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7th - VCR A Lssn 11
Vocabulary from Classical Roots A, Lesson 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sic transit gloria mundi. | (Latin) Thus passes away the glory of this world. — Thomas à Kempis |
| trans | (Latin) across |
| transgress | (tr. & intr. v.) to go beyond or over set limits; to break a rule |
| transitive | (adj.) describing an action carried from subject to verb to object; needing a direct object to complete the meaning of the verb |
| transitory | (adj.) lasting only for a short while |
| transluscent | (adj.) permitting light to pass through, but not transparent |
| eo, ire | (Latin) to go |
| ambience | (n.) environment; the surrounding atmosphere |
| obituary | (n.) notice of a death with biographical information |
| transient | (adj.) passing quickly; transitory |
| transient | (adj.) staying only a short time |
| transient | (n.) a person or thing having a short stay |
| erro, errare | (Latin) to wander, to stray |
| aberration | (n.) straying from what is normal or accepted |
| erratic | (adj.) irregular or inconsistent in movement, habit, quality, or ideas |
| hodos | (Greek) journey |
| episode | (n.) an incident in a person’s life or in a story or play |
| exodus | (n.) mass departure or emigration |
| Exodus | (n.) the departure of the Israelites from Egypt with their leader Moses |