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Classical Roots 14
Classical Roots Lesson 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MUTO, MUTARE, MUTAVI, MUTATUM | "to change" |
| immutable | adj. never changing or varying; unchangeable |
| permutation | n. an alteration; a rearrangement of elements, especially in mathematics |
| transmute | tr. v. to transform; to change from one form of nature into another |
| TEMERITAS | "rashness," "thoughtlessness" |
| temerity | n. foolish boldness; recklessness; rashness |
| temerarious | adj. daring; rash; reckless |
| TURBO, TURBARE, TURBAVI, TURBATUM | "to disturb," "to throw into disorder" |
| imperturbable | adj. unexciteable; unflustered; calm |
| turbid | adj. 1. muddy; not clear; opaque 2. confused; disordered |
| perturb | tr. v. to agitate; to upset |
| SPARGO, SPARGERE, SPARSI, SPARSUM | "to scatter," "to cast," "to sprinkle" |
| aspersion | n. a remark that disparages, maligns, or slanders another |
| disperse | tr. v. to spread widely; to disseminate tr. and intr. v. to scatter; to dispel; to drive away |
| TEMPERO, TEMPERARE, TEMPERAVI, TEMPERATUM | "to combine in proportion" |
| temper | tr. v. 1. to moderate 2. to bring to a particular texture or consistency, often hardness |
| temperance | n. 1. moderation in expressing feelings, in appetite, and in consumption of alcoholic drink; self-restraint 2. total abstinence from alcoholic beverages; teetotalism |
| ULTIMO, ULTIMARE | "to come to the end," "to be last" |
| ULTRA | "beyond" |
| outré | adj. deviating from the usual or proper; eccentric; outlandish |
| penultimate | adj. next to last |
| ultimatum | n. a final, uncompromising condition or demand, especially one whose rejection will close negotiations |