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Lesson 33 & 34
Latin roots/ "Little Words"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Arrogate (v) | Claim or seize without right or justification; appropriate |
| Cordial (adj) | Warm and sincere; hearty; amiable; genial |
| Discordant (adj) | Not in accord; conflicting; disagreeing; clashing |
| Insurgent (n) | One who rises in revolt against established authority; rebel |
| Interrogate (v) | Ask questions of; examine (someone) by questioning; quiz |
| Medieval(adj) | Having to do with Middle Ages (A.D 500 to 1500), the period of European history between ancient and modern times |
| Mediocre (adj) | of low, middle or ordinary quality; barely acceptable; not good enough |
| Medium (n) | 1. means through which something is done, conveyed, or transmitted; agency; channel; instrumentality 1. Something in a middle position or condition |
| Resurge (v) | sweep back; surge again; rise again |
| Surrogate (n) | Person appointed to act for another; deputy; subsitute |
| Insurrection (n) | Revolt; rebellion; uprising |
| Discord (n) | Conflict; dessension; strife ant. concord; harmony |
| Cursory (adj) | Done in a hurry, with little attention to details; hasty; superficial ant. painstaking |
| Extemporaneous (adj) | Spoken or performed with little or no advance preparation; improvised; impromptu |
| Ignoramus (adj) | Person who knows little; ignorant person; dunce |
| Impecunious (adj) | Having little or no money; poor; penniless; indigent ant. affluent |
| Iota (n) | Very small quantity; insignificant amount; particle; ounce; smidgen |
| Lukewarm (adj) | 1. Barely warm; tepid ant. boiling 2. Having or showing little enthusiasm, eagerness, or warmth; indifferent; half hearted |
| Minimize (v) | 1. make as small as possible; reduce to a minimum 2. Make (someone or something) appear small or unimportant; belittle; disparage |
| Paucity (n) | Insufficiency; scarcity; dearth; smallness of quantity |
| Piecemeal (adv) | Piece by piece; in small amounts; little by little; gradually |
| Piecemeal (adj) | Done one piece at a time; accomplished in a fragmentary way; gradually |
| Trivia (n. Pl) | matters of very little importance; insignicant trifles; trivialities |
| Discursive (adj) | Wandering from topic to topic; rambling; digressive |
| Pecuniary (adj) | Financial; involving money |
| Cursorily (adv) | Hurriedly; superficially |
Created by:
clchristian
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