Quizlet Classic Vocab Lesson 8 + Roots

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  1. aggravate: to make worse
  2. BEL(L): WAR
  3. bellicose: having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  4. belligerent: , characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight, engaged in war
  5. bellipotent: mighty in war
  6. congeries: miscellaneous collection
  7. digestion: the breakdown of absorbed substances
  8. DOC, DOCT: TO TEACH
  9. docile: easy to teach; willing to be led
  10. doctor: a licensed medical practitioner,to restore to original or working condition;
  11. document: support or supply with references, a written account of ownership or obligation
  12. emollient: having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin, soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.
  13. FERV: TO BOIL; TO BUBBLE
  14. fervent: characterized by intense emotion, extremely hot
  15. fervid: zealous; extremely hot
  16. fervor: feelings of great warmth and intensity
  17. fraternal: brotherly
  18. FRATR, FRATERN: BROTHER
  19. GER, GEST: TO CARRY; TO PRODUCE
  20. GRAV: HEAVY
  21. grave: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm, a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
  22. gravity: a manner that is serious and solemn, (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  23. HOM, HOMO: MAN
  24. homicide: murder; the killing of one human being by another
  25. Homo sapien: human being
  26. Homo sapiens: specie name for humans
  27. impending: nearing; approaching; about to happen
  28. maternal: relating to or derived from one's mother
  29. MATR, MATERN: MOTHER
  30. matriarchy: society ruled by mother or women
  31. matricide: murder of your mother
  32. MOLL: MILD; SOFT
  33. mollification: appeasement; causing someone to be more favorably inclined
  34. mollify: make less rigid or softer; to calm or soothe
  35. paternal: fatherly
  36. paternity: fatherhood, descent from the father
  37. PATR, PATERN: FATHER
  38. patrilineal: based on or tracing descent through the male line
  39. patron: a regular customer
  40. PEND, PENS: TO HANG; TO WEIGH; TO PAY
  41. rebel: take part in a rebellion, break with established customs
  42. recompense: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
  43. SOROR: SISTER
  44. sororcide: the killing of one's own sister
  45. sorority: sisterhood
  46. suggestive: suggests or implies