Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Latin Roots (7)
1. duct(t)Roots:
   ·duc(t), dice (to lead): conduct, reduce, education, abduct, deductive
 ·fed(er), fid(e) (faith, trust): federal, confidence,  infidel, bona fide, confide
 ·fin(e) (end, limit): finish, confine, infinitesimal, affinity, infinity
 ·flect, flex (to blend): deflect, reflex, reflector, flexibility, genuflect, flexor
Words:
 ·aqueduct: a large pipe or other conduit made to bring water from a great distance
 ·conducive: tending to lead, help, assist, or result in
 ·definitive: completely accurate, reliable, and authoritative
 ·fidelity: faithfulness to one's promises or obligations
 ·fiduciary: an individual who holds something in today for another
 ·finale: a "grand" conclusion, as of a performance last scene of a play
 ·finite: limited or bordered by time or by any measurement
 ·flexuous: winding in and out
 ·inducement: anything used or given to persuade or motivate
 ·inflection: a slight change in front or modulation of the voice, as in a point of emphasis
 ·perfidious: characteristic of one who would intentionally betray a faith or trust
 ·traduce: to speak falsely of to slander or defame

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