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8th - VCR B Lesson 4
Vocabulary from Classical Roots B, Lesson 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| In media res. | (Latin) In the middle of things. — Horace |
| extra | (Latin) on the outside |
| extraneous | (adj.) coming from outside; foreign |
| extraneous | (adj.) not essential or vital |
| extraterrestrial | (adj.) outside or originating outside the limits of the earth’s atmosphere |
| extrovert | (n.) a person chiefly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward rather than inward |
| medius | (Latin) middle |
| mediate | (tr. v.) to act as negotiator between opposing sides in a dispute |
| mediocrity | (n.) the condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhat in the middle between high and low; a very ordinary person |
| medium | (n.) a substance or element through which something is transmitted |
| medium | (n.) a person thought to have communication with spirits of the dead |
| sequor, sequi | (Latin) to follow |
| non sequitur | (n.) a statement that does not follow logically from evidence |
| obsequious | (adj.) excessively willing to yield to others |
| subsequent | (adj.) coming after or later |
| sequester | (tr. v.) to go into hiding; to seek solitude |
| sequester | (tr. v.) to isolate |