UNIT 3 Greek & Latin Root Lesson

Unit 3

Roots

HIB/HAB

“to have, to hold”

FUS/FOUND
“to pour out”

Roots

TEN/TAIN/TIN

“to hold”

PLE

“to fill”

HIB/HAB

Latin

“to have, to hold”

Definition: v. to stop one
from doing something;
prevent

Example: If the law did not
prohibit speeding, there
would be far more traffic
accidents.

Ant: allow

Prohibit

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to stop one from doing something"?

• Confound

• Prohibit

• Inhibit

• Deplete

HIB/HAB

Latin

“to have, to hold”

Definition: v. to get in the
way of; hinder

Example: Jenny decided
she wouldn’t let
nervousness inhibit her
success in the swim meet.

Ant: aid
Inhibit

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to get in the way of"?

• Inhibit

• Suffuse

• Prohibit

• Deplete

  
  

FUS/FOUND

Latin

“to pour out”

Definition: v. to fill up from
within; to spread
throughout

Example: The light of inner
peace seemed to suffuse
the monk’s face as he
spoke to us.
Suffuse

Multiple Choice

Which word means to fill something up from the inside, like pouring something into a container?

• Suffuse

• Confound

• Infuse

• Deplete

FUS/FOUND

Latin

“to pour out”

Definition: v. to confuse
and frustrate

Example: Although the
twins sometimes confound
me with their tricks and
secret language, we
usually get along pretty
well.

Confound

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to confuse and frustrate"?

• infuse

• suffuse

• 
  confound

• inhibit

FUS/FOUND

Latin

“to pour out”

Definition: v. to inject; to fill
something or someone
with

Example: After many
losses, the basketball team
needed someone to infuse
it with pride and
determination.

Ant: empty, remove

Infuse

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to inject; to fill something or someone with"?

• infuse

• 
  confound

• sustain

• deplete

TEN/TAIN/TIME

Latin

“to hold”

Definition: v. to support for
an extended period of
time

Example: I am amazed
that Jeff can sustain his
family on the tiny amount
of money he makes.
Sustain

Match

Match the words to their correct definition or antonym.

• What is the antonym for the word "abstain"?

• Which word from the text means "to support for an extended period of time"?

• Which word means "to fill up from within; to spread throughout"?

indulge

Sustain

suffuse

• indulge

• Sustain

• suffuse

TEN/TAIN/TIME

Latin

“to hold”

Definition: v. to not do
something; refrain

Example: When I
abstained from watching
television, I found I had
much more free time.

Ant: indulge
Abstain

Multiple Choice

Which word an antonym for "indulge"?

• Infuse

• Replete

• Implement

• Abstain

TEN/TAIN/TIME

Latin

“to hold”

Definition: adj. stubbornly
persistent; determined

Example: Thanks to a
tenacious group of citizens,
the dangerous building
was finally torn down.

Syn: steadfast
Tenacious

Multiple Choice

Which word describes someone who is stubbornly persistent and determined?

• Replete

• Sustain

• Abstain

• Tenacious

TEN/TAIN/TIME

Latin

“to hold”

Definition: n. a group that
attends an important
person

Example: Queen Elizabeth
II always had a large
retinue of ladies-in-waiting
around her.

Syn: entourage

Retinue

Multiple Choice

Which word from the text is a synonym for "entourage"?

• Abstain

• Abstain

• 
  Retinue

• Suffuse

PLE
Latin
“to fill”

Definition: adj. filled up with

Example: The ship was
replete with supplies for the
month-long journey.

Ant: emptied
Replete

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to fill up with"?

• Confound

• 
  Replete

• Deplete

• Retinue

PLE
Latin
“to fill”

Definition: v. to put into
action; execute

Example: It took the
company several days to
implement the new billing
system.
Implement

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to put into action"?

• Implement

• Deplete

• Prohibit

• Suffuse

PLE
Latin
“to fill”

Definition: v. to use up;
waste

Example: The desert
travelers were careful not
to deplete their precious
supply of water.
Deplete

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to use up; waste"?

• Implement

• Inhibit

• Deplete

• Replete