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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| per | through |
| co | together |
| trans | across |
| biblio | book |
| phile | love |
| demo | people |
| graph | write |
| sangui | blood |
| cred | believe |
| in | not |
| plex | weave |
| inter | between |
| ob | against |
| tens | stretch |
| micro | small |
| cosmo | universe |
| de | down |
| anim | mind |
| neo | new |
| phyte | plant |
| mens | measure |
| non | not |
| plus | more |
| perplex | confuse |
| copious | abundant |
| traverse | cross |
| bibliophile | book lover |
| sanguine | cheerful |
| demography | study of populations |
| ostentatious | showy |
| microcosm | small universe |
| defenestrate | toss out the window |
| animus | intent or hatred |
| nonplussed | perplexed |
| interdiction | prohibition |
| commenustrate | of like measure |
| neophyte | beginner |
| incredulous | not believing |
| punct | point |
| pre | before |
| tude | state of |
| ad | to |
| hend | grasp |
| pro | before |
| in | not |
| dol | suffer |
| ag | to do |
| val | worth |
| ous | full of |
| lent | full of |
| put | think |
| moll | soft |
| greg | group |
| alter | other |
| ego | I |
| ambi | both |
| demur | to object |
| poignant | sharp |
| lassitude | languor |
| apprehend | understand |
| prodigious | amazing |
| indolent | lazy |
| persiflage | flippant style |
| ambiguous | indefinite |
| ambivalence | conflicting feelings |
| declasse | low class |
| putative | thought to be |
| mollify | make soft |
| gregarious | sociable |
| altercation | heated dispute |
| alter ego | second self |
| andro | man |
| apo | away |
| crypt | hidden |
| tend | stretch |
| in | in |
| port | carry |
| caco | bad |
| ethos | custom |
| cap | take |
| ver | true |
| ex | out |
| acr | sharp |
| fid | faith |
| phon | sound |
| tang | touch |
| luc | light |
| translucent | semi transparent |
| cacophony | bad noise |
| acerbity | sharpness of temper |
| cacoethes | mania |
| philander | to engage in love affairs |
| veridical | truthful |
| tendtatious | slanted |
| apocrypha | unauthentic works |
| importune | to trouble with requests |
| apothegm | pithy saying |
| precept | maxim |
| pulchritude | physical beauty |
| expunge | completely remove |
| tangible | touchable |
| perfidy | breach of faith |
| ob | against |
| sequ | follow |
| ex | out |
| pend | hang |
| und | wave |
| ate | cause |
| amat | love |
| xero | dry |
| ous | full of |
| sed | sit |
| nihil | nothing |
| ism | doctrine |
| inter | between |
| ab | away |
| con | together |
| de | away |
| altruism | concern for others |
| obsequies | funeral ceremonies |
| exodus | departure |
| pensive | sadly thoughtful |
| salubrious | healthful |
| demure | modest or affectedly modest |
| undulate | to wave |
| amiable | friendly |
| abate | lessen |
| serene | clear or calm |
| obsequious | servilely following |
| sedate | calm |
| condescend | lower oneself |
| nihilism | belief in nothing |
| interstice | small space |
| dia | across |
| soph | wisdom |
| ist | one who |
| cup | desire |
| ed | eat |
| lent | full of |
| ven | come |
| ten | hold |
| locu | talk |
| apo | away |
| auto | self |
| dis | away |
| nod | knot |
| medi | middle |
| circum | around |
| culp | blame |
| dialetic | logical argument |
| temerarious | reckless |
| sophist | specious reasoner |
| erudite | scholarly |
| denounce | publicly condemn |
| concupiscence | intense desire or lust |
| esculent | edible |
| pertinacious | holding stubbornly |
| interlocutor | person in conversation |
| aphorism | concise wisdom |
| autodidact | self taught person |
| denouement | outcome,unraveling |
| in medias re | in the middle of things |
| circumvent | get around |
| exculpate | free from blame |