Greek and Latin Root Words Lessons 13 and 14
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KillJoyDucky on January 16, 2012
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Greek and Latin root words lessons 13 and 14.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Celer | Swift |
| Accelerate | To cause faster movement; to go faster |
| Celerity | Swiftness; quickness; speed |
| Curro (Currere, Cucurri, Cursum) | To run |
| Cursor (Cursoris) | Runner |
| Concur | To agree; to cooperate |
| Concur (2) | To conicide; to happen simultaneously |
| Discourse | Conversation |
| Discourse (2) | A formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing |
| Discourse (3) | To talk; to discuss formally in speech or writing |
| Incur | To meet with; to run into; to bring upon oneself |
| Precursor | Forerunner |
| Succor | Help in time of distress |
| Succor (2) | To render help to |
| Glomus | Ball |
| Conglomeration | A collection of unrelated things |
| Jacio (Jacere, Jeci, Jactum) | To throw |
| Abject | Humiliating and miserable |
| Abject (2) | Contemptible |
| Conjecture | An opinion formed from inconclusive evidence; a guess |
| Conjecture (2) | To conclude from insufficient evidence |
| Interjection | A word or phrase sometimes inserted between other words, often expressing emotion; a word not linked grammatically to other words in a sentence |
| Ejaculate | To say something suddenly and briefly; to exclaim |
| Ejaculate (2) | To eject sharply |
| Salio (Salire, Salui, Saltum) | To jump |
| Salio (Salire, Salui, Saltum (2)) | To leap |
| Assail | To attack violently; to assault |
| Assail (2) | To attack with words; to ridicule or criticize harshly |
| Desultory | Jumping from one thing to another; rambling |
| Desultory (2) | Haphazard or random |
| Exult | To rejoice greatly; to be triumphant |
| Resilient | Capable of returning to the original shape after being bent or stretched |
| Resilient (2) | Buoyant; recovering quickly from illness, change, or musfortune |
| Salient | Conspicuous; striking |
| Salient (2) | Projecting up or out |
| Valeo (Valere, Valui, Valitum) | To be strong |
| Convalesce | To recover health after illness |
| Avail | To use to one's own advantage |
| Prevalent | Widely occurring or in general use |
| Valor | Heroic courage; bravery |
| Volvo (Volvere, Volvi, Volutum) | To revolve |
| Evolve | To develop gradually |
| Evolve (2) | To change from a simpler to a more complex form of animal or plant life |
| Voluble | Speaking in a steady, easy flow of words; talkative; glib |
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