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Latin Less. 13
Latin Roots and Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ambul | walk |
| grad, gred, gres | step |
| migr, migrat | move; travel |
| ced, cess | move; withdrawal |
| err | stray; wander |
| vag | wander |
| curr, curs, corr [cours] | run |
| cura, cur | care |
| fug, fugit | flee |
| late | hide |
| lat | wide |
| later | side |
| -late, -lation, -lative | carry; bear |
| somnambulist | sleepwalker |
| ambulatory | 1) adapted for walking 2) isle or place for walking |
| ambulate | walk |
| amble | walk at a relaxed pace |
| circumambulate | 1) walk around something 2) walking around over and over |
| digress (-ion) | deviate; go off on a tangent |
| regress | revert; relapse; backslide |
| transgress | misbehave; err; sin |
| egress | a way out or exit |
| ingress | entrance |
| gradient | slope; incline; hill; ramp; echelon |
| retrogression | process of returning to an earlier state, typically a worse one |
| secede | formally withdraw from membership; quit |
| antecedent | 1) precursor; predecessor 2) previous, prior |
| precedent | model; exemplar; example; pattern |
| precedence | condition of being considered more important than someone of something else; priority in importance, rank, or order. |
| concede | 1) admit that something is true/valid after first denying it. 2) surrender or yield |
| concession | compromise; exception |
| decedent | person who has died |
| abscess | ulcer; blister; sore |
| accede | assent or agree to a demand, request, or treaty |
| accession | 1) the attainment of a position of rank or power, typically that of a monarch or president |
| cessation | ending; to sleep; halting; termination |
| incessant | never-ending; endless; unabating; relentless |
| supercede | take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use) |
| succession | 2) the action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc. |
| errant | erring or straying from the proper course or standards; culpable |
| aberration (-ant) | anomaly; deviation; irregularity; abnormal |
| erratic | not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable |
| inerrant | incapable of being wrong |
| unerring (ly) | always right or accurate |
| vagabond | person who wanders from place to place without a home or job; homeless |
| vagrant | vagabond; homeless person |
| vagary | unexpected change in a situation or in someone's behavior |
| cursory | hasty; not thorough; perfunctory; desultory |
| concourse | 1) large open area inside or in front of a public building 2) crowd or assembly of people |
| concurrent | existing; happening; simultaneous |
| excursion | short journey or trip, usually for recreation |
| excursive | of the nature of an excursion; ranging widely; digressive |
| incur | become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behavior or actions. |
| incursion | an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one; assault |
| discursive | digressing from subject to subject; rambling; verbose |
| recourse | 1) source of help in a difficult situation; option; alternative 2) the legal right to demand compensation or payment |
| succor | 1) assistance & support in times of hardships & distress 2) to give assistance or aid to |
| curate | select, organize, and look after the items or information |
| curator | a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection |
| curio | a rare, unusual. or intriguing object |
| procure | obtain (something) especially with care or effort |
| sinecure | position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit |
| subterfuge | deceit used in order to achieve one's goal; duplicity; deception |
| latent | existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; concealed |
| lateral | from the side(s) |
| unilateral | action or decision performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a particular situation, without the agreement of others |
| superlative | of the highest quality or degree |
| elated | delighted; overjoyed; ecstatic |
| dilatory | slow to act |
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