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Flashcards: Classic Vocab Lesson 8 + Roots

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BEL(L)WAR
DOC, DOCTTO TEACH
FERVTO BOIL; TO BUBBLE
FRATR, FRATERNBROTHER
GER, GESTTO CARRY; TO PRODUCE
GRAVHEAVY
HOM, HOMOMAN
MATR, MATERNMOTHER
MOLLMILD; SOFT
PATR, PATERNFATHER
PEND, PENSTO HANG; TO WEIGH; TO PAY
SORORSISTER
Homo sapienhuman being
sororitysisterhood
matriarchysociety ruled by mother or women
paternalfatherly
fraternalbrotherly
aggravateto make worse
docileeasy to teach; willing to be led
mollificationappeasement; causing someone to be more favorably inclined
fervidzealous; extremely hot
congeriesmiscellaneous collection
bellipotentmighty in war
matricidemurder of your mother
mollifymake less rigid or softer; to calm or soothe
patrilinealbased on or tracing descent through the male line
belligerent, characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight, engaged in war
homicidemurder; the killing of one human being by another
documentsupport or supply with references, a written account of ownership or obligation
impendingnearing; approaching; about to happen
gravitya manner that is serious and solemn, (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
patrona regular customer
ferventcharacterized by intense emotion, extremely hot
suggestivesuggests or implies
bellicosehaving or showing a ready disposition to fight
rebeltake part in a rebellion, break with established customs
fervorfeelings of great warmth and intensity
digestionthe breakdown of absorbed substances
Homo sapiensspecie name for humans
emollienthaving a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin, soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.
recompensethe act of compensating for service or loss or injury
doctora licensed medical practitioner,to restore to original or working condition;
sororcidethe killing of one's own sister
paternityfatherhood, descent from the father
maternalrelating to or derived from one's mother
gravecausing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm, a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)