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Unit 2 Vocab 24-25
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| al, il, ile | pertaining to |
| cit | to stir up, to rouse |
| corp | body |
| domin | master |
| ~escent | becoming |
| gen, gene | give birth, born, race or kind |
| ~iferous | producing |
| par(a) | alongside, by the side of, beside |
| vice, vis | in place of, turn |
| abysmal (adj) | immeasurably low ot wretched: extremely poor or bad |
| prodigal (adj and noun) | Adj: recklessly spendthrift Noun: one who spends or gives lavishly and foolishly |
| venial (adj) | of a kind that can be remitted: forgivable, pardonable |
| lackadaisical (adj) | lacking life, spirit, or zest |
| mercurial (adj and noun) | Adj: of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury; possessing the traits in which the planet Mercury is associated Noun: a pharmaceutical or chemical containing mercury |
| allegorical (adj) | having hidden spiritual meaning that transcends the literal sense of a sacred text |
| quintessential (adj and noun) | Adj: perfectly typical or representative of a particular kind of person or thing Noun: something that is a typical part of a pure example |
| circumstantial (adj) | consisting of, relating to, or depending on circumstances: containing full details |
| torrential (adj) | caused by or resulting from actions of rapid streams |
| incite (verb) | to move to action |
| resuscitate (verb) | to revive from apparent death from unconsciousness |
| recitation (noun) | the act of reading or repeating aloud, especially publicly |
| solicit (verb) | to approach (someone) with a request or plea |
| unsolicited (adj) | not asked for or requested |
| corpulent (adj) | having a large bulky body: obese |
| corporeal (adj) | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body |
| incorporeal (adj | not corporeal: having no material body or form |
| incorporate (verb and adj) | Verb: to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| dominion (noun) | supreme authority; sovereignty |
| predominant (adj) | having superior strength, influence, or authority |
| subdominant (noun and adj) | something partly but incompletely dominant |
| convalescent (adj) | to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness |
| effervescent (adj) | having the property of forming bubbles/ expressing an appealing lively quality |
| coalescent (adj) | to unite as a whole |
| ingenious (adj) | being clear and creative in solving problems or coming up with ideas |
| progeny (noun) | offspring or succesors |
| genesis (noun) | the origin or coming into being of something |
| generate (noun) | to bring into existence |
| indigenous (adj) | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively in a particular region or environment |
| luciferous (adj) | bringing light or insight |
| odiferous (adj) | having strong or noticeable smell |
| coniferous (adj) | cone bearing |
| parable (noun) | a short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude of religious principle |
| paradigm (noun) | an outstandingly clear or typical example/ a theoretical framework of a scientific school which theories performed in support of them are formulated |
| paragon (noun and verb) | Noun: a model of excellence or perfection Verb: to compare with |
| parameter (noun) | any of a set of physical properties whose values determine the characteristics or behavior of something |
| vice versa (adverb) | with the order changed/ with the relations reversed |
| vicissitude (noun) | the quality or state of being changeable |
| vicarious (adj) | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
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LeannaL
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