Vocab Chapters 9-16
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 CAPUT, CAPITIS | "head" |
| capitalist | -a person who has invested personal wealth in business -a very wealthy person |
| capitulation | surrender; ending in resistance |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of; to behead |
| precipice | -a very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock -the edge of a dangerous situation |
| precipitate | -to throw down from a great height -to make happen suddenly or quickly |
| recapitulation | -the restatement of a main idea -a summary or concise review |
| CEREBRUM | "brain" |
| cerebral | -pertaining to the brain -intellectual |
| cerebration | -the action of thinking; thought |
| FACIES | "face," "form," "shape" |
| deface | to mar or spoil the appearance or surface of something |
| efface | -to wipe out; to obliterate; to make less clear, as in rubbing out -to make one inconspicuous |
| facade | -the face of a building -the face or front of anything, especially an artificial or false front |
| facet | -one of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel -one aspect of a situation, or of a tooth |
| FRONS, FRONTIS | "front," "forehead," "face" |
| affront | -to insult intentionally; to offend or embarrass -an insult or offensive act |
| confront | -to stand or come directly in front of -to face with defiance or hostility |
| effrontery | flippant or insulting boldness; audacity |
| SUPERCILIUM | "eyebrow" |
| supercilius | disdainful; haughty and aloof |
| OS, ORIS | "mouth" |
| ORO, ORARE, ORAVI, ORATUM | "to speak" |
| inexorable | relentless; unyielding |
| oracle | -a shrine where the ancient Greeks consulted one of their gods for advice or prophecy -a prophecy made at such shrine -a person who transmits prophecy from a deity - a person or thing regarded as able to give wise guidance |
| oration | an address or formal speech given on a special occasion |
| orifice | a mouth or vent; an opening |
| osculate | to kiss |
| DENS, DENTIS | "tooth" |
| indentation | a cut or notch |
| indenture | -a written contract between two parties -an agreement binding an apprentice to work for a master -to bind by written contract |
| trident | a long three pronged fork or weapon |
| ODON, ODONTOS | "tooth" |
| orthodontist | a specialist who corrects irregularly positioned teeth |
| GURGES, GURGITIS | "throat," "whirlpool" |
| gorge | -a deep, narrow passage with rocky sides, enclosed between mountains -gluttonous eating -a feeling of nausea -to eat greedily -to fill full; to stuff |
| disgorge | -to expel from the throat or stomach; to vomit -to discharge violently |
| gargantuan | of immense size; gigantic |
| gargoyle | a grotesque carved human or animal figure, especially one used as a rainspout carrying water clear of a wall |
| regurgitate | -to cause to pour back or cast up partially digested food; to vomit -to rush or surge back |
| CARO, CARNIS | "flesh" |
| carnage | the killing of many people; massacre |
| carrion | dead and decaying flesh |
| incarnate | embodied in human form |
| COLLUM | "neck" |
| accolade | -any honor, award, or expression of approval -a ceremonial tap on the shoulder with the flat side of a sword |
| decolletage | a low neckline on a garment or a garment with a low neckline |
| CORPUS, CORPORIS | "body" |
| corporal | relating to or having an effect on the human body |
| corporeal | -characteristic of or resembling the physical body -having material substance; able to be seen |
| corps | -a military organization of officers or of officers and enlistees -an army unit -a group of people having purpose and direction in common |
| corpulent | excessively bulky; fat |
| corpus | -a body or collection of writings -a structure of special character in an animal body |
| COR, CORDIS | "heart" |
| accord | -harmony; agreement to grant or bestow upon -to agree |
| cordial | -hearty; warm; sincere -stimulating |
| concordance | -a state of agreement; harmony - an alphabetical index of all the words in a text or corpus of texts, showing every occurence of a word |
| OS, OSSIS | "bone" |
| ossify | -to turn into bone; to become bony -to become rigid (in behavior) |
| DERMA | "skin" |
| dermatology | the scientific study of the skin and its diseases |
| epidermis | the outer protective layer of skin or outer layer of various organisms |
| DORSUM | "the back" |
| dorsal | pertaining to the back, especially of animals |
| dossier | a set of documents containing information about a person or event; a file |
| endorse | -to write one's signature on the back of a check or other document -to sign a contract -to acknowledge receipt of payment -to support actively; to sanction |
| GASTER, GASTROS | "stomach" |
| gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
| gastronome | a person who is knowledgeable about food and drink; a gourmet. |
| NERVUS | "sinew," "nerve" |
| enervate | to deprive of strength; to weaken |
| SANGUIS, SANGUINIS | "blood" |
| sanguine | -cheerful; hopeful -reddish or ruddy |
| consanguinity | -blood relationship -any close relationship |
| SEDEO, SEDERE, SEDI, SESSUM | "to sit," "to settle" |
| assiduous | -unceasingly attentive; devoted -persistent; diligent |
| dissident | -differing; disagreeing; dissenting -a person who disagrees |
| seance | a meeting at which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the dead |
| sedentary | -characterized by much sitting -remaining in one area; not migratory |
| supercede | to take the place of; to replace |
| MANUS | "hand" |
| emancipate | -to free from restraint or influence -to free a slave from bondage |
| manacle | -a device for confining the hands; handcuffs -anything that constrains -to restrain, as with manacles |
| mandate | a formal order from a higher court; an authoritative command, order, or junction |
| manifest | -clearly apparent to sight or understanding; obvious -to show plainly; to reveal -to prove -a list of cargo or passengers |
| manipulate | -to use or handle skillfully -to manage with devious skill, or to adjust to suit one's purpose |
| DEXTRA | "right hand" |
| digital | -relating to a finger or to a unit of measure (3/4 inch), the breadth of a finger -referring to a numerical system for encoding data |
| FLECTO, FLECTERE, FLEXI, FLEXUM | "to bend" |
| deflect | -to swerve or turn aside |
| genuflect | to bend the knee in a kneelingn or half-kneeling position to express reverence or respect |
| inflection | -an alteration of pitch or tone of the voice -in grammar, an alteration of the form of a word to show different grammatical or syntactical realtionships |
| reflection | -to act or condition of being thrown back -something thrown back, as light, heat, sound, or an image -discredit; indirect reproach -deep thought |
| RAPIO, RAPERE, RAPUI, RAPTUM | "to snatch" |
| rapacious | -excessively grasping or greedy -given to seizing for plunder or as prey |
| rapt | -giving one's complete attention -overcome with emotion; completely filled with joy |
| surreptitious | done secretly, without approval |
| PLICO, PLICARE | "to fold" |
| complicity | participation with another in an act that is or seems to be deceitful |
| duplicity | -deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double-dealing -being physically or numerically double or two-fold; doubleness |
| explicate | to make clear; to explain thoroughly, often in literary context |
| explicit | definite; stated in detail, leaving nothing to be guessed at; outspoken |
| exploit | -a notable or heroic deed -to make use of selfishly or unethically -to publicize |
| imply | -in indicate indirectly; to hint -to require as a necessary condition |
| ploy | a tactic intended to frustrate, embarrass, or gain an advantage over an opponent |
| ply | -to use a tool or weapon vigorously; to work at a trade -to offer something persistently -the thickness of cloth, yarn, or rope -wood layered with crosswise grain |
| supplicate | to ask humbly or earnestly for, as in praying; to beseech |
| PREHENDO, PREHENDERE, PREHENDI, PREHENSUM | "to cathc," "to seize," "to grasp" |
| apprehend | -to arrest -to grasp mentally; to understand -to anticipate with anxiety |
| comprise | to consist of; to contain |
| entrepreneur | a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for business ventures |
| impregnable | -strong enought to resist the attack of capture, as a fortress -not to be outweighed or overcome in argument |
| reprehend | to reprimand, reprove, or express disapproval |
| reprisal | an action or act of retaliation against someone for injuries received |
| PES, PEDIS | "foot" |
| expedient | -appropriate to a purpose or useful in achieving a goal -a means to an end |
| expedite | -to help or hurry the progress of something -of business, to perform business quickly |
| impede | to hinder; to block the way of |
| pedigree | -a line of ancestors, expecially of a distinguished kind -a recorded line of descent showing pure breeding of animals |
| pedometer | a device that calculates distance traveled by counting the number of steps taken |
| POUS, PODOS | "foot" |
| antipodes | -any two places on opposite sides of the earth -something that is the exact opposite of or contrary to something else |
| podiatry | the study and treatment of foot ailments |
| podium | an elevated platform for an orchestra conductor or lecturer; a dais |
| GRADIOR, GRADI, GRESSUM | "to step," "to walk" |
| aggression | -the act or habit of launching attacks; invasion -hostile action or behavior |
| degradation | -reduction in rank or status, especially of office or dignity -lowering of moral or intellectual character -disgrace dishonor |
| digress | to stray from the main topic in writing or speaking; to turn aside |
| gradation | a systematic progression through a series of stages |
| gradient | an incline or slope; the rate of incline |
| regress | to go back; to return to a former or less developed condition |
| AMBULO, AMBULARE, AMBULAVI, AMBULATUM | "to walk around" |
| ambulatory | -able to walk about -pertaining to walking -a place for walking; an arcade; a cloister |
| preamble | a preliminary statement in speech or writing; an introductory part |
| CALCITRO, CALCITRARE, CALCITRAVI, CALCITRATUM | "to kick" |
| recalcitrant | -stubbornly resistant to authority or guidance -hard to manage |
| STO, STARE, STETI, STATUM | "to stand" |
| STATIO, STATIONIS | "a standing," "a standing position" |
| SISTO, SISTERE, STETI, STATUM | "to cause to stand," "to put," "to place" |
| constituent | -serving as a part of a whole -a voter of a district represented by an elected official |
| desist | to cease doing something; to forbear; to abstain |
| destitute | -altogether lacking -poverty-stricken |
| interstice | intervening space; a chink; a crevice |
| obstinate | -very stubborn; inflexible -difficult to control or subdue |
| oust | to force out of a position or place |
| restitution | -restoration of a thing to its proper owner or its original state -repayment or repair for injury or damage |
| restive | -uneasy; restless -unruly |
| stance | -the position of the body and the feet while standing -an emotional or mental attitude |
| static | -at rest; unmoving -pertaining to electric charges -interference in radio and television signals as a result of electrical disturbances |
| subsist | -to exist; to be -to be sustained; to live |
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