vivid

vital

revive

Vivi-, vita-, viv-

• alive, life; Examples: revive – recover consciousness; vivid – very bright, striking ; vital – crucial, needed for life.

ultimate

ultimatum

Ultima-

• Last; Examples: ultimate – final, greatest; ultimatum – final demand

tribute

contribute

tributary

Trib-

• Trib – pay, bestow. Examples: tribute – expression of gratitude or praise; contribute – donate money or time; tributary – stream feeding a larger body of water.

compel

expel

pulse

Pel-, puls-

• Pel, puls = drive, push, urge. Examples: compel – force somebody or force something to happen; expel – dismiss somebody or drive out; pulse – single beat of blood flow.