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Vocab #16 and 17
5 Latin roots/ Power words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Convalescence (n) | Gradual recovery of strength and health after an illness; period of recuperation |
| Elucidate (v) | Throw light upon; explain; make clear; clarify |
| Innovative (adj) | Tending to introduce new methods or ideas; original; creative; inventive |
| Interminable (adj) | Having or seeming to have no end or limit; ceaseless; continual; perpetual |
| Intrepid (adj) | Brave; not afraid; fearless; bold; dauntless. ant. Cowardly; Craven |
| Novelty (n) | 1. Something new or unusual; Innovation 2.Newness |
| Terminate (v) | 1. Bring to an end; put a stop to; end ant. initiate 2. Come to an end; close; stop |
| Translucent (adj) | Letting light through, but not able to be seen through clearly |
| Trepidation (n) | Fear; fright; trembling; apprehension ant. unapprehensiveness |
| Valid (adj) | Having force; well-founded; sound; legally binding ant. invalid |
| Convalesce (v) | Gradually recover strength and health after sickness; improve; recuperate |
| Lucid (adj) | Clear; easy to understand; intelligible |
| Renovate (v) | Make new again; renew; modernize |
| Intrepidity (n) | Bravery; fearlessness; valor |
| Termination (n) | End; Conclusion; cessation |
| validity (n) | Force; effectiveness; legal soundness |
| Authorize (v) | 1. Give someone authority (power or influence to do something; empower 2. Give permission for; approve; sanction |
| Dominate (v) | 1. Rule by superior power; control; govern 2.Rise high above; tower over; |
| Dynamo (n) | 1. Machine for generating electricity; generator 2. Forceful, energetic, hardworking person; Powerhouse |
| The Establishment (n) | Controlling group; group of powerful leaders who represent the established order of society; ruling inner circle of a nation or institution |
| Faculty (n) | 1. Power or ability to do a particular thing; special aptitude; skill; knack 2. One of the powers of mind (faculty of memory, faculty of reason etc.) 3. teaching staff at a school |
| Intellect (n) | 1. Great mental power; high intelligence; 2. Person of high intelligence |
| Potent (adj) | 1. having or exercising great power; mighty ant. weak |
| Potential (n) | Power or skill that may be developed; Possibility; Promise |
| Sovereign (adj) | 1. Free; self-governing; independent; autonomous 2. Supreme in power or authority |
| Stamina (n) | Power to endure or withstand fatigue, illness, hardship, etc; endurance; vigor; strength |
| Dominant (adj) | Most important; Most powerful |
| Domineering (adj) | Tyrannical; dictatorial ant. subservient |
| Intellectual (adj) | requiring intelligence and clear thinking |
| Omnipotence (n) | Power over all; unlimited authority |
| Potency (n) | Effectiveness; strength |
| Potentate (n) | One who has great power; ruler; monarch |
| Sovereignty (n) | Supreme and independent political authority; independence |
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clchristian
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