computation. Enhance your vocabulary with terms like reputation, sentiment, incredible, and more.
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Latin and Greek Root Words: Unit 10 *PUT, FID, SENT, SENS, CRED, CREED *COMPUTE, CONFIDANTE, CONFIDENT, CREED, DISCREDIT, INCREDIBLE, REPUTATION, SENSATION, SENSIBLE, SENTIMENTAL
Unit 10 PUT- To think, determine Latin PUTARE, PUTATUM 1. Reputation n. An idea held by the public about something or someone L. re, "again," + putare= to think again, to think over Many dogs have reputations for biting, but the fault is usually in the animal's upbringing and training. 2. Compute v. To figure out an amount or number L. com, "with," + putatum= to determine with (calculation) Syn: Calculate Before there were calculators, people had to compute most math problems on paper.
Unit 10 Contd FID - To believe, trust Latin FIDERE, FISUS 3. Confident adj. Sure; certain Syn: Secure Ant: Unsure The officer said she was confident that the robbery would be solved, and a short time later, it was. 4. Confidante n. Someone to whom one tells a secret Even when Alicia was a teenager, she used her stuffed teddy bear as her confidante and told it every secret she had.
Unit 10 Contd SENT, SENS - To feel Latin SENTIRE, SENSUM 5. Sentimental adj. Showing or causing a lot of emotion Syn: Romantic Ant: Factual The dress was probably worthless, but to Eli's grandmother, it had great sentimental value. 6. Sensible adj. Smart and practical When the snow forced them to turn the car around, Mr. Kellmer reminded his wife that going up the mountain in the first place was not very sensible. 7. Sensation n. A feeling or experience As the drug began to take effect, I felt a tingling sensation creep upwards from my feet.
Unit 10 Contd CRED, CREED - To believe Latin CREDERE, CREDITUM 8. Incredible adj. Unbelievable L. in, "not," + credere= not able to be believed It seemed incredible to the teacher that everyone in class got the exact same answer to test questions three, so she suspected cheating. 9. Discredit v. To take away belief or trust in L. dis, "not," + creditum= not believe Syn: Reject Ant: Support The car company tried to discredit its competitors by claiming their cars were unsafe to drive. 10. Creed n. A statement of belief "Treat others as you would like to be treated" is one of the easiest creeds to live by.
