Lesson 9
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42 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 B-dom(in) | B- house, master |
| B- flag(r), flamm | B- burn, flame |
| B- flat | B- blow |
| B- gen(er) | B- produce, birth, rate, kind |
| B- lat(er) | B- side |
| B- luc, lum(in) | B- shine, light |
| B- par | B- bring forth, ready |
| B-sen | B- old |
| B- serv | B- keep, save |
| conflagration | a large fire |
| conflation | the process/result of combining objects into one |
| disingenuous | no truthfull |
| disparage | to insult |
| disparity | a great difference |
| domesticate | to tame |
| elucidate | to make clear, to explain |
| engender | to cause/create |
| equilateral | having all sides the same length |
| flagrant | obviously offensive |
| flamboyant | tending to attract attention |
| flatulent | suffering from gas in the body |
| incomparable | unique; not able to be compared |
| ingenious | clever/original |
| indomitable | impossible to defeat |
| inflammatory | causing the body to become hot, reddened or swollen in response of some sort of sickness |
| lucid | expressed clearly, easy to understand |
| lucubration | study (with a light) |
| luminary | 1. a person who inspires/influences others 2. an artificial light |
| luminous | bright or shining |
| pellucid | clear |
| progenitor | an ancestor or parent |
| progeny | a desendant |
| reparation | compensation for a wrong |
| senectitude | old age |
| senile | having/showing weaknesses/diseases of old age |
| servile | having/showing willingness to serve/please others |
| servitude | slavery |
| bacchanalian | wild, drunken |
| Cassandra | a prophet of disaster |
| chimera | a monster with a lion's head, goats body, and serpents tail |
| cupidity | greed |
| Elysium | a place at the ends of the earth; heaven |
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