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Latin Roots 1-10
wilson high school english 10 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amateur | [literally, "lover] 1. person who follows a particular pursuit as a pastime, rather than as a profession 2. one who performs rather poorly; inexperienced person |
| amiable | likable; good natured; pleasant and agreeable; obliging |
| amicable | characterized by friendliness rather than antagonism; friendly; heighborly; not quarrelsome |
| amity | friendship; goodwill; friendly relations |
| amorous | strongly moved by love; loving; inclined to love; enamored |
| enamored | [usually followed by of] inflamed with love; charmed; captivated |
| animosity | ill will [usually leading to active opposition]; violent hatred; enmity; antagonism |
| animus | ill will [usually controlled] |
| equanimity | evenness of mindor temper under stress; emotional balance; composure; calmness; equilibrium |
| magnanimous | showing greatness or nobility of mind; chivalrous; forgivinng; generous in overlooking injury or insult |
| unanimity | oneness of mind; complete; agreement |
| unanimous | one of mind; in complete accord |
| affinity | [literally condidion of being near the boundary or a neighbor] kinship; sympathy; liking; attraction |
| confine | keep within limits; restrict; limit |
| definitive | serving to end an unsettled matter; conclusive; final |
| finale | end or final part of a musical composition, opera, play, etc.; conclusion |
| finis | end; conclusion |
| fluctuate | flow like a wave; move up and down; change often and irregularly; be unsteady |
| fluent | ready with a flow of words; speaking of writing easily; articulate; eloquent |
| fluid- n | substance that flows |
| fluid- adj | not rigid; changeable; unstable |
| flux | continuous flow or changing; unceasing change |
| influx | inflow; inpouring; inrush |
| degenerate | sink to a lower class or standard; worsen; deteriorate |
| engender | give birth to; create; generate; produce; cause |
| genre | kind; sort; category |
| pregenitor | ancestor to whom a group traces its birth; forefather; forebear |
| regenerate | cause to be born again; put new live into; reform completely; revive; reinvigorate |
| aggregate | gathered together in one mass; total; collective |
| aggregation | gathering of individuals into a body or group; assemblage |
| congregation | flock or gathering of people for religious worship |
| gregarious | inclined to associate with the flock or group, fond of being with others; sociable |
| segregation | seperation from the flock or main body; setting apart; isolation; seperation |
| adhere | stick; hold fast; cling; be attatched |
| cohere | stick together; hold together firmly |
| coherence | state of sticking together; consistency; logical connection |
| cohesion | act or state of sticking together; union; unity; bond |
| incoherent | not logically connecte; disconnected; unintelligible |
| inherent | [literally sticking in] deeply infixed; intrinsic; essential |
| bilateral | involving two sides |
| collateral | situated at the side; accompanying; parallel; additional; supplementary |
| equilateral | having all sides equal |
| lateral | of or pertaining to the side |
| multilateral | having many sides |
| quadrilateral | plane figure having four sides and four angles |
| unilateral | one sided; undertaken by one side only |
| alliteration | repetition of the same leter or consonant at the beginning of neighboring words |
| literacy | state of being lettered or educated; ability to read and write |
| literal | following the letters or exact words of the original; verbatim; word-for-word |
| literary | having to do with letters or literature |
| literate | lettered; able to read and write; educated |
| elucidate | throw light upon; make clear; explain; clarify |
| lucid | [literally containing light] clear; easy to understand; comprehensible |
| luminary | one who is a source of light or inspiration to others; famous person; notable; celebrity |
| luminous | emitting light; bright; shining; brilliant |
| translucent | letting light through |
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