Ch. 13 & 14 Vocabulary from Classical Roots
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 insubordinate | no submissive to authority |
| inordinate | excessive; immoderate; not controlled |
| ordain | to confirm priestly authority upon OR to order by superior authority |
| ordinance | a command or order; a law or regulation, especially by a city government OR a custom or practice established by tradition, especially a religious rite |
| 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 | a group of fixed stars OR a brilliant gathering OR a set of related objects or individuals |
| stellar | pertaining to stars OR 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 knowledgable 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 | muddy; not clear; opaque OR confused; disordered |
| perturb | to agitate; to upset |
| aspersion | a remark that disparages, maligns, or slanders another |
| disperse | to spread widely; to disseminate OR to scatter; to dispel; to drive away |
| temper | to moderate OR to bring to a particular texture or consistency, often hardness |
| temperance | moderation in expressing feelings, in appetite, and in consumption of alcoholic drink; self-restraint OR total abstinence from alcoholic beverages; teetotalism |
| outre | deviating from the usual or proper; eccentric; outlandish |
| penultimate | next to last |
| ultimatum | a final, uncompromising condition or demand, especially one whose rejection will close negotiations |
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