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GT ILA 8th grade

TermDefinition
gregarious sociable
mollify make soft
soliloquy speech to oneself
circumlocution talking in circles
confluence a flowing together
contravene go against
altercation heated dispute
alter ego second self
sangfroid cold-blooded composure
megaton force of a million tons of dynamite
aver affirm or declare
putative thought-to-be
paterfamilias male head of family
heterodox unorthodox
hypothecate pledge as security
unilateral one-sided
neophyte beginner
omniscient all-knowing
incredulous not believing
benediction blessing
imponderable difficult to ponder
monolithic massive and uniform
omnibus covering many things
vide see
interdiction prohibition
portly stout
hierarchy ranking
postlude concluding section
perplexed nonplussed
malapropism ludicrous misuse of a word
greg group
inter between
lith rock
neo new
phyte plant
archy government
sci know
bene good
pond weight
lat side
mono one
in in or not
vid look
omni all
ify make
mal bad
tion act or state
sol alone
circum around
moll soft
cred believe
post after
ous full of
neophyte beginner
port carry
mega large
pater father
uni one
contra against
hetero different
con together
ego I
dox opinion
ven come
put think
dict say
flu flow
non not
loqu talk
hypo under
sequ follow
sanct holy
egocentric self-centered
cacophony bad noise
fortissimo very loudly
declaim speak rhetorically
clam cry out
acr sharp
non sequitur an idea which does not follow
loquacious talkative
phon sound
per through
de down
perambulate wander through
tangible touchable
luc light
caco bad
perfidy breach of faith
sacrosanct sacred
sotto voce in a low voice
forte strong point
centri center
pugn fight
voc voice
fid faith
ambul walk
sacro holy
fort strong
impugn attack as false
tang touch
acerbity sharpness of temper
translucent semitransparent
witty comment epigram
lower oneself condescend
lifeless inanimate
replace supersede
belief in nothing nihilism
swift reply retort
calm sedate
unknown land terra incognita
small space interstice
with necessary changes mutatis mutandis
methodical thinking ratiocination
ascribing feelings to things pathetic fallacy
to lower abase
servilely following obsequious
passing remark obiter dictum
nihil nothing
terr land
cogn know
super over
gram writing
obit death
epi on
ob against
sed sit
anim mind
anthropo man
gastro stomach
auto self
contra against
viv life
helio sun
culp blame
spec look
mono one
centri center
medi middle
ambi both
ex out
intro into
trop turn
lykos wolf
anthropocentric man-centered
gastronome a gourmet or epicure
autodidact self-taught person
monism doctrine that reality is one
in medias res in the middle of things
lycanthrope werewolf
circumambient surrounding
transmogrify change form
reify treat as real
au contraire to the contrary
vivacious lively
circumvent get around
heliotropic sun-following
exculpate free from blame
introspective inward looking
pre before
gen origin
jur swear
sopor sleep
ped foot
lin line
tomy cut
tort twist
son sound
demo people
cracy government
phan appearance
dicho in two parts
sui self
partheno virgin
pluto wealth
sesqui one and a half
nec kill
a priori from theory
a posteriori from observation
parthenogenesis unfertilized birth
assonance vowel repetition
objurgation rebuke
demotic of the common people
soporific sleep‐inducing
internecine mutually destructive
sesquipedalian very long words
sui generis unique
plutocracy government of wealthy
delineate to outline
dichotomy two‐part division
epiphany revelation
tortuous twisting
thanatos death
opia sight
vac empty
ize make
fug flee
spir breathe
syn together
man hand
ism doctrine; system
sub under
ine nature of
bon good
thanatopsis view of death
vacuous stupidly empty of ideas
lucubration late studying
ex cathedra from the throne
legerdemain sleight of hand
suspiration deep sigh
nepotism favoritism to relatives
synoptic general in view
lionize treat as a celebrity
assiduous persevering
subterfuge evasive dodge
bon vivant indulger in luxury
saturnine gloomy and remote
sedentary sitting
pusillanimous small-minded
pusill small
nepo nephew
log(o) word or reason
phor carry
loc(o) place
phobia fear
schizo divide
theo god
curs run
eu good
funi cord
nym name
re again
ideo idea
cosmo universe
meta change
syllogism three-part deduction
metonymy association name
anaphora repetition in successive phrases
bowdlerize censor prudishly
locus classicus classical example
reiterate repeat
discursive or desultory rambling
equilibrist or funambulist tightrope walker
lyssophobia fear of insanity
idée fixe obsession
schism division
apotheosis raising to god status
precursor forerunner
cosmology study of the universe
euphony beautiful sound
pro forward
patr father
miss send
co together
apo away or up
mis hatred; bad
gno know
sta stand or stop
phys nature
hedon pleasure
liqu flow
prolix tediously wordy
narcissism self-infatuation
miscreant evil unbeliever
physiognomy facial character
patrician aristocratic
apostasy desertion to principle
hedonism devotion to pleasure
sententious full of maxims
on the qui vive on the alert
manumission release from slavery
sanction authorize
terra firma firm land
synopsis summary
colloquy conversation
in loco parentis in place of the parents
vale farewell
proto first
sarco flesh
ana up
magni great
agon actor
phag eat
sur over
lect gather
pos put
mort death
valediction farewell speech
protagonist leading person
maladroit clumsy
stoicism indifference to sensation
sarcophagus stone coffin
ignominious disgraceful
surrealistic unrealistically imaginary
analects selected writings
expository explanatory
exegesis critical interpretation
magnum opus great work
moribund dying
supercilious scornful
diction word choice
emissary messenger
hagio saint
mel honey
mir wonder
graph write
morph shape
bell war
xeno stranger
anthropomorphic man-shaped
autochthonous native
bellicose warlike
euthanasia mercy killing
expatiate to elaborate
expedite hasten
hagiography saint's biography
ineffable inexpressible
inter alia among other things
malediction a curse
mellifluous honeyed
mirabile dictu wonderful to say
patronize condescend to
specious false
xenophobia fear of foreigners
par equal
bas low
ann year
ab away
dis away
tig touching
equi equal
punct point
algia pain
psych soul
fic make
bio life
an without
tract pull
abjure renounce
analgesic painkiller
bas-relief low-relief sculpture
biogenesis theory of life from life
contiguous touching
egregious blatant
intractable stubborn
malefic causing harm
metempsychosis transmigration of souls
nonpareil something unequaled
postprandial after dinner
punctilio point of conduct
superannuated obsolete
rogat ask
dia across
infra beneath
luct struggle
acro high
ject throw
cise cut
abrogate annul
acronym initials-name
diatribe abusive speech
disinter unearth
disjecta membra scattered fragments
incisive sharp
ineluctable not escapable
infra dig beneath dignity
obloquy verbal abuse
pugnacious combative
recondite abstruse
remonstrate plead in protest
solipsism doctrine: only self exists
supererogatory beyond what's asked
truculent fiercely savage
logy science
somn sleep
trans across
nomy law
mis hatred; bad
tempor time
crypt hidden
anti against
gyn woman
epist knowledge
string bind
tauto same
antinomy contradicting reasonable principles
apocryphal not authentic
commiserate sympathize
cognizant aware
diffident shy
epistemology study of knowledge
eschatology theology of last things
misogynist hater of women
morphology study of form
opprobrium disgrace
somnambulist sleepwalker
stringent binding
tautology needless repetition
temporize delay
transom window or door crossbar
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