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Vocab 1&2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| INTER | "between" |
| interloper | intruder |
| internecine | destructive to both sides of a conflict |
| interpolate | to insert |
| interregnum | any period of time when a state doesn't have a ruler |
| PONO, PONERE | "to put", "to place" |
| interpose | to insert between parts of something, to interfere |
| juxtapose | to place side by side |
| PROPE | "near" |
| PROPINQUUS | "near" |
| propinquity | nearness, proximity |
| rapprochement | reconciliation |
| QUIES, QUIETIS | "quiet", "rest" |
| QUIESCO | "to rest", "to remain quiet" |
| quiescent | at rest, motionless |
| aquiesce | to agree or consent with no objection |
| requiem | service or composition for the dead |
| unrequited | not reciprocal; not given in payment or returned in kind |
| TRUDO, TRUDERE | "to push" |
| abstruse | difficult to understand, complex |
| extrude | to push out a liquid that solidifies |
| obtrude | to push out, to force ideas upon others |
| ALTER | "other" |
| altercation | a noisy quarrel |
| altruism | unselfishness |
| EPI | "on", "toward" |
| ephemeral | lasting for a very short time |
| epitaph | tombstone words, short summary of life |
| epitome | a typical representation of something, a person who embodies a quality |
| eponymous | referring to a name |
| PARA | "beside" |
| paradigm | an example serving to illustrate a concept |
| paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but contains a truth |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| parameter | a boundary |
| PERI | "around" |
| peripatetic | walking or travelling about |
| peripheral | of minor importance |
| TITHENAI | "to put" |
| anathema | something being shunned, a curse |
| antithesis | an exact opposite |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase (positive or negative) |