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7th - VCR A Lssn 10
Vocabulary from Classical Roots A, Lesson 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cresco | (Latin) to grow, to increase |
| Facile princeps. | Easily the leader. |
| accrue | (intr. verb) to come as a natural increase or advantage |
| crescendo | (noun) a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music |
| excrescence | (noun) abnormal growth or outgrowth |
| facio | (Latin) to make |
| beneficence | (noun) doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action |
| efficacious | (adjective) effective as a means or remedy |
| facile | (adjective) acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent. (Sometimes, superficial, when something is done too easily done.) |
| facsimile | (noun) an exact copy of a book, painting, document, et cetera |
| faction | (noun) a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government |
| faction | (noun) conflict within an organization or nation |
| mollify | (tr. verb) to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling |
| texo | (Latin) to weave |
| context | (noun) the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning |
| context | (noun) the circumstances surrounding an event or situation |
| pretext | (noun) a false reason put forward to conceal the true one |