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Roots Week 37

host & init/fin

TermDefinition
host Latin- “stranger, enemy”
hostile (adj) of or relating to an enemy; showing open resistance or opposition; unfriendly.
hostage (n) a person held captive as a pledge that promises will be kept or terms met by another.
hostel (n) an inexpensive lodging for usually young travelers – also called a youth hostel.
host (n) army
host (n) a great number of something
init Latin- “Beginning/End” Latin- “Beginning/End”
fin Latin- “Beginning/End”
initiate (v) To cause a process or action to begin; admit someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual.
initiative (n) The ability to assess and initiate things independently; the power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do.
initial (n) The first letter of a name or word, typically a person’s name or a word forming part of a phrase.
finale (n) the last part of a piece of music, a performance, or a public event, especially when particularly dramatic or exciting.
finite (adj) having limits or bounds.
refine (adj) to improve something by making small changes, essentially "finishing" it again to make it better.
initially (adv) at first
initially (adj) at the beginning
refine (v) remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance)
infinite (from in- "not" + finis "end") Without limits or an end.
confine: To keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits.
affinity (n): A spontaneous or natural liking for someone or something. (Its root meaning relates to sharing a "limit" with something else.)
Created by: 7thgradeheather
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