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Honors 8 Vocabulary
Kaizuka - Lesson 2
| root; prefix; word | definition |
|---|---|
| son | sound |
| verb | word |
| lingu | language; tongue |
| langu | faint; weary |
| ver | truth |
| vor | eat |
| vir | man |
| virtu | strength; virtue |
| omni- | all |
| multi- | many |
| pauci- | few |
| long- | long |
| brev- | short |
| supersonic | greater than the speed of sound waves through the air |
| verbal | expressed in spoken words |
| lingual | pertaining to languages |
| languid | lacking in spirit |
| veracity | habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness |
| voracity | exceedingly eager for |
| virile | masculine; manly |
| virtuoso | a person who has a special knowledge or skill in a field |
| omnivorous | eating both animal and plant foods |
| multilingual | a person who is able to speak more than one language |
| paucity | smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness |
| elangate | to lengthen; to extend |
| brevity | breifness; shortness of time |
| verity | a belief, idea, or statement that is true |
| verbose | wordy |