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Latin

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About This Root

From Latin īre (to go), past participle itum. A subtle but widespread root: initial (going in, beginning), initiate (set going), transit (going across), transition, transient (passing through), and itinerary (a plan for going). The sense of movement and passage runs through all derivatives.

Associated Words

adventitious

Coming from an external source; occurring by chance

TOEFLGREC1

agitating

Causing unrest or strong feelings

C2

agitator

A person who stirs up unrest; a mixing device

C2

ambient

Surrounding on all sides; relating to the immediate environment

C1

ambition

A strong desire to achieve success or a specific goal

IELTSTOEFLA2

ambitious

Having a strong desire for success; requiring great effort

IELTSTOEFLB1

ambitiously

In a manner showing strong desire for success or achievement

C2

circumnavigator

A person who travels around the world by ship

C2

cogitate

To think deeply and carefully; to ponder

GREC2

congenital

Present from birth, as a disease or condition

TOEFLGREC1

correctly

In an accurate or proper manner

A2

disunite

To cause division or disagreement; to separate or split apart

TOEFLA2

elicit

To draw out or provoke a response or information from someone

IELTSTOEFLGRE

elite

A select group of the best or most powerful people; of the highest quality

IELTSTOEFLGRE

elitism

The belief in rule by a select elite; a sense of superiority

C2

elitist

A believer in elite rule; relating to elitism

C2

exit

A way out; to leave or depart from a place

TOEFLB1

felicitate

To congratulate; 祝贺,庆贺

GREC2

felicitous

Pleasingly apt or well-expressed; fortunate; 措辞恰当的,巧妙的

GREC2

hesitance

Uncertainty or reluctance in acting

C2

hesitancy

Reluctance or uncertainty before acting

C2

hesitant

Slow to act due to uncertainty or doubt

C2

hesitantly

In an uncertain or reluctant manner

C2

hesitate

To pause or be slow to act due to uncertainty or doubt

NGSL 3kTOEFLB1

hesitating

Showing uncertainty or reluctance

B1

hesitatingly

In a hesitating, uncertain manner

C2

hesitation

A pause due to uncertainty or doubt; vacillation

B2

imitate

To copy or mimic someone's behavior or style

IELTSTOEFLB1

imitation

The act of copying; a copy or simulation

IELTSTOEFLGRE

imitative

Tending to imitate; not original

GREC2

inheritress

A female heir or inheritor

initial

Occurring at the beginning; the first letter of a name; to sign with one's initials

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

initially

At the beginning; at first

NGSL 3kTOEFLB1

initiate

To begin or start something; to admit someone to a group; a new member

IELTSTOEFLGRE

initiative

The ability to act independently; a new plan or approach; the first step

NGSL 2kIELTSGRE

initiator

A person or thing that starts a process or action

C2

initiatory

Relating to initiation; introductory or inaugural

C2

issue

a topic or question; a published edition; to send out officially

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

iterate

To repeat a process or action on each item in a set

TOEFLGREA1

itinerant

Travelling from place to place for work; a person who does so

TOEFLGREC2

itinerary

A planned schedule or route for a journey

IELTSTOEFLGRE

navigable

Wide and deep enough for ships to pass through

IELTSC1

navigate

To plan and direct the course of a vehicle; to find one's way

TOEFLGREB2

navigation

The science of planning and following a route; maritime travel

IELTSTOEFLB2

navigator

A person who directs the route of a ship or aircraft

C2

obituary

A published notice or article about someone who has recently died

GREB2

orbital

Relating to an orbit; an electron's probability region in an atom

TOEFLB1

overambitious

Excessively ambitious

C2

palpitate

To beat rapidly or strongly (of the heart); to tremble

IELTSTOEFLGRE

perish

To die suddenly or untimely; to decay or rot

IELTSGREB1

perishable

Likely to decay quickly; food or goods that spoil rapidly

IELTSTOEFLGRE

perishing

Extremely cold; the process of decaying or dying

GREB1

plaudit

Enthusiastic praise or applause

GREC2

preposition

A grammar word linking a noun or pronoun to other words in a sentence

IELTSGREB1

sedition

Incitement of rebellion against authority

GREC2

seditious

Inciting rebellion against authority

GREC2

traitor

A person who betrays their country or someone's trust

IELTSTOEFLGRE

transience

The quality of being temporary or short-lived

GREC2

transient

Lasting only a short time; temporary or fleeting

TOEFLGREB2

transiently

Briefly; for only a short time

B2

transit

The movement of people or goods; a public transportation system

IELTSTOEFLB1

transition

The process of changing from one state or stage to another

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

transitional

Relating to a period of change between two states or conditions

B1

transitory

Lasting only a short time; not permanent

TOEFLGREB1

unambitious

Having little desire for success or achievement

C2

unhesitating

Done without hesitation; prompt and firm

C2

unhesitatingly

Without any hesitation; promptly

C2

visitable

Worth visiting or accessible to visitors

A1

visitation

An official visit or inspection; a disaster; a supernatural encounter

A1

visitors

People who visit a place or person

IELTSA2