Latin Roots #8

1. flu, fluct (flow, flowing): fluid, influx, flush, fluctuate, influence, influenza, fluent.
2. fort, forc (strong): fortress, forceful, reinforce, comfortable, effortlessly.
3. frater, fratr (brother): fraternity, fraternal, fraternalism, confraternity
4. fus, fund, found (pour, melt): transfusion, funnel, refund, fountain, confusion, foundry, fusion

1. affluent : flowing with wealth and riches: prosperous: flowing stream as a tributary
2. confluence: coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas: a place of joining
3. confound: to perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder
4. effusive: pouring forth in an emotional way: unrestrained or overly demonstrative
5 forte: one's special area of accomplishment, performance: one's strong point
6. fortify: to make stronger, to strengthen: establish defenses
7. fortitude: strength of character: patient courage
8. fraternize: to associate or socialize in a brotherly fashion: to be friendly with
9. fratrcide: killing of one's own brother: someone who commits such an act
10. mellifluous: as if flowing with honey or sweetness: like the tones of a honeyed voice
11. profusion: a pouring forth, as of great numbers: plentifulness" an abundance
12. superfluous: flowing beyond what is needed: in excess of sufficiency.