Vocabulary From Classical Roots Book C, Lesson 9 and 10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Supercilium | eyebrow |
| supercilious | adj. Disdainful; haughty and aloof |
| Os, Oris | mouth |
| Oro, Orare, Oravi, Oratum | to speak |
| inexorable | adj. Relentless; unyielding |
| oracle | n. 1. A shrine where the ancient Greeks consulted one of their gods for advice and/or prophecy 2. A prophecy made at such a shrine 3. A person who transmits prophecy from a deity 4. A person or thing regarded as able to give wise guidence |
| oration | n. An address or formal speech given on a special occasion |
| orifice | n. A mouth or vent; and opening |
| osculate | v. To kiss |
| Dens, Dentis | tooth |
| indentation | n. A cut or notch |
| indenture | n. 1. A written contract 2. An agreement binding an apprentice to work for a master v. To bind by written contact |
| trident | n. a long 3-pronged fork or weapon |
| Odon, Odontos | tooth |
| orthodontist | n. a specialist who corrects irregularly positioned teeth |
| Gurges, Gurgits | throat, whirlpool |
| gorge | n. 1. A deep, narrow passage with rocky sides, enclosed between mountains 2. Gluttonous eating 3. A feeling of nausea (used with "rise") v. 1. To eat greedily 2. To fill full; to stuff |
| disgorge | v. 1. To expel from the throat or stomach; to vomit 2. To discharge violently |
| gargantuan | adj. of immense size; gigantic |
| gargoyle | n. A grotesque carved human or animal figure, especially one used as a rain-spout carrying water clear of a wall |
| regurgitate | v. 1. To cause to pour back or cast up partially digested food; to vomit 2. To rush or surge back |
| Caput, capitis | head |
| capitalist | noun: a person who has invested personal wealth in business; a very wealthy person |
| capitulation | noun: surrender; ending resistance |
| decapitate | verb: to cut off the head of; to behead |
| precipice | noun: a very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock; the edge of a dangerous situation |
| precipitate | verb: to throw down from a great height; to make happen suddenly or quickly |
| recapitulation | noun: the restatement of a main idea; a summary or concise review |
| Cerebrum | brain |
| cerebral | adjective: pertaining to the brain; intellectual |
| cerebration | noun: the act of thinking; thought |
| facies | face, form, shape |
| deface | verb: to mar or spoil the appearance or surface of something |
| efface | verb: to wipe out; to obliterate. Also to make less clear as if rubbing out. To make oneself inconspicuous |
| facade | noun: the face of a building; the face or front of anything, especially an artificial or false front. |
| facet | noun: one of many sides of a cut stone or jewel; one aspect of a situation, or of a tooth |
| Frons, frontis | front, forehead, face |
| affront | verb: to insult intentionally; to offend or embarass. Noun: an insult or offensive act. |
| confront | verb: to stand or come directly in front of; to face with defiance or hostility |
| effrontery | noun: flippant or insulting boldness; audacity |
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