Latin Roots #2

English 2Mrs. Lucidi

Root: err, erra

Meaning: to wanderSample Words:

-erratic-errant

Erratic

Having no fixed course; wandering; lacking consistency

Jennifer’s erratic heartbeat worried her doctor.

Errant

Roving (in search of adventure) ; straying from the proper course

David lives an errant life. Heconstantly looks foran adventure and has livedin several countries.

Root: fac, fic, fec, fect

Meaning: make, doSample words:

-facsimile-fiction-manufacture

Facsimile

An exact copy; a method of transmitting images by electronic means

The secretary often uses a facsimile to send documentsto other offices. (FAX)

Fiction

An imaginative creation that does not represent actuality, but has been invented ; a lie

Sarah likes to read fiction.

Manufacture

To make or process into a finished product

Car companies (Ford, Toyota, etc.) manufacture cars.

Root: grad, gress, gred

Meaning: step, moveSample Words:

-ingredient-aggression

Ingredient

Something that is an element in a mixture or compound.

My grandma’s cookie recipecalls for the following ingredients:sugar, butter, eggs, chocolate chips,and flour.

Aggression

The act of commencing hostilities ; assult ; hostile action or behavior

Norman displayed a lot ofaggression when he knockedBilly over and punched himseveral times.

Root: mal

Meaning: badSample Words:

-malevolent-malefactor-malfunction-malfeasance

Malevolent

Having ill will ; malicious ; having an evil influence

Frank’s malevolent personality lead him straight to jail.

Malefactor

One who has committed a crime ; a criminal

The malefactor was sentencedto life in prison after hemurdered his secondvictim.

Malfunction

To fail to function ; to function abnormally

Tina’s cell phone began tomalfunction after shedropped it in the toilet.

Malfeasance

Misconduct or wrong doing

Senator Dunn was accusedof malfeasance when he wascaught shuffling money intohis personal bank account.