The Latin root lig and its variants li and ly mean “tie.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including ligament, reliable and rely. The root lig is easily recalled via the word obligation, for an

#154 Be No Longer Separated from "Se-"

Jan 15th, 2018 2m 33s

Prefixes are key morphemes in English vocabulary that begin words. A large number of English vocabulary words contain the prefix se-, which means “apart.” Examples using this prefix include separate, secret and select. An easy way to remembe

#153 No Low Queue for Talking Now!

Nov 15th, 2017 3m 1s

The Latin root loqu and its variant locut mean “speak.” These roots are the word origins of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including eloquent, loquacious, elocution, and circumlocution. The roots loqu and locut are easily recalled

#152 "Fort" Makes Your Vocabulary Strong!

Nov 1st, 2017 3m

The Latin root fort means “strong.” This Latin root is the word origin of a large number of English vocabulary words, including effort, comfort, and forte. The root fort is easily recalled via the word fort, for a “fort” is a “strong” buildin

#151 Dissect Words with Sect!

Oct 16th, 2017 2m 38s

The Latin root sect means “cut.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including insect, dissect, and intersect. The root sect is easily recalled via the word section, for a section is a “cut”-off pi

#150 Cultivate "Cult" and Grow Your Vocabulary!

Sep 30th, 2017 2m 31s

The Latin root cult means “grow.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including culture, cultivate and horticulture. The root cult is easily recalled via the word agriculture, for agriculture is th

#149 The Father Pattern "Patr"

Sep 1st, 2017 2m 33s

The Latin root patr means “father.” This Latin root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including paternity, pattern, and patron. The root patr is easily recalled via the word patriotic, as someone who is acting i

#148 "Anim" Animates Words

Jun 1st, 2017 2m 40s

The Latin root anim means “mind” or “spirit.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including unanimous, animated, and animosity. The root anim is easily recalled via the word animal, for an animal i

#147 Mother Matr Does Matter

May 15th, 2017 2m 28s

The Latin root matr means “mother.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including matriarch, material, and matter. The root matr is easily recalled via the word maternal, for a woman who acts in a

#146 May Dur Be Hard and Durable

May 1st, 2017 2m 16s

The Latin root dur means “hard.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including endure, during, and duration. The root dur is easily recalled via the word endure, for if you can endure a trial, you

#145 "Stat" Stands at the Ready!

Apr 14th, 2017 3m 36s

The Latin root stat and its variant stit mean “stand.” This Latin root is the word origin of a large number of English vocabulary words, including state, statue, constitution and superstition. The root stat is easily recalled via the word sta

#144 Go Get "It"!

Mar 31st, 2017 2m 55s

The Latin root it means “go.” This Latin root is the word origin of and so “goes” through a number of English vocabulary words, including transit, ambition, and initials. The root it is easily recalled via the word exit, which is the part of

#143 Burst Open Words with "Rupt"

Mar 16th, 2017 2m 6s

The Latin root rupt means “burst.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including disrupt, rupture, and interrupt. The root rupt is easily recalled via the word bankrupt, for if you’ve gone bankrupt

#142 Time Is "Temp"orary

Feb 28th, 2017 2m 40s

The Latin root temp means “time.” This Latin root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including contemporary, temporary, and the Latin phrase tempus fugit. The root temp is easily recalled via the word tempo, as t

#141 "Rule" the Root "Arch"

Feb 16th, 2017 2m 41s

The Greek root arch means “rule.” This Greek root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including matriarch, patriarch, and oligarchy. The root arch is easily recalled via the word anarchy, which is a period of time

#140 Ag and Ig "Do" It All

Feb 1st, 2017 3m 2s

The Latin root ag and its variant ig mean “do.” These roots are the word origins of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including agent, agile, litigate, and castigate. The roots ag and ig are easily recalled through the words agenda,

#139 Actors Act or "Do" It!

Jan 15th, 2017 2m 35s

The Latin root act means “do.” This Latin root is the word origin of a large number of English vocabulary words, including actor, action, and active. The root act is easily recalled via the word act, for an act is something having been “done.

#138 What the "Fus" Is All About

Jan 1st, 2017 2m 41s

The Latin root fus means “pour.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including fusion, fuse, and confuse. The root fus is easily recalled via the word refuse, for to refuse to do something asked of

#137 Err Not with "Err"

Dec 1st, 2016 2m 21s

The Latin root word err means “wander” or “make a mistake,” which is a “wandering” from the correct answer. This Latin root is the word origin of a number of English vocabulary words, including errant and erratic. The root err is easily recal

#136 Run the Curr Course

Nov 15th, 2016 2m 26s

The Latin root word curr means “run.” This Latin root is the word origin of a number of English vocabulary words through which it “runs,” including currency, cursor, and curriculum. The root curr is easily recalled via an ocean current, which

#135 Working with "Labor"

Nov 1st, 2016 2m 30s

The Latin root word labor means “work.” This Latin root is the word origin of a “working” number of English vocabulary words, including collaborate, labor itself, and elaborate. The root labor is easily recalled via the word laboratory, for t

#134 The Intensive Prefix "Ob-"

Oct 15th, 2016 2m 47s

The prefix ob-, besides meaning “against” or “towards,” can also act as an intensive prefix. An intensive prefix can effectively be translated as “thoroughly” to highlight its emphatic function. The intensive nature of the prefix ob- shows up

#133 Rogue Root "Rog" Fully Interrogated

Oct 1st, 2016 2m 51s

The Latin root word rog means “ask.” This Latin root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including interrogate, arrogant, and prerogative. The root rog is easily recalled via the word interrogative, for an interro

#132 "Ob-" No Longer Against or Un"toward"

Sep 15th, 2016 3m 9s

Prefixes are key morphemes in English vocabulary that begin words. The English prefix ob- usually means “against, in the way” or “towards.” An example of ob- when it means “towards” is the word obligation, or a tying of some duty “towards” yo

#131 A Writing Over and Upon Epi-

Sep 1st, 2016 3m 3s

Prefixes are key morphemes in English vocabulary that begin words. The English prefix epi-, which means “over” or “upon,” appears in a good number of English vocabulary words, such as epidermis and epitaph. You can remember that the prefix ep