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Unit 1 Greek & Latin Vocabulary Unit 1 Roots: vinc/vict- “to conquer” duc/duct- “to lead” tract- “to drag” peto- “to seek aggresively, to assail, to rush”

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Unit 1 Greek & Latin Vocabulary. Unit 1 Roots: vinc/vict - “to conquer” duc/duct - “to lead” tract - “to drag” peto - “to seek aggresively, to assail, to rush”. In vinc ible (adj). Definition: Unable to be conquered. Making sense of the roots: In (not) + vinc= not able to be conquered - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Unit 1 Greek & Latin VocabularyUnit 1 Roots:

vinc/vict- “to conquer”

duc/duct- “to lead”

tract- “to drag”

peto- “to seek aggresively, to assail, to rush”

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Invincible (adj)

Definition:Unable to be conquered.

Making sense of the roots:In (not) + vinc= not able to be conquered

Ex: Most superheroes are Invincible.

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Provincial(adj)

Definition:Limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded

Making sense of the roots:Pro + vinc= Province: a conquered territory.People living in provinces (outside of Rome and Italy) were thought of as uncivilized and unsophisticated.

Ex: People with provincial outlooksare often unconcerned with issues likeglobal warming and world hunger.

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Evince (v.)

Definition:To establish; to reflect the truth of

Making sense of the roots:E (out of) + vinc= to overcome (like to overcome an accusation with evidence)

Ex: Studying Martin Luther King’swork is a sure way to evince the importance of civil rights.

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Conducive (adj.)

Definition:Supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about

Making sense of the roots:Con (with) + duc= leading along with

Ex: A lot of noise is not conduciveto learning or teaching

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Induce (v.)

Definition:To lead towards some action

Making sense of the roots:In (towards) + duc= lead into

Ex: If you swallow kitchen cleaner, induce vomiting

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Deduce (v.)

Definition:To draw a conclusion from fact;to infer

Making sense of the roots:de (down away from) + duc= lead down from

Ex: I can deduce from the wrappers in your trash can that you ate all of my candy bars.

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Protracted (adj.)

Definition:Extended in time; prolonged

Making sense of the roots:Pro (forward) + tract= dragged forward

Ex: My English II class seems protracted after I’ve had a big lunch.

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Intractable (adj.)

Definition:Stubborn; hard to move forward

Making sense of the roots:In (not) + tract= not able to be dragged forward

Ex: Old people are usually intractable when it comes to their opinions on politics and fashion trends.

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Retract (v.)

Definition:To draw back; withdraw

Making sense of the roots:Re (back) + tract= to drag/draw back

Ex: You can easily find a tape measure that is easy to retract.

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Petulant (adj.)

Definition:Irritable or short-tempered.

Making sense of the roots:No easy explanation. Just remember this one!

Ex: Teenagers can be incredibly petulant; especially when they’re hungry.

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Impetuous (adj.)

Definition:Acting passionately and without forethought

Making sense of the roots:in (towards) + pet= rushing towards

Ex: Impetuous people often do and say things before they think them over.

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Impetus (n.)

Definition:That which drives one; momentum

Making sense of the roots:In/im (into) + pet= rushing into

Ex: The fatal accident was the impetus for a meeting on bicycle safety.

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