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Latin prefixes 19-24
Honors English 10
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| circumference (n) | distance around a circle or rounded body; perimeter |
| circumlocution (n) | roundabout way of speaking; use of excessive number of words to express an idea; verbiage; tautology |
| circumnavigate (v) | sail around |
| circumscribe (v) | 1. draw a line around 2. limit; restrict |
| circumspect (adj) | looking around and paying attention to all possible consequences before acting; cautious; prudent |
| circumvent (v) | go around; get the better of; frustrate; skirt; bypass |
| coalesce(v) | grow together; unite into one; join; combine |
| coherent (adj) | sticking together; logically connected; consistent; logical |
| collaborate (v) | work together with another or others, especially as a coauthor |
| collusion (n) | (literally, "playing together") secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose; conspiracy; plot |
| concord (n) | state of being together in heart or mind; agreement; harmony |
| congenital (adj) | (literally, "born with") existing at birth; inborn; innate |
| convene (v) | come together in a body; meet; assemble |
| correspond (v) | 1. (literally"answer together") agree; be in harmony; match; tally 2. communicate by exchange of letters |
| obliterate (v) | (literally, "cover over letters") erase; blot out; destroy; remove all traces of |
| obsess (v) | (literally, "sit over") trouble the mind of ; haunt; preoccupy |
| obstacle (n) | something standing in the way; hindrance; obstruction; impediment |
| obstruct (v) | be in the way of; hinder; impede; block |
| obtrude (v) | (literally"thrust against") thrust forward without being asked; intrude; impose |
| obviate (v) | (literally, "get in the way of") meet and dispose of; make unnecessary; forestall; avert |
| perennial (adj) | continuing through the years; enduring; unceasing |
| perennial (n) | plant that lives through the years |
| perforate (v) | (literally "bore through") make a hole or holes through; pierce; puncture |
| permeate (v) | pass through; penetrate; spread through; pervade |
| perplex (v) | confuse thoroughly; puzzle; bewilder |
| persist (v) | (literally, "stand to the end") 1. continue in spite of opposition;refuse to stop; persevere 2. continue to exist; last; endure |
| pertinent (adj) | (literally, " reaching through to") connected with the matter under consideration; to the point; related; relevant |
| perturb (v) | disturb thoroughly or considerably; make uneasy; agitate; upset |
| precede (v) | go before; come before |
| preclude (v) | put a barrier before; impede; prevent; make impossible |
| precocious (adj) | (literally,"cooked or ripened before its time") showing mature characteristics at an early age |
| preconceive (v) | form an opinion of beforehand, without adequate evidence |
| prefabricated (adj) | constructed beforehand |
| preface (n) | foreword; preliminary remarks; author's introduction to a book |
| premature (adj) | before the proper or usual time; early; untimely |
| premeditate (v) | consider beforehand |
| procrastinate (v) | (literally, "move forward to tomorrow") put things off from day to day; delay; dawdle |
| proficient (adj) | (literally, "going forward") well advanced in any subject or occupation; skilled; adept; expert |
| profuse (adj) | pouring forth freely; exceedingly generous; extravagant; lavish |
| project (v) | throw or cast forward |
| prominent (adj) | (literally, "jutting forward") standing out; notable; important; conspicuous |
| propel (v) | impel forward; drive onward; force ahead; push; thrust |
| proponent (n) | person who puts forth a proposal or argues in favor of something; advocate; supporter |
| prospect (n) | thing looked forward to; expectation; vision |
| prospects (n pl) | chances |
| protract (v) | (literally, "drag forward") draw out; lengthen; extend; prolong |
| protrude (v) | thrust forth; stick out; bulge; jut |
| provoke (v) | 1. call forth; bring on; cause 2. make angry; annoy; incense; irritate |