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Lesson 13 & 14

Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book A - words

WordDefinition(s)
accelerate to cause faster movement; to go faster.
celerity swiftness; quickness; speed.
concur to agree; to cooperate, to coincide; to happen at the same time.
discourse conversation, a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing / v. to talk; to discuss formally in speech or writing.
incur to meet with; to run into; to bring upon oneself.
precursor forerunner;someone who is ahead.
succor some help in time of need / v. to get help.
conglomeration a collection of things or items that are unrelated.
abject humiliating and miserable.
conjecture a guess, a opinion made by not enough information or evidence / v. to put together a opinion or idea from not enough evidence.
interjection a word or phrase sometimes inserted between other words, often expressing emotion; a word not linked grammatically to other words in the sentence.
assail to criticize harshly;to attack with words, to attack violently; to fight against somebody.
desultory adj. random / v. going on and on about something; jumping from one thing to another.
exult to rejoice greatly, to be victorious or triumphant.
resilient recovering quickly from change,illness,or misfortune, capable of returning to the original shape after being stretched or bent.
salient striking; being suspicious out in the open, sticking or coming up or out of something.
convalesce to recover health after a illness or after being sick.
avail to use to one's own advantage.
prevalent still happening or occurring; still in use.
valor bravery; heroic courage.
evolve to develop gradually, to change from a simpler to a more complex form of animal or plant life.
voluble talkative; speaking in a steady, easy flow of words.
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