Latin and Greek Root Words: Puzzle Pieces that Make Up Words
secession
Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation
aviatrix
a female airplane pilot
re-
again
-ure
an action or process; state, quality, act
-ion
an action or process; state, quality, act (ex. construction)
cognizant
aware
infra-
below, underneath, beneath
pugilism
boxing, fighting with the fists
brevity
briefness; short duration
de-
from, away, down, apart; not
immobility
inability to move
extermination
killing, especially of a whole group of people or animals.
retraction
moving a part backward
invincible
not able to be defeated, unbeatable
obstruction
something that blocks the way of things being created or built; something in the way
digression
straying from main point
circumventive
tending to go around; tending to bypass restrictions
counteraction
the act of going directly against something or someone
infrastructure
the basic framework of a building or a system
struc-
to build
ob-
to, toward, against
aqueous
watery
con-
with or together