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vocab lesson 8

greek and latin bases lesson 8

WordDefinitionSynonymAntonym
congregants one that comes together in a group or crowd ----- -----
nunnery on establishments of nuns ----- -----
fraternity the quality or state of being brothers association , brotherhood, club, order, society, unionv -----
gravity importance, significance ----- -----
fervor intense feeling or expression passion, wholeheartedness unconcern
mollification a soothed temper or disposition, soften ----- -----
compendium a list of a number of items, colletion brief, overview, handbook elaboration
matriarchy a family, group, or state governed or traced through the famale line ----- -----
paternity the quality or state of being a father ----- -----
sororicide the killing of one's sister ----- -----
matricide the killing of one's mother ----- -----
impending to hover over threateningly loom -----
sorority a woman's student organization formed for social purposes ----- -----
aggravate to rouse, displesure, or anger upset, disturb, annoy calm, appease, mollify
recompense the return for something done repay, grant -----
mollify to sooth in temper, appease pacify, lighten, reduce annoy, aggravate
rebel opposing or taking arms against a government or ruler revolutionary, attacker, rebeller traditionalist, conservative
maternal of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother ----- -----
paternal of or relating to a father ----- -----
congeries collection, group, many things put together gathering, assembly -----
patrilineal relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the fathers line ----- -----
docile easily led or managed obedient unruly
belligerent waging war quarrelsome, aggresive neutral, peaceful
longshoreman a person who loads and unloads ships at a seaport ----- -----
congeniality agreeably suited to one's nature, tastes, or outlook pleasant, harmonious, gracious, cordial antipathetic
disunion termination of union seperation, disunity, conflict unity
doodle an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch sketch -----
ignoramus an utterly uninformed person idiot -----
homestead the home and adjoining land occupied by a family ----- -----
manslaughter the unlawful killing of a human being without express or implied malice murder, homicide -----
remote small in degree slight, slim great, significant
amplification an act, example, or product of expantion ----- -----
augmentation the act or process of making greater increase subtraction, decrease
fixation the act, process, or result of fixing craze, fascination, infatuation -----
fervent exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling fiery, glowing, passionate, wholehearted, enthusiastic -----
insincere not sincere, hypocritical double-faced, doublehearted, double-minded, double-tongued, hypocritical, deceitful, dishonest, lying, mendacious, untruthful sincere, straitforward, open
appeasement to bring to a state of peace or quiet calm, ease, soothe annoy, bother, irk, anger
irascible marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger irritable, snappish, impatient calm, quiet, relaxed
conceited having an excessively high opinion of oneself self-conceited, stuck-up -----
apathetic having or showing little or no feeling or emotion spiritless, dull, sluggish, limp awake, aware, conscious, impressionable, perceptive, alert
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