Latin Roots #10

Roots and Derivatives
1. Jac, ject, jet (to throw, to hurl, to lie)
2. Jud(i) (judge, judgment)
3. Junct, join (to join)
4. Liber, liver (free)

Word List
1. Adjudicate- to settle or rule upon, as in a court of law. Sentence: Laws are made (to some large degree), argued, and adjudicated by lawyers.

2. Adjunct- a thing, usually of secondary importance, added to something else; added or connected in a subordinate capacity. Sentence: Medication can be a useful adjunct to physical therapy.

3. Conjecture- a prediction, theory, or inference based on guesswork; to form a point of view without proof. Sentence: Many people conjecture about possible forms of life in other planets.

4. Conjoined- attached, combined, or united. Sentence: There are many conjoined friendships that are cherished forever.

5. Injudicious- displaying poor judgment; indiscreet; lacking wisdom. Sentence: The injudicious use of social networks may affect others.

6. Jettison- to throw something away, usually because it is no longer wanted; the discarding of anything. Sentence: Hundreds of owners jettison their dogs to the streets.

7. Liberalize- to make or become less provincial or narrow; to broaden the mind. Sentence: If the current marijuana laws are liberalized, there will definitely be better outcomes.

8. Libertarian- a person who believes in equal civil liberties for all; holding to such principles. Sentence: A libertarian socialist is not in politics in order to be told what to do.

9. Libertine- a person without ordinary moral or sexual restraints; morally unrestrained. Sentence: The former libertine has been arrested following an incident at a hotel.

10. Prejudicial- producing prejudice; causing an unfavorable opinion without supporting evidence; detrimental. Sentence: Due to his prejudicial evidence in court he was declared guilty.

11. Rejoinder- a quick and clever answer; an appropriate reply, as to a smart question or statement. Sentence: My friends and I reply at many times with rejoinders to roast someone.

12. Trajectory- the curved path of an object in flight. Sentence: Rafael Nadal is a very well known tennis player for trajectory of a tennis ball which is named banana slice.