Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book A Lesson 11 and 12
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Transgress | to go beyond or over set limits; to break a rule |
| Transitive | Describing an action carried from subject to verb to object; needing a direct object to complete the meaning of the verb |
| Transitory | lasting for only a short while |
| Translucent | permitting light to pass through, but not transparent |
| Ambience | environment; the surrounding atmosphere |
| Obituary | notice of death with biographical information |
| Transient | 1. passing quickly; transitory 2. staying only a short time |
| Aberration | straying from what is normal or accepted |
| Erratic | irregular or inconsistent in movement, habit, quality, or ideas |
| Episode | an incident in a person's life or in a story or play |
| Exodus | a mass departure or flight |
| Itinerant | traveling from place to place, especially to perform some duty or a work; transient |
| Itinerary | 1. A route of travel. 2. A plan or record of a journey |
| Advent | 1. arrival or coming into being 2. (capitalized) The period beginning four weeks before Christmas; the birth of Christ |
| Circumvent | 1. To avoid; to evade by cleverness. 2. To avoid by passing around. |
| Convene | to assemble, especially for a meeting |
| Intervene | 1. to occur between events or periods. 2. To come between, thereby easing a situation. 3. To interfere or to interrupt. |
| Telepathy | Communication from one mind to another without speech, writing, or other sensory means |
| Deviate | to turn aside from a course, norm, pattern, or subject |
| Devious | 1. winding; roundabout 2. underhanded; deceptive |
| Impervious | 1. not penetrable by light rays, moisture, etc; opaque 2. incapable of being influenced or affected |
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