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nom latin root name nominal existing in name or form only, small as to be insignificant ignominious marked with shame or disgraceful; humiliating pater root father patrician person of high birth; aristocrat expatriate person who has moved to foreign land lega root to appoint relegate to remove or assign to a less important place greg latin root herd aggregate collection or sum of units or parts egregious standing out in bad way, flagrant flu r00t to flow mellifluous flowing like honey, sweetened by or like honey prehend root latin to SEIZE reprehensible deserving stern criticism or blame temper latin root to moderate temper to dilute or soften with addition purg root to clean expurgate to cleanse of something morally harmful or objectionable sub root under subjugate to bring under control and rule; subdue hyper greek root above or beyond hyperbole extreme exaggeration pre latin root before preclude to make impossible beforehand, prevent precocious showing abilities of adult at early age para root greek besides, closely related to paramilitary relating to a force on a military pattern, but often extrajudicial meta root behind, beyond metonymy figure of speech in which name of one thing is used for something similar; city hall, main street, ad nauseaum per latin root throughout pervade to spread through all parts of something persevere to keep at something in spite of adversity anti latin root against antipathy strong dislike antithesis contrast of ideas; exact opposite contra root latin anti contraband goods that are forbidden, smuggled tabula rasa the mind in its blank state before receiving any impressions from outside