Vocabulary from Classical Roots D Lessons 13 and 14
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 insubordinate | Not submissive to authority |
| inordinate | Excessive; immoderate; not controlled |
| ordain | 1. To confirm priestly authority upon. 2. To order by superior authority. |
| ordinance | 1. A command or order; a law or regulation. especially by a city government. |
| apostle | A leader or teacher of a (new) faith or movement |
| stolid | Showing or appearing to feel no emotion; apathetic |
| epistolary | Pertaining to letter-writing or contained in letters. |
| rectify | To set right; to correct |
| rectitude | Moral uprightness; correctness of behavior |
| constellation | 1. A group of fixed stars. 2. A brilliant gathering. 3. A set of related objects or individuals. |
| stellar | 1. Pertaining to stars. 2. Outstanding; referring to a star performer |
| asterisk | A star-shaped figure used to indicate an omission or a footnote. |
| astral | Of or from the stars. |
| cosmology | The study of the whole universe: origin, evolution, and relationship of its parts. |
| cosmopolite | A person at ease in any part of the world and/or knowledgeable in many subjects. |
| immutable | Never changing or varying; unchangeable |
| permutation | An alteration; a rearrangement of elements, especially in mathematics. |
| transmute | To transform; to change from one form of nature into another |
| temerity | Foolish boldness; recklessness; rashness. |
| temerarious | Daring; rash; reckless |
| imperturbable | Unexcitable; unflustered; calm |
| turbid | 1. Muddy; not clear; opaque 2. Confused; disordered. |
| perturb | to agitate; to upset |
| aspersion | a remark that disparages, maligns, or slanders another. |
| disperse | to spread widely, to disseminate |
| temper | 1. To moderate 2. To bring to a particular texture or consistency, often hardness. |
| temperance | 1. Moderation in expressing feelings, in appetite, and in consumption of alcoholic drink; self-restraint 2. Total abstinence from alcoholic beverages; teetotalism |
| outre | Deviating from the usual or proper; eccentric; outlandish |
| penultimate | next to last |
| ultimatum | (ultimata) A final, uncompromising condition or demand, especially one whose rejection will close negotiations. |
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