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VocabLesson1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BENE | well; good |
| FAC (FIC), FACT (FECT) (FY) | to do; to make |
| LOQUI, LOCUT | To speak |
| MAGN | great |
| MULT | many |
| PLIC, PLICIT, PLEX (PLY) | to fold; to tangle |
| SACR (SECR) (ECR) | sacred; holy |
| SPEC (SPIC), SPECT | to look |
| TURB | to distrub |
| UND (OUND) | wave |
| VOL | to wish |
| magnanimous | generous |
| facile | easy to do |
| sacrilegious | irreverent |
| volition | wish, will |
| benediction | expression of good wishes |
| multitude | many... |
| circumspect | cautious |
| rector | clergyman |
| imperturbable | calm, even-tempered |
| undulated | wavy |
| elocution | art of effective public speaking |
| implicate | involve |
| The____fire department came from all parts of the city to fight the blaze. | volunteer |
| After being lashed by the summer storm, the lake became too ____ for swimming. | turbid |
| ____ is an important characteristic of a double agent whose job itself is a living deception. | duplicity |
| A successful harvest meant that the pioneer family would have (a,an) _____ supply of food for the winter. | abundant |
| The most _____ people are often tongue-tied when asked to give a speech. | loquacious |
| Strip mining will unsettle the soil and _____ the beautiful landscape. | desecrate |
| ____ persons have the insight it takes to figure out difficult puzzles and problems. | perspicacious |
| benefit | something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system. |
| colloquial | characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal |
| multinational | of, pertaining to, or involving several nations |
| direct | to regulate the course of; control: |
| spectacle | anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight. |
| abound | to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound. |
| factory | a place that makes products |
| magnitude | size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle. |
| complex | composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system. |
| sacrament | something regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance. |
| turbulent | . characterized by, or showing disturbance, disorder, etc.: the turbulent years |
| voluntary | to control |
| AQU(A) | Water |
| ART(ERT) | art; skill; craft |
| DIC(T) | to say |
| DUC(T) | to lead |
| EQU | equal; even |
| NUL(L) | nothing |
| POT | to have power |
| PUNG, PUNCT, (POIGN) (PUG) | to prick; to point |
| SEQU, SECUT | to follow |
| SIMIL, SIMUL | like; same |
| TEMPOR | time |
| VERB | word; verb |
| inequity | unfairness |
| dissimulate | put on a false appearance |
| artful | clever, crafty |
| nulliparous | female who has borne no offspring |
| aqueous | watery |
| seduce | to lead astray |
| vebatim | word for word |
| temporal | worldly |
| edict | order, command |
| obsequious | subservient |
| potent | powerful |
| punctilio | careful observance of forms |
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rhammock15
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