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Classical Roots 16
Term | Definition |
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NOVUS | Latin - "new" |
nova | n. a star that increases thousands of times in brightness and then fades |
novice | n. a person new to any field; a beginner |
NEOS | Greek - "new" |
neoclassical | n. a revival of literary, architectural, musical, and artistic forms that are considered a standard or model, and therefore "classical" |
neologism | n. a new word, phrase, or expression, or a new meaning for an old word |
neophyte | n. 1. a recent convert 2. a newly ordained priest or member of a religious order 3. a beginner; a novice |
DURO, DURARE, DURAVI, DURATUM | Latin - "to make hard," "to endure" |
dour | adj. stern; grim; gloomy |
duress | n. forced constraint; coercion against one's will |
obdurate | adj. 1. stubborn; unyielding 2. hardened against good influence; impenitent |
MEMORIA | Latin - "remembrance," "memory" |
immemorial | adj. going deep into the past before history, knowledge, or memory; primordial |
memoir | n. (usually plural) a written account of events one has lived through; an autobiography |
memorabilia | n. things worthy of remembrance |
MOROR, MORARI, MORATUM | Latin - "to delay," "to loiter," "to tarry" |
demur | intr. v. 1. to raise an objection 2. to delay |
moratorium | n. deferment or delay of any action |
SENEX, SENIS | Latin - "old," "an elder" |
SENESCO, SENESCERE, SENUI | Latin - "to grow old" |
senescent | adj. growing old; aging |
surly | adj. flagrantly uncivil and ill-natured |