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CR 13-14 Key Words
Classical Roots 13 and 14 Words and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accelerate | to go faster |
| Celerity | speed; quickness |
| Concur | to agree; to cooperate; to happen simultaneously |
| Discourse | conversation; a formal discussion; to talk |
| Incur | to bring upon oneself |
| Precursor | forerunner |
| Succor | help in time of distress; to give help |
| Conglomeration | a collection of unrelated things |
| Abject | humiliating and miserable; contemptible |
| Conjecture | to conclude from insufficient evidence |
| Interjection | a word inserted between other words often expressing emotion |
| Ejaculate | to eject sharply; to say something suddenly and briefly; to exclaim |
| Assail | to attack violently; to assault; to attack with words |
| Desultory | haphazard; random; jumping from one thing to another |
| Exult | to rejoice greatly; to be triumphant |
| Resilient | capable of returning to the original shape after being bent or stretched; recovering quickly |
| Salient | conspicuous; striking; projecting up or out |
| Convalesce | to recover health after illness |
| Avail | to use to one’s own advantage |
| Prevalent | widely occurring or in general use |
| Valor | heroic courage; bravery |
| Evolve | to develop gradually |
| Voluble | speaking in a steady, easy flow of words; talkative |