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Classical Roots 16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| NOVUS | Latin - "new" |
| nova | n. a star that increases thousands of times in brightness and then fades |
| novice | n. a person new to any field; a beginner |
| NEOS | Greek - "new" |
| neoclassical | n. a revival of literary, architectural, musical, and artistic forms that are considered a standard or model, and therefore "classical" |
| neologism | n. a new word, phrase, or expression, or a new meaning for an old word |
| neophyte | n. 1. a recent convert 2. a newly ordained priest or member of a religious order 3. a beginner; a novice |
| DURO, DURARE, DURAVI, DURATUM | Latin - "to make hard," "to endure" |
| dour | adj. stern; grim; gloomy |
| duress | n. forced constraint; coercion against one's will |
| obdurate | adj. 1. stubborn; unyielding 2. hardened against good influence; impenitent |
| MEMORIA | Latin - "remembrance," "memory" |
| immemorial | adj. going deep into the past before history, knowledge, or memory; primordial |
| memoir | n. (usually plural) a written account of events one has lived through; an autobiography |
| memorabilia | n. things worthy of remembrance |
| MOROR, MORARI, MORATUM | Latin - "to delay," "to loiter," "to tarry" |
| demur | intr. v. 1. to raise an objection 2. to delay |
| moratorium | n. deferment or delay of any action |
| SENEX, SENIS | Latin - "old," "an elder" |
| SENESCO, SENESCERE, SENUI | Latin - "to grow old" |
| senescent | adj. growing old; aging |
| surly | adj. flagrantly uncivil and ill-natured |