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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| phon | sound |
| dia | across |
| clam | cry out |
| acr | sharp |
| postlude | concluding section |
| infra | beneath |
| anthropo | man |
| ject | throw |
| gastronome | epicure or gourmet |
| euthanasia | mercy killing |
| bowdlerize | censor prudishly |
| specious | false |
| syn | together |
| intraspective | inward looking |
| expadiate | elaborate |
| apo | up away |
| melliflous | honeyed |
| co | together |
| patronized | condescend to |
| bellicose | warlike |
| miss | send |
| anthropomorphic | man shaped |
| desultory | rambling |
| xenophobia | fear of foreigners |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| mir | wonder |
| nepo | nephew |
| hagio | saint |
| opia | sight |
| mel | honey |
| sesqui | one and a half |
| bell | war |
| spir | breathe |
| xeno | stranger |
| partheno | virgin |
| graph | write |
| jur | swear |
| morph | shape |
| nepotism | favoritism to relatives |
| phobia | fear |
| ize | make |
| pro | forward |
| phor | carry |
| nihilism | belief in nothing |
| sarcophagus | stone coffin |
| forte | strong point |
| ignominious | disgraceful |
| loqu | talk |
| magnum opus | great work |
| de | down |
| moribound | dying |
| non | not |
| supercilious | scornful |
| meta | change |
| protagonist | leading person |
| sed | sit |
| stoicism | indifference to sensation |
| mega | large |
| maladroit | clumsy |
| ous | full of |
| diction | word choice |
| uni | one |
| emissary | messenger |
| mollify | make soft |
| contravene | go against |
| fy | make |
| loquacious | talkative |
| sacrosanct | sacred |
| cacophony | bad noise |
| tangible | touchable |
| sangui | blood |
| ob | against |
| epi | on |
| interdiction | prohibition |
| contra | against |
| hypo | under |
| translucent | semi transparent |
| sotto voce | in a low voice |
| non | not |
| tion | act or state |
| gno | know |
| sta | stand |
| man | hand |
| ism | doctrine, system |
| ex cathedra | from the throne |
| bon vivant | indulge in a luxury |
| sui | self |
| vac | empty |
| fug | flee |
| internecine | mutually destructive |
| sub | under |
| bon | good |
| vivacious | lively |
| cise | cut |
| con | together |
| trib | pay |
| inter | between |
| remonstrance | plead in protest |
| port | carry |
| ineluctable | not escapable |
| post | after |
| truculent | fiercely savage |
| interstice | small space |
| recondite | abstruse |
| pater | father |
| disinter | unearth |
| sui generis | unique |
| abrogate | annul |
| soporific | sleep inducing |
| acronym | initials-name |
| delineate | to outline |
| pugnacious | combative |
| gen | origin |
| incisive | sharp |
| ex | out |
| diatribe | abusive speech |
| au contraire | to the contrary |
| ineffable | inexpressible |
| soliloquy | speech to oneself |
| sequ | follow |
| intro | into |
| lionize | treat as a celebrity |
| synopsis | summary |
| on the qui vive | on the alert |
| thanatos | death |
| schism | division |
| phys | nature |
| funi | cord |
| phag | eat |
| apo | up away |
| mort | death |
| cosmo | universe |
| valediction | farewell speech |
| hedon | pleasure |
| circum | around |
| pysch | soul |
| greg | group |
| tig | touching |
| abase | to lower |
| equi | equal |
| sedate | calm |
| punct | point |
| phan | appearance |
| lycanthrope | werewolf |
| transmogrify | change form |
| demo | people |
| inpugn | attack as false |
| assonance | vowel repetition |
| sesquipedalian | very long words |
| plutocracy | government of wealthy |
| dichotomy | two part division |
| epiphany | revelation |
| sedentary | sitting |
| pusillanimous | small minded |
| imponderable | difficult to ponder |
| monolithic | massive and uniform |
| omnibus | covering many things |
| centri | center |
| tortous | twisting |
| pre | before |
| ped | foot |
| sanct | holy |
| portly | stout |
| nec | kill |
| phobia | fear |
| vale | farewell |
| schizo | divide |
| proto | first |
| theo | god |
| sarco | flesh |
| eu | good |
| agon | actor |
| nym | name |
| sur | over |
| ize | make |
| lect | gather |
| ideo | idea |
| pos | put |
| reiterate | repeat |
| ineluctable | not escapable |
| idee fixe | obsession |
| truculent | fiercely savage |
| precursor | forerunner |
| recondite | abstruse |
| log | reason |
| disinter | unearth |
| loco | place |
| abrogate | annul |
| anaphora | repetition in successive phrases |
| pugnacious | combative |
| vacuous | stupidly empty of ideas |
| ann | year |
| pond | weight |
| fid | faith |
| heliotropic | sun following |
| expedite | hasten |
| terra firma | firm land |
| incisive | sharp |
| nonplussed | perplexed |
| diatribe | abusive speech |
| phyte | plant |
| ab | away |
| ous | full of |
| luct | struggle |
| ambi | both |
| rogat | ask |
| curs | run |
| magn | great |
| apostasy | desertion of principle |
| manumssion | release from slavery |
| mal | bad |
| intractable | stubborn |
| dict | say |
| egregious | blatant |
| neo | new |
| par | equal |
| sanction | authorize |
| luct | struggle |
| patrician | aristocratic |
| cise | cut |
| assiduous | persevering |
| trib | pay |
| trop | turn |
| remonstrance | plead in protest |
| cred | believe |
| abjure | renounce |
| gregarious | sociable |
| nonpareil | matchless excellence |
| terr | land |
| malefic | causing harm |
| sci | know |
| an | without |
| nihil | nothing |
| contiguous | touching |
| lat | side |
| punctilio | point of conduct |
| bene | good |
| superannuated | obsulete |
| omni | all |
| analgestic | pain killer |
| pugn | fight |
| loqu | talk |
| inanimate | lifeless |
| exculpate | free from blame |
| circumvent | get around |
| obsequious | servilely following |
| culp | blame |
| hetero | different |
| expositiry | explanatory |
| narcassism | self infatuation |
| fid | faith |
| unilateral | one sided |
| luc | light |
| acr | sharp |
| ambul | walk |
| mis | bad |
| ine | nature of |
| ego | I |
| son | sound |
| liqu | flow |
| retort | swift reply |
| tract | pull |
| ver | true |
| algia | pain |
| tang | touch |
| discursive | rambling |
| muta | change |
| rogat | ask |
| cogn | know |
| dia | across |
| mono | one |
| acro | high |
| in loco parentis | in place of parents |
| infra | beneath |
| metonymy | association name |
| ject | throw |
| sacro | holy |
| bas | low |
| benediction | blessing |
| omniscient | all knowing |
| neophyte | beginner |
| anim | mind |
| tort | twist |
| obit | death |
| alter | other |
| moll | soft |
| vid | look |
| gram | writing |
| re | again |
| fortissimo | very loudly |
| lin | line |
| tomy | cut |
| cracy | government |
| dicho | in two parts |
| pluto | wealth |
| pusill | small |
| sed | sit |
| super | over |
| sopor | sleep |
| egocentric | self centered |
| flu | flow |
| patr | father |
| malediction | curse |
| hedonism | devotion to pleasure |
| altercation | heated dispute |
| aver | affirm |
| putative | thought to be |
| condescend | lower oneself |
| epigram | witty comment |
| fort | strong |
| in | not |
| trans | across |
| put | think |
| sol | alone |
| supercede | replace |
| gastro | stomach |
| heterodox | unorthodox |
| sangfroid | cold blooded composure |
| archy | government |
| paterfamilias | male head of family |
| auto | self |
| viv | life |
| helio | sun |
| spec | look |
| medi | middle |
| ex | out |
| lykos | wolf |
| dox | opinion |
| ven | come |
| lith | rock |
| incredulous | not believing |
| subterfuge | evasive dodge |
| per | through |
| in medias res | in the middle of things |
| voc | voice |
| caco | bad |
| path | feeling |
| sui | self |
| logy | science |
| anti | against |
| gyn | woman |
| somn | sleep |
| epist | knowledge |
| nomy | law |
| mis(2) | hatred |
| tempor | time |
| string | bind |
| crypt | hidden |
| tauto | same |
| apocryphal | not authentic |
| transom | window or door crossbar |
| commiserate | sympathize |
| misogynist | hater of women |
| diffident | shy |
| cognizant | aware |
| stringent | binding |
| temporize | delay |
| somnambulist | sleepwalker |
| fac | to do |
| narco | sleep |
| monger | seller |
| drome | run |
| eu | good |
| lepsy | attack |
| mania | madness |
| paragon | excellent model |
| antipathy | strong dislike |
| abyss | bottomless fissure |
| dissemble | conceal through pretense |
| insidious | sly |
| impecunious | poor |
| beatify | make blissfully happy |
| execrate | denounce or curse |
| ne plus ultra | peak of perfection |
| vociferous | loud |
| corpulent | full bodied |
| cryptic | having hidden meaning |
| sanctimonious | affectedly holy |
| para | beside |
| simul | feign |
| ultra | beyond |
| fer | carry |
| peri | near |
| a- | without |
| kin | motion |
| plus | more |
| corp | body |
| fic | make |
| lent | full of |
| germ | related |
| gran | grain |
| neuro | nerve |
| sthen | strength |
| chron | time |
| less | without |
| fil | thread |
| scen | stage |
| remunerate | repay |
| proscenium | the frame of a stage |
| epistle | long instructive letter |
| anachronistic | misplaced in time |
| feckless | without effect |
| contretemps | embarrassing mishap |
| hyperbole | overstatement |
| paradigm | model |
| germane | related |
| filigree | lacy design |
| chronic | lasting |
| in(2) | in |
| pot | drink |
| fus | pour |
| vect | carry |
| amor | love |
| fulg | shine or flash |
| dign | worthy |
| fract | break |
| inamorata | mistress |
| subjugate | bring under the yoke |
| replete | filled |
| querulous | full of complaints |
| symposium | conference |
| immolate | sacrifice |
| effusion | outpouring |
| invective | bitter denunciation |
| refractory | stubborn |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| dis | away |
| Sino | China |
| pro2 | before |
| entomo | insect |
| discern | to mentally seperate |
| misnomer | wrong name |
| chauvinism | fanatical devotion |
| nonentity | a nobody |
| prognosis | medical forecast |
| entomology | insect zoo |
| perspicacity | insight |
| synthesis | combination |
| mobocracy | mob rule |
| ante | before |
| surg | rise |
| luvi | wash |
| tude | state of |
| mar | sea |
| phil | love |
| duct | lead |
| agora | marketplace |
| mal de mer | seasickness |
| mea culpa | my fault |
| repartee | quick, witty reply |
| dissident | one who disagrees |
| subliminal | below consciousness |
| solicitude | state of concern |
| antediluvian | from before the flood |
| panegyric | elaborate eulogy |
| fractious | unruly |
| insurgence | uprising |
| topo | place |
| geo | earth |
| protero | early |
| hysteros | latter |
| nox | night |
| synergy | combined force |
| epithet | disparaging or descriptive name |
| intestate | with no will |
| syntax | grammatical arrangement |
| epistolary | made od letters |
| amorphous | without shape |
| circumspect | cautious |
| equivocate | to hedge |
| superflous | unnecessary |
| Terms | 471 |
| Creator | klgroxy |
| Created | January 10, 2008 |
| Groups | None |
| Subjects | None |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |