Root: vol/nol

Meaning: desire/wish

 

1. voluptuary: a sensualist
2. volition : a conscious choice
3. velleity : a lowest level of volition
4. involuntary : reflex action
5. malevolent : vindictive

 

Root: vit/viv

Meaning: life, live

 

1. convivial : social, festive
2. revivify : to restore
3. vivid : bright
4. victual : food supplies
5. vitality : liveliness

 

Context :

 

1. The sybarites are known for their voluptuary way of life
2. The king abdicated out of his own volition
3. The velleity of the child can be ignored
4. Heart beat is an involuntary action
5. His ill feelings towards others made him malevolent
6. The comedian created a convivial ambience
7. The old building was revivified
8. His vivid imagination was evident in his art
9. The deity was offered victuals
10. The leader’s vitality enthused the crowds

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