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Everyday Words 08
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BEL(L) | war |
| DOC, DOCT | to teach |
| FERV | to boil; to bubble |
| FRATR, FRATERN | brother |
| GER, GEST | to carry; to produce |
| GRAV | heavy |
| HOM, HOMO | man |
| MATR, MATERN | mother |
| MOLL | soft; mild |
| PATR, PATERN | father |
| PEND, PENS | to hang; to weigh; to pay |
| SOROR | sister |
| FERV | to boil; to bubble |
| belligerent | hostile; argumentative |
| bellipotent | militarily powerful |
| congeries | a pile; a collection |
| docile | tame; well-behaved |
| doctrine | teachings; official set of beliefs |
| effervescent | bubbly |
| emollient | adj: soothing n: ointment |
| fervent;fervid | passionate, enthusiastic |
| fraternal | brotherly |
| gravid | pregnant |
| homicide | murder |
| impending | about to happen |
| matriarch | female leader |
| mollify | to soften; to soothe |
| paternal | fatherly |
| patron | supporter; client; customer |
| sorority | sisterhood |
| stipend | salary or allowance |
| aggravate | to make worse; to make more serious |