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Latin Root Unit1,2,3
Vocab practice
Term | Definition |
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discomfit | to embarrass and confuse |
edification | improvement or enlightenment |
malfeasance | misconduct or wrongdoing |
feasible | capable of being accomplished |
surfeit | conditions of being too full, overabundance |
magnum opus | the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer |
modus operandi | manner of working |
opulent | exhibiting great wealth |
synergy | the power that results from the combination of two or more forces |
liturgy | a pattern of prayer or worship |
lethargy | a state of sluggishness, inactivity and apathy |
laborious | requiring mental or physical effort |
belabor | to discuss in too much detail, to attack |
elaborate | to explain in greater detail |
stanch | to stoop the flow of |
staunch | firm and steadfast |
extant | still in existence, not destroyed |
restive | resisting authority, or restless, fidgety |
apropos | with regard to |
depose | to remove from office or power |
static | having no motion or change |
ecstasy | intense joy or delight |
stasis | condition in which there is no change |
entity | a being |
essence | the most important ingredient, the crucial element |
quintessential | the most typical, ideal, or important |
verdure | greenery, fresh and ripe vegetation |
verdant | green, lush |
viridity | lack of experience |
candid | open and sincere |
candor | frankness or sincerity or expression; openness |
incandescent | shinning brilliantly |
pallor | extreme or unnatural paleness |
pallid | lacking color; full |
appall | to fill with horror or disapproval |
livid | enraged; furious |
denigrate | to attack the character of; to mock |