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Words with J,L,M,N

Roots with ‘J’

IM/IN/EM/EN: in, into
embrace: to clasp in the arms; to include or contain
enclose: to close in on all sides
intrinsic: belonging to a thing by its very nature
influx: the act of flowing in; inflow
implicit: not expressly stated; implied
incarnate: given a bodily, esp. a human, form
indigenous: native; innate, natural

IN/IM: Not, without
inactive: not active
innocuous: not harmful or injurious
indolence: showing a disposition to avoid exertion;
slothful
impartial: not partial or biased; just
indigent: deficient in what is requisite

INTER: between, among
• interstate: connecting or jointly involving states
• interim: a temporary or provisional arrangement;
meantime
• interloper: one who intrudes in the domain of others
• intermittent: stopping or ceasing for a time
• intersperse: to scatter here and there

Roots with ‘J

JECT: to throw; to throw
down
• inject: to place (quality, etcetera) where needed in
something
• dejected: sad, depressed
• eject: to throw out, expel
• conjecture: formation of opinion on incomplete
information
• abject: utterly hopeless, humiliating, or wretched

JOIN/JUNCT: to meet; to join
• junction: the act of joining; combining
• adjoin: to be next to and joined with
• subjugate: to conquer
• rejoinder: to reply, retort
• junta: (usually military) clique taking power after a coup
d’état.

JUR: to swear (on what is
correct/right)
• perjury: willful lying while on oath
• abjure: to renounce on oath
• adjure: to beg or command
• Other words with ‘jur’: Jurisdiction,
Jurisprudence, Jury

Roots with ‘L’

LECT/LEG: to select, to choose
• collect: to gather together or assemble
• elect: to choose; to decide
• select: to choose with care
• eclectic: selecting ideas, etcetera from
various sources
• Predilection: Liking/partiality

LEV: lift, light, rise
• relieve: to mitigate; to free from a burden
• alleviate: to make easier to endure, lessen
• relevant: bearing on or pertinent to
information at hand
• levee: embankment against river flooding
• Levity…?

LOC/LOG/LOQU: word, speech
• dialogue: conversation, esp. in a literary work
• elocution: art of clear and expressive speaking
• prologue: introduction to poem, play, etcetera
• eulogy: speech or writing in praise of someone
• colloquial: of ordinary or familiar conversation
• grandiloquent: pompous or inflated in language

LUC/LUM/LUS: light
• illustrate: to make intelligible with examples
or analogies
• illuminate: to supply or brighten with light
• illustrious: highly distinguished
• translucent: permitting light to pass through
• lackluster: lacking brilliance or radiance
• lucid: easily understood, intelligible

LUD/LUS: to play
• allude: to refer casually or indirectly
• illusion: something that deceives by producing a false
impression of reality
• ludicrous: ridiculous, laughable
• delude: to mislead the mind or judgment of, deceive
• elude: to avoid capture or escape defection by
• prelude: a preliminary to an action, event, etcetera

Roots with
‘M’

MAG/MAJ/MAX: big
• magnify: to increase the apparent size of
• magnitude: greatness of size, extent, or dimensions
• maximum: the highest amount, value, or degree
attained
• magnanimous: generous in forgiving an insult or
injury
• maxim: an expression of general truth or principle

MAL/MALE: bad, ill, evil, wrong
• malfunction: failure to function properly
• malicious: full of or showing malice
• malign: to speak harmful untruths about, to slander
• malady: a disorder or disease of the body
• malfeasance: misconduct or wrongdoing often
committed by a public official
• malediction: a curse

MAN: hand
• manual: operated by hand
• manufacture: to make by hand or machinery
• emancipate: to free from bondage
• manifest: readily perceived by the eye or the
understanding
• mandate: an authoritative order or command

MIS/MIT: to send
• transmit: to send from one person, thing, or place to
another
• emissary: a messenger or agent sent to represent the
interests of another
• intermittent: stopping and starting at intervals
• remit: to send money
• remission: a lessening of intensity or degree
• Demise…?

MON/MONIT: to remind; to warn
• monument: a structure, such as a building, tower, or
sculpture, erected as a memorial
• monitor: one that admonishes, cautions, or reminds
• summon: to call together; convene
• admonish: to counsel against something; caution
• remonstrate: to say or plead in protect, objection, or
reproof

Roots with
‘N’

NAT/NAS/NAI: to be born
• natural: present due to nature, not to artificial or
man-made means
• native: belonging to one by nature; inborn; innate
• naive: lacking worldliness and sophistication; artless
• cognate: related by blood; having a common
ancestor
• renaissance: rebirth, esp. referring to culture

NOM/NYM/NOUN/NOWN: name
• synonym: a word having a meaning similar to that of
• another word of the same language
• anonymous: having an unknown or unacknowledged
name
• nominate: to propose by name as a candidate
• nomenclature: a system of names; systematic naming
• acronym: a word formed from the initial letters of a
name
• Ignominious…..?

NOV/NEO/NOU: new
• novice: a person new to any field or activity
• renovate: to restore to an earlier condition
• innovate: to begin or introduce something new
• neologism: a newly coined word, phrase, or
expression
• neophyte: a recent convert
• nouveau riche: one who has lately become rich

HYPER: over, excessive
• hyperactive: excessively active
• hyperglycemia: an abnormally high concentration of sugar in
the blood
• Hyperbole…..?
HYPO: Under, less than..
hypodermic: relating to the parts beneath the skin
hypochondriac: one affected by extreme depression of mind or spirit often
centered on imaginary physical ailments
hypocritical: affecting virtues or qualities one does not have

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