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8th - VCR B Lesson 5
Vocabulary from Classical Roots B, Lesson 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Modus vivendi. | (Latin) A way of living (getting along). |
| com | (Latin) with, together with |
| coherent | (adj.) showing an orderly relation of parts |
| coherent | (adj.) sticking together |
| coherent | (adj.) being able to communicate clearly and logically |
| colloquial | (adj.) characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing |
| commiserate | (tr. and intr. v.) to feel or express sorrow or pity (used with with) |
| condone | (tr. v.) to forgive; to disregard an offense |
| condone | (tr. v.) to approve or sanction |
| commodious | (adj.) spacious, roomy, as in a house |
| contrite | (adj.) thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one's sins |
| teneo, tenere | (Latin) to hold, to keep |
| abstain | (intr. v.) to refrain from something by one's choice |
| impertinent | (adj.) impudent; rude |
| impertinent | (adj.) irrelevant |
| pertinacious | (adj.) holding firmly, even stubbornly, to a belief |
| tenacity | (n.) hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly |