Greek Roots unit 7-9

Fort

happening by chance

Ausp

bird-watcher, fortune-teller

Dest

to determine

Sort

chance, lot, fate

Propit

favorable

Port

to carry

Fer

bear, carry

Pher, Phor

to carry, to bring

Gest

to bear, carry

Sol

alone

Mono

one

Vulg

crowd

Poly, Poll

many

Fortuitous

happening by a lucky accident or chance; fortunate

Fortuity

Chance or accident

Auspices

protection or support; patronage

Auspicious

followed by favorable circumstances

Predestination

the belief that one's fate has been determined in advance by a higher power

Predestined

having been decided before the events unfold

Destine

intend for a specific end or purpose

Consortium

a group of companies or institutions

Consort

To keep company; associate

Propitiate

to soothe or satisfy; to appease

importune

to urge or beg without end

importunate

Extremely demanding; insistent

rapport

A positive relationship

insufferable

Impossible to bear; intolerable

preferential

giving or showing an advantage to one over another

conferment

the act of bestowing; a formal offer

periphery

the outermost part or boundary

euphoria

A feeling of great happiness or well-being

congested

overcrowded; too tightly packed

gestate

to conceive and develop in the mind or body

gesticulate

to make gestures for emphasis

Soliloquy

A literary or dramatic speech spoken by a solitary character

monotonous

lacking in variety

monotone

sameness of sound, style, manner, or color

vulgar

of the common people

divulge

to make public

polygot

a person with a knowledge of several languages