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Root Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Peccadillo | a small sin or fault |
| Impeccable | having no flaws |
| Peccant | violating a moral law, sinful |
| Pejorative | negative and critical; insulting |
| Impair | to cause to diminish in strength, value, or quality |
| Jocose | cheerful; merry |
| Jocular | characterized by joking |
| Festoon | to drape or adorn festively |
| Fete | to honor with a banquet or feast |
| Bacchic | of or related to a wild celebration |
| Bacchanal | a drunken party or celebration |
| Plaintive | sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness |
| Plaint | a lament or complaint |
| Elegy | a song or poem memorializing something or someone |
| Elegiac | mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful |
| Magnum Opus | the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer |
| Modus Operandi | a specific manner of working |
| Opulent | possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent |
| Synergy | the power that results from the combination of two or more forces |
| Liturgy | a pattern of prayer or worship |
| Lethargy | a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy |
| Laborious | requiring mental or physical effort |
| Belabor | to discuss in too much |
| Elaborate | to explain in greater detail |
| Apropos | with regard to |
| Depose | to remove from office or power |
| Entity | a being |
| Essence | the most important ingredient; the crucial element |
| Quintessential | the most typical, ideal, or important |
| Verdure | greenery; fresh and ripe vegetation |
| Verdant | green; lush with vegetation |
| Viridity | a lack of experience; an innocence |
| Candid | open and sincere |
| Candor | a frankness or sincerity of expression; an openness |
| Incandescent | shining brilliantly |
| Pallor | an extreme or unnatural paleness |
| Pallid | lacking color; dull |