Words from Latin Roots #1

Roots and Derivatives:

1) act, ag, ig: to do, to move, to drive
2) ali, alter: another, other
3)am: at/ to love
4) anim: life, spirit, soul

 Word List:

1) Agenda: A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to;
Timmy recorded his appointment into his agenda.

2) Agile: Able to move quickly and easily;
The young girl moved agile through the crowd to get to her parents.

3) Alienate: Cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged;
As he looked around the room he felt alienated from the rest.

4) Altercation: A noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public;
The jury had an altercation in the conference room over the defendant.

5) Amiable: Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner;
She gave the stranger a amiable smile.

6) Amorous: Strongly attracted to or disposed of love;
The young couple showed that they were very amorous to each other.

7) Animated: Full of life or excitement; lively;
"Your child looks very animated to go to Disneyland this summer."

8) Equanimity: Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper especially in a difficult situation;
She saw that all her hard work had been destroyed but accepted it with equanimity.

9) Inalienable: Unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor;
Freedom of religion is the most inalienable of all human rights

10)Inanimate: Not alive, especially not the manner of animals and humans;
The opossum looked completely inanimate, I wasn't sure it was still breathing.

11) Magnanimous: Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful;
The director gave his workers a magnanimous bonus for the holidays
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12) Reactionary: Opposing political or social liberalization or reform;
Mine are clearly reactionary reviews an will have little or no effect at all.