Latin and Greek Roots Lesson 13 &14
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28 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| PRO |  before, for |
| procrastinate | 1. To put off doing something; to delay needlessly. |
| prodigal | 1. Recklessly wasteful; extravagent. 2. Profuse; lavish. 3. A spendthrift. |
| prodigy | 1. A person with exceptional talent or powers. |
| profane | 1. Showing disrepect toward God or sacred things. 2. Nonreligious in subject, form, or use. 3. To treat with irreverence. |
| profuse | 1. Plentiful, prodigal, overflowing; giving abundantly (usually used with in). |
| JOCUS | joke |
| jeopardy | 1. Danger; peril. |
| jocular | 1. Joking; avoiding seriousness. |
| SUAVIS | delightful |
| assuage | 1. To soothe; to make less severe; to satisfy. |
| suave | 1. Smooth in social manner. |
| FESTUS | festive |
| festoon | 1. A decorative chain of flowers, leaves, or ribbons hung in a curve. |
| fete | 1. A party or festival. especially one held out of doors. |
| DOLEO, DOLERE, DOLUI, DOLITUM | to grieve |
| condole | 1. To express sympathy (used with with) |
| doleful | 1. Mournful; sad. |
| IRA | anger |
| irascible | Irritable; hot tempered. |
| irate | 1. Angry; enraged. |
| ire | 1. Anger; rage. |
| VOLO, VELLE, VOLUI | to wish |
| malevolent | 1. Wishing harm to others; malicious. |
| volition | 1. A concious choice; use of one's will to make a decision. |
| ZELOS | zeal |
| zeal | 1. Passionate devotion to a cause; ardor. |
| zealot | 1. A zealous person; a fanatic. |
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