List of Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings

1. Amiable (Latin: amare, “to love”) – Friendly and pleasant.
2. Benevolent (Latin: bene, “well”) – Well-meaning and kindly.
3. Cautious (Latin: cautus, “careful”) – Careful to avoid potential problems or dangers.
4. Deficient (Latin: deficere, “to fail”) – Lacking in some necessary quality.
5. Eloquent (Latin: eloqui, “to speak out”) – Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
6. Fugitive (Latin: fugitivus, “fleeing”) – A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding.
7. Gratitude (Latin: gratus, “pleasing”) – The quality of being thankful.
8. Hostile (Latin: hostilis, “enemy”) – Showing or feeling opposition or dislike.
9. Illuminate (Latin: illuminare, “to light up”) – To light up or make clear.
10. Jovial (Latin: Jovialis, “of Jupiter”) – Cheerful and friendly.
11. Kinetics (Greek: kinesis, “movement”) – The study of forces and motion.
12. Luminous (Latin: lumen, “light”) – Full of or shedding light.
13. Metaphor (Greek: metaphora, “transfer”) – A figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action.
14. Nostalgia (Greek: nostos, “return home”) – A sentimental longing for the past.
15. Ominous (Latin: omen, “sign”) – Giving the impression that something bad is going to happen.
16. Pseudonym (Greek: pseudonum, “false name”) – A fictitious name used by an author.
17. Quadrant (Latin: quadrans, “quarter”) – A quarter of a circle or a tool for measuring angles.
18. Rebellious (Latin: rebellare, “to rebel”) – Showing a desire to resist authority.
19. Skeptic (Greek: skeptikos, “thoughtful”) – A person inclined to question or doubt.
20. Tranquil (Latin: tranquillus, “calm”) – Free from disturbance.
21. Ubiquitous (Latin: ubique, “everywhere”) – Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
22. Vocalize (Latin: vox, “voice”) – To express something with the voice.
23. Widespread (Old English: widespreade, “spread out”) – Found or distributed over a large area.
24. Xenophobia (Greek: xenos, “foreigner”) – Intense or irrational dislike of people from other countries.
25. Yield (Old English: gieldan, “to pay”) – To produce or provide.
26. Zealous (Greek: zelos, “zeal”) – Having or showing zeal.
27. Apathy (Greek: apathes, “without feeling”) – Lack of interest or concern.
28. Bilingual (Latin: bi-, “two” + lingua, “language”) – Fluent in two languages.
29. Chronology (Greek: chronos, “time”) – The arrangement of events in time.
30. Discreet (Latin: discretus, “separated”) – Careful and prudent in one’s actions.
31. Epidemic (Greek: epi-, “upon” + demos, “people”) – A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease.
32. Familiar (Latin: familia, “family”) – Well known from long or close association.
33. Geology (Greek: geo, “earth” + logos, “study”) – The study of the Earth and its processes.
34. Hypothesis (Greek: hypo-, “under” + thesis, “place”) – A proposed explanation for a phenomenon.
35. Incredulous (Latin: in-, “not” + credere, “to believe”) – Unwilling or unable to believe something.
36. Jubilant (Latin: jubilare, “to shout for joy”) – Feeling or expressing great joy.
37. Kinetics (Greek: kinesis, “movement”) – The branch of chemistry or physics relating to the rates of chemical reactions.
38. Lament (Latin: lamentari, “to mourn”) – To express sorrow or regret.
39. Monologue (Greek: monos, “alone” + logos, “speech”) – A long speech by one person.
40. Nurture (Latin: nutrire, “to feed”) – To care for and encourage the growth of.
41. Omnivorous (Latin: omnis, “all” + vorare, “to devour”) – Feeding on both plants and animals.
42. Plausible (Latin: plausibilis, “worthy of applause”) – Seeming reasonable or probable.
43. Query (Latin: quaerere, “to seek”) – A question or an inquiry.
44. Resilient (Latin: resilire, “to leap back”) – Able to recover quickly from difficulties.
45. Sculpture (Latin: sculptura, “carving”) – The art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms.
46. Temporal (Latin: tempus, “time”) – Relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs.
47. Universal (Latin: universus, “whole”) – Relating to all or everyone.
48. Vortex (Latin: vortex, “whirlpool”) – A mass of whirling fluid or air.
49. Warrant (Old French: garant, “guarantee”) – A document authorizing police to make an arrest or search.
50. Xenon (Greek: xenos, “strange”) – A chemical element with the symbol Xe.
51. Yield (Old English: gieldan, “to pay”) – To produce or generate.
52. Zephyr (Greek: zephyros, “west wind”) – A gentle, mild breeze.
53. Aesthetic (Greek: aisthesis, “sensation”) – Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
54. Benefactor (Latin: bene, “well” + facere, “to do”) – A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.
55. Cacophony (Greek: kakos, “bad” + phone, “voice”) – A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
56. Dichotomy (Greek: dichotomia, “cut in two”) – A division or contrast between two things that are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
57. Eloquent (Latin: eloqui, “to speak out”) – Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
58. Frivolous (Latin: frivolus, “worthless”) – Not having any serious purpose or value.
59. Gratify (Latin: gratificare, “to please”) – To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
60. Hesitant (Latin: haesitare, “to stick”) – Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.
61. Innocuous (Latin: innocuus, “harmless”) – Not harmful or offensive.
62. Judicious (Latin: judicium, “judgment”) – Having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.
63. Kinetic (Greek: kinesis, “movement”) – Relating to motion.
64. Lethargic (Greek: lethargos, “forgetful”) – Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.
65. Morose (Latin: morosus, “peevish”) – Sullen and ill-tempered.
66. Neologism (Greek: neo-, “new” + logos, “word”) – A newly coined word or expression.
67. Omnipotent (Latin: omnis, “all” + potens, “powerful”) – Having unlimited power.
68. Precursor (Latin: praecursor, “forerunner”) – A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind.
69. Quintessential (Latin: quintessentia, “fifth essence”) – Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
70. Resilient (Latin: resilire, “to rebound”) – Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

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