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Roots Week 62
spir & stat/sist
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| spir | Latin- “to breathe” |
| expire | (v) to end; to no longer be valid after a period of time; to die. |
| inspire | (v) to make someone want to do something; to give someone an idea about what to do or create. |
| spirit | (n) the force within a person that is believed to give the body life, energy, and power. |
| perspire | (v) to produce a clear liquid from your skin when you are hot or nervous. |
| conspire | (v) to secretly plan with someone to do something that is harmful or illegal. |
| aspire | (v) to want to have or achieve something, such as a particular career or level of success. |
| transpiration | (n) the passage of watery vapor from a living body, such as of a plant, through a membrane or pores. |
| respiration | (n) the act of breathing |
| stat, sist | Latin- “to stand” |
| status | (n) the relative social, professional, or other standing or someone or something. |
| persist | (v) to continue to do something in spite of opposition, warnings, or pleas; to last on and on; continue to exist. |
| consistent | (adj) unchanging in achievement or effect over a period of time. |
| resist | (v) withstand the action or effect of; to fight against. |
| insist | (v) demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal. |
| subsistence | (n) the action of fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level. |
| stature | (n) importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement; a person’s height. |
| statue | (n) a carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger. |
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