Learn on PengiVocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots, Level XIUnit 16 ~ Unit 18

Ch 6.1: Unit 16

These words come from the Latin root PLIC, meaning "to fold," and they often deal with ideas that are folded into something, either literally or figuratively. Key Words.

Section 1

Root: PLIC — to fold

These words come from the Latin root PLIC, meaning "to fold," and they often deal with ideas that are folded into something, either literally or figuratively.

Key Words

WordDefinition
implicit (adj.)Implied or understood but not directly expressed
inexplicable (adj.)Difficult or impossible to explain

Example Usage

  • We had an implicit agreement that whoever finished the milk would buy a new carton.
  • The strange lights in the sky were inexplicable, and no one could figure out their source.

Section 2

Root: VERG — to bend, to turn toward

This group of words bends toward the Latin root VERG, meaning "to bend" or "to turn toward," describing paths that either separate or come together.

Key Words

WordDefinition
diverge (v.)To branch out; to go different ways
converge (v.)To come together; to gather; to meet

Example Usage

  • After high school, the friends' career paths began to diverge as one became a doctor and the other an artist.
  • Fans from all over the world converge on the small town for the annual music festival.

Section 3

Root: CLIV — slope

Get ready to go up and down with words from the Latin root CLIV, meaning "slope."

Key Words

WordDefinition
acclivity (n.)A climbing slope; a hill
declivity (n.)A downward slope; a dip
proclivity (n.)A natural tendency towards

Example Usage

  • The challenging hike included a steep acclivity that left everyone breathless.
  • Be careful on that declivity; the wet leaves make it easy to slip and fall.
  • His proclivity for sweets made it hard for him to walk past a bakery without buying a cookie.

Section 4

Root: TORT — twist

Let's untangle these words that come from the Latin root TORT, meaning "twist."

Key Words

WordDefinition
contort (v.)To twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape
distort (v.)To misshape; misrepresent

Example Usage

  • The gymnast was able to contort her body into amazing shapes.
  • The witness seemed to distort the facts to make his friend look innocent.

Section 5

Root: SIN — curve

Follow the winding path of words derived from the Latin root SIN, meaning "curve."

Key Words

WordDefinition
sinuous (adj.)Curving or twisting
insinuate (v.)To suggest in an indirect or subtle fashion

Example Usage

  • We followed the sinuous path through the forest until we reached the waterfall.
  • Are you trying to insinuate that I was the one who broke the vase?

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Section 1

Root: PLIC — to fold

These words come from the Latin root PLIC, meaning "to fold," and they often deal with ideas that are folded into something, either literally or figuratively.

Key Words

WordDefinition
implicit (adj.)Implied or understood but not directly expressed
inexplicable (adj.)Difficult or impossible to explain

Example Usage

  • We had an implicit agreement that whoever finished the milk would buy a new carton.
  • The strange lights in the sky were inexplicable, and no one could figure out their source.

Section 2

Root: VERG — to bend, to turn toward

This group of words bends toward the Latin root VERG, meaning "to bend" or "to turn toward," describing paths that either separate or come together.

Key Words

WordDefinition
diverge (v.)To branch out; to go different ways
converge (v.)To come together; to gather; to meet

Example Usage

  • After high school, the friends' career paths began to diverge as one became a doctor and the other an artist.
  • Fans from all over the world converge on the small town for the annual music festival.

Section 3

Root: CLIV — slope

Get ready to go up and down with words from the Latin root CLIV, meaning "slope."

Key Words

WordDefinition
acclivity (n.)A climbing slope; a hill
declivity (n.)A downward slope; a dip
proclivity (n.)A natural tendency towards

Example Usage

  • The challenging hike included a steep acclivity that left everyone breathless.
  • Be careful on that declivity; the wet leaves make it easy to slip and fall.
  • His proclivity for sweets made it hard for him to walk past a bakery without buying a cookie.

Section 4

Root: TORT — twist

Let's untangle these words that come from the Latin root TORT, meaning "twist."

Key Words

WordDefinition
contort (v.)To twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape
distort (v.)To misshape; misrepresent

Example Usage

  • The gymnast was able to contort her body into amazing shapes.
  • The witness seemed to distort the facts to make his friend look innocent.

Section 5

Root: SIN — curve

Follow the winding path of words derived from the Latin root SIN, meaning "curve."

Key Words

WordDefinition
sinuous (adj.)Curving or twisting
insinuate (v.)To suggest in an indirect or subtle fashion

Example Usage

  • We followed the sinuous path through the forest until we reached the waterfall.
  • Are you trying to insinuate that I was the one who broke the vase?

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