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8th - VCR B Lesson 3
Vocabulary from Classical Roots B Lesson 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nihil legebat quod non excerperet. | (Latin) He read nothing from which he did not pluck something. |
| He read nothing from which he did not pluck something. | A quote from Pliny the Younger |
| ex | (Latin) from, out of |
| excerpt | (n.) a passage selected from a book, play, piece of music, et cetera |
| excerpt | (tr. v.) to take a passage from a book, et cetera; to quote |
| exhilarate | (tr. v.) to cheer; to stimulate; to enliven |
| exonerate | (tr. v.) to free from blame |
| exonerate | (tr. v.) to relieve of a task |
| exorbitant | (adj.) excessive |
| pono, ponere | (Latin) to place, to put |
| compound | (tr. v.) to mix together; to combine two or more parts or elements |
| compound | (adj.) having two or more parts or elements |
| compound | (n.) a combination of elements, parts, or substances |
| exposition | (n.) a precise statement or explanation |
| exposition | (n.) a public exhibit or show |
| expound | (tr. and intr. v.) to set forth an explanation or view of something in detail (usually used with on) |
| impose | (tr. v.) to set up, or to force something (or oneself) on others |
| impose | (intr. v.) to take unfair advantage of someone |
| impostor | (n.) one who deceives by using a false identity |
| proponent | (n.) one who argues in support of something |
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