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Latin & Greek Roots
Unit 4
Term | Definition |
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pecc (peccare, peccatum) | to sin, to be flawed |
peccadillo | a small sin or fault |
impeccable | having no flaws |
peccant | violating a moral law; sinful |
pej, pair (pejor) | worse |
pejorative | negative and critical; insulting |
impair | to cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality |
mal (malus) | bad |
malign | to speak of maliciously; insult |
malinger | to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something |
malaise | a sense of unease; depression |
neg (negare, negatum) | to deny |
neg (neglegere) | to neglect |
negligent | not properly attentive |
negligible | unimportant; insignificant |
negate | to cancel the effect of; nullify |