| A | B |
| verb | word |
| verbal | expressing in words |
| proverbial | known because it is a proverb |
| verbatim | literally, word for word |
| lit | letter |
| literate | educated in reading and writing |
| literal | the exact translation |
| illiterate | uneducated |
| literature | the study of letters |
| civis | citizen |
| civic/civil | having to do with the rights of citizens |
| civilian | citizen not in the military, anything that describes something for citizens |
| city | dwelling place of citizens |
| loco | place |
| location | a place |
| allocate | to put in each place equally |
| locomotion | the act of moving in place |
| relocate | to move to another place |
| local | having to do with places nearby |
| locale | a position/place |
| jus | law, right |
| judge | one who decides who or what is right |
| justify | to make right or lawful |
| jury | group of people who decide the verdict in a trial |
| jurisdiction | the region where a judge has the power to decide cases |
| fid | trust |
| confident | to have trust in |
| confidant(e) | a person whom one can trust |
| infidel | one who cannot be trusted |
| fidelity | trustworthiness |
| crux | cross |
| crusade | a holy war |
| cross | a symbol of faith |
| crucifix | the official church symbol of faith; a cross, usually for religous purposes |
| crux | the center of the matter |
| excruciating | extremely painful |
| crucial | being very important |
| temp | time |
| temporary | of a brief, not lasting, time |
| extemporaneous | to do without forethought |
| animus | make alive |
| animation | to make alive |
| animal | a being that is alive |
| lingua | language |
| linguist | one who studies language |
| lingo | slang, the language of a subject |
| multilingual | knowing multiple languages |
| linguistics | study of language |
| legis | law |
| legislation | the act of making laws |
| legal | being of the law, correct |
| legitimate | being legal |
| illegal | not legal |
| legislator | a person who helps create and decide laws |
| genus | origin, race, kind |
| generation | of a particular kind |
| gender | indication as male or female |
| gene | part of a chromosome that determines one's characterisitics |
| genus | class for naming plants and animals (ex. arachnid=spiders) |
| genealogy | the study of the origin of a family |