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Stack #78
Lesson 7&8
| Word | Definition | Sentence | Roots |
|---|---|---|---|
| luminary | notable/distinguished person | He was ahost to a large gathering of luminaries. | lumin- light, to shine |
| precarious | dangerous, risky | The journey down that steep mountain was very precarious. | prec- prayer |
| lineage | descent form common ancestor | She could trace her lineage to the early pilgrims. | line- line |
| definitive | conclusive | After begging for an hour, her definitive remained "no." | fin- end |
| aver | affirm to be true | Would you please aver the conditions on page nine? | ver- true |
| uxoricide | act of killing ones wife | He was sentenced for life, after commiting uxoricide. | cid- to cut, to kill |
| obliteration | erasure | The obliteration of the guests was done in a hastily manner. | liter- letter, literature lette |
| travesty | bad or grotesque imatation | His attempt to disguise himself as a clown turned out to be a travesty. | vest- garment |
| deprecate | to express earnest disapproval of | His father deprecated with his decision to marry at such an early age. | prec- prayer |
| impart | give a portion to | After dyeing her hair yellow, it was still impart green. | part- share, part |
| vestibule | lobby/hall/ corridor | The vestibule in thecatle lead to the grand ball room. | vest- garment |
| parricide | killing ones own relative | After the dreadful parricide, the apartment was full of investigators. | cid- to cut, to kill |
| diffident | lack of confidence | The diffident employee could not find the courage to ask her boss for a week's vacation. | fid- faith, faithful |
| confinement | act of enclosing within bounds | He was held in confinement until his hearing next week. | fin- end |
| terminally | forming the end of | The terminally ill patient refused to believe that she only had six months to live. | termin- end, boundary |
| imprecation | malediciton | An imprecation in church would never be tolerated. | prec- prayer |
| tripartite | consisting of three parts | The three branchs of governemtn can be referred to as s tripartite. | tri- three |
| mollification | to soften feeling or temper | His mollification helped calm my temper after the argument with my brother. | moll- mild soft |
| docile | easy to teach | The new teacher found her class to be quite docile. | doc- to teach |
| sorority | sisterhood | When entering colleges, many women are encouraged to join sororities. | soror- sister |
| infidelity | act of cheating;unfaithful | Back in the day, infidelity was charged with treason. | fid- faith, faithful |
| fervid | enthusiastic, devoted, zealous | Her fervid behavior indicated she was eager to begin. | ferv- to boil, to bubble |
| congeries | miscellaneous collection | All the congeries she kept wee all rubbish. | ger- to carry to produce |
| matriarchy | society ruled by mothers or women | The matriarchy fought for equal rights amongst men and and women. | matr- mother |
| bellipotent | mighty in war | They say bellipotent soldiers do the best during major battles. | bell- war |
| compendium | summary | Part of the assignment was to create a conpendium about the given information. | pend- to hang, to weigh, to pay |
| paternal | fatherly | Every father should take care of their children by being paternal. | patern(patr)- father |
| Homo sapien | human being | Language alone is what seperates Homo sapiens from other animals. | homo(hom)- man |
| aggravate | to make worse | His younger sister aggravates him daily. | grav- heavy |
| fraternal | brotherly | His fraternal self was always hidden when in public. | fratern(fratr)- brother |
| patrilineal | determining through male line | He traced his ancestral descent through his partilineal. | patr- fatherline- line |
| belligerent | something having to do with war | All the belligerent equipment was kept hidden. | bell- warger- to carry, to produce |
| homicide | the killing of one human being by another | A homicide occurred late last night in the neighbors home. | hom- mancid- to cut, to kill |
| emollient | somthing that softens(especially skin) | The emollient lotion helped soothe her dry skin. | moll- mild, soft |
| bellicose | mighty; warlike | All soldiers enrolled in the U.S. Army are bellicose. | bell- war |
| gravity | measure of seriousness | The gravity of the situation was much worse than expected. | grav- heavy |
| alliteration | repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words | To interest the reader, she wrote the story's title with alliteration. | liter- letter, literature |
| indeterminate | vague | The memory of the his fifth birthday was now very indeterminate. | termin- boundary, end |
| perfidy | unfaithfulness,treachery | Her perfidy to the lord will never go unpunished. | fid- faith, faithful |
| sui generis | unique | She is always told how sui generis her work is. | sui- self |
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