NCEE/SAT Words

Week 5

Roots of the Day: VID vs. SPECVID- [VIS-] = see (from Latin videre = to see)SPEC- [SPIC-, SPECT-] = look at, examine (from Latin spectare = to watch)

Examples: video = relating to the transmission/reception of a television imagevision = the act of seeing spectacle = something exhibited to see as unusual, notable, or entertaining.special = distinguished in some unusual wayspecious = having a false look of truth, fairness, or genuineness. auspicious = blessed, promising successspecimen = an item or part typical of a group or whole

Roots of the Day: TANG- / TING- / TAG- / TIG- / TACT- = touch (from Latin tangere = to touch)TAC- / TIC- = silent (from Latin tacere = to be silent)TEG- / TECT- = cover (from Latin tegere = to cover)

Examples: tangible = able to be touchedtangent = touching only at one pointtactile = relating to the sense of touchtact = a keen understanding of how to get along with others tacit = silenttaciturn = habitually disinclined to talk protection = literally, “to cover forth” from Latin pro+tegere

Root of the Day: FER vs. GERFER = bear, carry (from Latin ferre = to bear, carry, bring)GER [also seen as GEST] = bear, carry (from Latin gerere = to bear, wear, wage)

Examples: fertile = productive or abundant gest = a remarkable deed or talegestation = to carry in the uterus during pregnancygesture = the use of motions of the body while speaking; something done by way of formality or courtesygesticulate = to make gestures when speaking

Root of the Day: FACFAC [also seen as FACT, FECT, FIC, FY] = do, make (from Latin facere = to do, make)

Examples: facile, facilityfacet = an aspect or phase of a larger wholefact, factual, factoidfactormanufacture = literally, “to make by hand” from Latin manus+facere artifact, artifice, artificial = literally, “made with skill” from Latin ars+facerebeneficence, beneficial = literally, “made well” from Latin bene+facerecertificate = literally, “to make sure” from Latin certus+faceremagnificent = literally, “to make great” from Latin magnus+facere munificent = literally, “to make a gift” from Latin munus+facere office, officer = literally, “to do on account of” from Latin ob+facerepontificate = literally, “to make a bridge” from Latin pons+facere rectify = literally, “to make right” from Latin rectus+facerepacify = literally, “to make peace” from Latin pax+facerevilify = literally, “to make cheap” from Latin vilis+facere