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lesson 10

words with latin bases

WordDefinitionSynonym
malodorous stinking, putrid, musty bad, foul, rotten
sanguinary murdurous, bloody homicidal, murdering
tactile of or relating to the sense of touch touchable
placid serenely free of interruption or disturbance calm
amour a usually illicit love affair lover
liguist one who speaks several languages -----
mission the act or an instance of sending calling, purpose
primacy the state of being first -----
ambiguity the state of being uncertain uncertainty, vagueness
intact untouched especially by anything that harms or diminishes entire, flawless, perfect, undamaged, unhurt, whole
aberrant straying from the right or normal way different, odd
amiable generally agreeable cordial, gracious, courteous, kind
odorous applies to whatever has a strong distinctive smell whether pleasant or unpleasant scented
progenitor an ancestor in the direct line ancestor
paramour an ancestor in the direct line lover
deflected to turn aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction avert, divert, turn
placated to soothe or mollify especially by concessions avert, divert
emitted to throw or give off or out release
confirmed to give approval to validate, make true
flexible characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements elastic, stretchy
errant straying outside the proper path or bounds straying
contingent straying outside the proper path or bounds forefather
inflexible incapable of change stiff
multiligual using or able to use several languages -----
sanguine consisting of or relating to blood bloody
firmament heavens sky
anthology a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music omnibus
prime the earliest stage youth
primer a small introductory book on a subject -----
handbook a book capable of being conveniently carried as a ready reference manual, guide
anthology a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music omnibus, collection
code a system of symbols (as letters or numbers) used to represent assigned and often secret meanings -----
suitor one who is saught to be married paramour, lover
paradox a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true -----
devotion the fact or state of being ardently dedicated and loyal (as to an idea or person) faithfulness, attachment
district a territorial division (as for administrative or electoral purposes) area, neighborhood
contagious communicable by contact communicable
aberrant straying from the right or normal way odd, peculiar, strange
deodorize to eliminate or prevent the offensive odor of, to make smell better -----
freshen to become fresh in appearance or vitality -----
pliable supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking moldable
rigid appearing stiff and unyielding stiff
nutritious nourishing good, healthful
surly menacing or threatening in appearance discourteous, ill-mannered, rude
addendum a supplement to a book appendix
agenda a list or outline of things to be considered or done -----
concur to act together to a common end or single effect unite
manumit to release from slavery free
intuit to apprehend by intuition -----
enslave to reduce to or as if to slavery opress
confirm to give approval to validate
justify to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable claim
opponent one that takes an opposite position enemy, foe, competitor
agent one that acts or exerts power executor, performer
deputy a person appointed as a substitute with power to act agent
wayward following one's own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations inconstant
erroneous containing or characterized by error counterfactual, inaccurate, incorrect
placate to soothe or mollify especially by concessions appease, assuage, conciliate, mollify, propitiate, sweeten
pacify to allay the anger or agitation of appease, assuage, conciliate,
cater to provide a supply of food pamper, spoil
progenitor an ancestor in the direct line ascendant, forebear, forefather
forebear forfather -----
descendent moving or directed downward brood, children
patriarch one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people architect, author, creator
emit to throw or give off or out (as light) flow, give off, pour, void
banish to require by authority to leave a country cast out, deport, displace, exile
complacence calm or secure satisfaction with oneself or one's lot conceitedness, consequence, egoism, egotism
contentment (the quality or state of being ------
comportment to be fitting accord, check, correspond
gibberish unintelligible or meaningless language babble, drivel
foundation a basis base, bedrock, footing
tactile perceptible by touch palpable, touchable
tangible capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch palpable, tactile, touchable
touchy marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation cranky, cross,
lingo strange or incomprehensible language or speech jargon, slang
dialect a regional variety of language idiom, speech, tongue
approachable capable of being approached ------
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