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7th - VCR A Lssn 12
Vocabulary from Classical Roots A, Lesson 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vade mecum. | (Latin) Go with me. |
| iter, itineris | (Latin) journey |
| itinerant | (adj.) traveling from place to place, especially to perform some duty or work; transient |
| itinerant | (n.) a person who travels from place to place |
| itinerary | (n.) a route of travel |
| itinerary | (n.) a plan or record of journey |
| venio, venire | (Latin) to come |
| advent | (n.) arrival or coming into being |
| Advent | (n.) the period beginning four weeks before Christmas; the birth of Christ |
| circumvent | (tr. v.) to avoid; to evade by cleverness |
| circumvent | (tr. v.) to avoid by passing around |
| convene | (tr. and intr. v.) to assemble, especially for a meeting |
| intervene | (intr v.) to occur between events or periods |
| intervene | (intr. v.) to come between, thereby easing a situation |
| intervene | (intr. v.) to interfere or interrupt |
| tele | (Greek) at a distance |
| telepathy | (n.) communicating from one mind to another without speech, writing, or other sensory means |
| via | (Latin) way, street, road; journey |
| deviate | (intr. v.) to turn aside from a course, norm, pattern, or subject |
| devious | (adj.) winding; roundabout |
| devious | (adj.) underhanded; deceptive |
| impervious | (adj.) not penetrable by light rays, moisture, et cetera |
| impervious | (adj.) incapable of being influenced or affected |