You don't nessecarily have to learn latin roots, but paying
attention to them can help. Try to connect all of the words you
know. Here is an example: Con: in spanish means "with" incision:
a place were something was cut in: commonly added at the
beginning of words, though I couldn't tell you the precise
meaning of it. ion: added at the end of words, often indicating
a point or something similar cisi/cise: to cut/ the abstraction
of cutting Concise: breaking it up, with cutting. Concise
statements are straight to the point and accurate. I hope you
can see how this makes something concise "cutting". Another,
easier example: Hypothetical: Theoretical, of the type theo
(proposed) Parenthetical: Modifier that is of the type "paren"
Paren: An abstraction, sort of a separator from the rest, but in
an above sort of way. Parenthesis: A container of a separate
statement or idea Parent: the above and separate. You can easily
see the connection between parents and parenthesis Hypothesis:
Proposed solution or summary of t