Roots and Derivatives:
1. flux(x), fluct: flow, flowing
2. fort, forc: strong
3. frater(n), fratr: brother
4. fus, fund, found: pour, melt
Word List:
1. affluent (a,n): flowing with wealth and riches: prosperous:(n), a flowing stream, as a tributary
- Bill Gates is affluent as he is the world's wealthiest man.
2. confluence (n): a coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas; a place of joining
- The roads near my home are confluent as they eventually lead to the same place.
3. confound (v): to perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder
- My grandfather confounds me with his memories from WWII.
4. effusive (a): pouring forth in an emotional way; unrestrained or overly demonstrative
- My effusive cousin cries every time somebody accidentally touches him.
5. forte (n): one's special area of accomplishment or performance; one's strong point
- My forte in school is chemistry since I can easily understand it.
6. fortify (v): to make stronger, to strengthen; to establish defenses
- Fluorine is added in water to fortify your teeth.
- The fortitude of Rosa Parks was remarkable as she refused to give up her seat to a white man.
8. fraternize (v): to associate or socialize in a brotherly fashion; to be friendly with
- My friends fraternize with each other as they are always socializing together.
9. fratricide (n): the killing of one's own brother; someone who commits such an act
- According to Roman legend, a fratricide was committed when Romulus killed his brother, Remus.
10. mellifluous (a): as if flowing with honey or sweetness; like the tones of a honeyed voice
- My grandmother always has a mellifluous voice when I finally visit her.
11. profusion (n): a pouring forth, as of great numbers; plentifulness; an abundance
- The Nile river is a profusion of water, feeding the wildlife around it.
12. superfluous (a): (flowing) beyond what is needed: in excess of a sufficiency
- A superfluous amount of food allows a society to grow and prosper.
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