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List 25
Latin and Greek stems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| introspective | inward looking |
| intervene | come between |
| syndrome | complex of symptoms |
| subordinate | lower |
| dissonant | inharmonious |
| belligerent | warring |
| credible | beliveable |
| impending | overhanging |
| polyphonic | multi-melodic |
| exculpate | free from blame |
| euphemism | pleasant name |
| benefactor | helper |
| megalomania | delusions of greatness |
| magnate | powerful person |
| vivacious | lively |
| heliotropic | sun-following |
| amour-propre | self-love |
| octogenarian | and eighty-year-old |
| cognoscenti | those who know |
| surfeit | excess |
| primate | monkes, apes, and humans |
| pellucid | crystal clear |
| circumvent | get around |
| hemiplegia | paralysis on one side |
| narcolepsy | attacks of sleep |