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Lesson 11-16
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sacer- | sacred |
| sanctus- | holy |
| de- | down |
| vereri- | respect |
| sanctimonius | falsely pious |
| sacrosanct | profoundly sacred |
| sanctuary | a place of refuge; sacred place |
| sacrilegious | grossly irreverent; disrespectful of something sacred |
| revere | to regard with honor and devotion |
| pious | showing religious reverence |
| deference | respect for the wishes of others |
| potens- | strong |
| domit- | lord |
| in-,im- | not |
| via- | way |
| formidable | awesome; hard to overcome |
| potent | strong and effective |
| indomitable | unable to be conquered |
| redoubtable | arousing fear;formidable;awesome |
| robust | full of vigor |
| impervious | incapable of being penetrated or affected. |
| co-,com-,con- | together |
| syn- | same,together |
| vocare- | to call |
| legere- | choose |
| coalesce | to blend or fuse together |
| anthology | a collection of works |
| convoke | to call together |
| synchronize | to arrange events to occur simultaneously |
| synthesis | a fusion, a bringing together |
| eclectic | made up of parts from many different sources |
| yoke | to join different things |
| homos- | same |
| super- | above,beyond |
| idios- | peculiar |
| -less | without |
| ruthless | cruel, merciless |
| contempt | scorn,disrespect |
| callous | hardened, insensitive |
| supercilious | full of haughty arrogance |
| idionsyncracy | a peculiar trait or habit |
| anomaly | unusual event. |
| batre- | to beat |
| ad | to |
| troph- | nourishment |
| lassus- | weary |
| atrophy | to weaken from disuse |
| abate | to subside; to decrease in intensity |
| porous | filled with many holes |
| wane | to grow smaller or less intense |
| lassitude | a feeling of weakness |
| undermine | to weaken or diminish something |
| status- | position,standing |
| plac- | to please |
| quies- | rest |
| serenus- | calm |
| placid | calm |
| inert | sluggish;inactive |
| listless | sluggish;without energy |
| quiescent | resting; quiet |
| serene | tranquil;calm;placid |
| static | stationary |
| languid | weak;sluggish |