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VCR Lesson 1--Junior
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inter<L | between |
| pono<L positum<L ponere<L posui<L | to put to place |
| prope<L propinquus<L | near |
| quies<L quiescere<L quietis<L quievi<L quiesco<L quietum<L | quiet rest |
| trudo<L trusum<L trudere<L trusi<L | to push |
| necare<L | to slay |
| looper <Dutch | runner |
| polire <L | to polish |
| regnum <L | reign |
| juxta <L | close together |
| pro <L | forth |
| ap <L ad <L ac <L | to toward |
| re <L | back again |
| un <Germanic | not |
| ab <L | away from |
| ex <L | from out of |
| ob <L | off against |
| interloper | n. One who intrudes by meddling or trespassing on the rights of others |
| internecine | adj. 1. Very destructive to both sides in a conflict; involving slaughter and carnage. 2. Pertaining to struggle or conflict within a group, organization, or nation. |
| interpolate | tr.v. 1. To insert or add something between other parts, especially in a text or written work. 2. To introduce material that severely alters a text or falsifies it. |
| interregnum | n. 1. Any period of time when a state is without a ruler or has a provisional government, especially between the reign of a sovereign and a successor. 2. Interval between controlling elements;interruption in an otherwise continuous function or process. |
| interpose | tr. v. and intr. v. 1. To insert between parts of something; to interject in a conversation. 2. To apply pressure or influence; to meddle; to interfere. |
| juxtapose | tr. v. To place side by side. |
| propinquity | n. 1. Nearness; proximity 2. Kinship |
| rapprochement | n. Reconciliation; restoration of cordial relations, especially between two countries. |
| quiescent | adj. At rest; dormant; motionless. |
| acquiesce | intr. v. To agree or consent without any objection. |
| requiem | n. A mass or service for the repose of departed souls; music, poetry, or other composition for the dead. |
| unrequieted | adj. Not reciprocal; not given in payment or returned in kind. |
| abstruse | adj. Difficult to understand; complex |
| extrude | tr. v. To push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined shape. |
| obtrude | tr. v. and intr. v. 1. To force one's ideas or oneself insistently upon others. 2. To thrust or push out; to protrude noticeably, often in an undesirable way. |