Set: H. Lit and Comp: Latin and Greek root words

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Term Definition
Invicible Unable to be conqured
Provincial Limited knowledge of the world
Evince To establish
Conducive Supportive; Encouraging; Helping
Deduce To draw a conclusion from fact
Induce To lead towards some action
Protracted Ectended in time; prolonged
Intractable Stubbern; hard to move forward
Retract To draw back; withdraw
Petulant Irritable or short tempered
Impetuous Acting passionately & without forthought
Impetus That which drives one
Fractious Tending to argue or cause discord
Infraction Minor violation of a rule or law
Infringe To intrude on an area belonging to another
Excise To cus out of; remove
Incisive Sharply cutting; direct & powerful
Concise Brief and straightforward
Tome A large and serious book
Epitome The best of most typical example
Dichotomy Two opposite parts
Anatomy The sturcture of parts
Compunction Feeling of regret or remorse
Punctilious Paying strict attention to detail
Pungent Stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell
Compel To corce or strongly persuade
Impulse A sudden, involuntary urge to do somthing
Expel To send out or away
Conjecture A guess, often based on inadiquit evidence
Deject Downcast or sad
Abject Lowly, miserable and wretched
Emissary An Agent send on a mission
Dismissive Showing little regard
Remiss Failing to fufill one's duty
Motive cause for action
Motif A recurring theme, subject or idea
Emote To dramatically express emotion
Viaduct A bridge that carries a road or railway over a valley
Impervious Unable to be affected
Deviate To depart
Obviate To make unnecissary
Defer To put aside until later: To yeild respectfully
Deference Act or practive of yieliding to anothers authority
Confere To discuss something with someone else: To bestow
Inference A conclusion not directly provided by evidence but able to be drawn from the facts at hand
Proffer To present or offer
Proliferate To increase greatly in number
Comportment The manner in which one acts
Purported Claimed to be true, but probably false
Encisage To Imagin; to conceive of
Visage Face, facial expression
Apparation An unreal figure; a gost
Perspicacious Wise; insighful
Retrospective Looking backwards over a period of time
Aspect A part of
Introspective Contemplating ones own thoughts and feelings
Phenomenon A fact or even which can be observed
Diaphanous Lightweight and transparent
Epiphany A moment of great insite
Sycophant A person who flatters
Adherent A follower of a person or idea
Incoherent NOt able to be understood
Inherent Existing as a natural part
Diffuse Not concentrated: to spread out or distribute
Effuse Overflowing with words
Profuse Plentiful; abondant
Resolute Determined
Dissolute Devoted to sensual pleasure
Insoluble Impossible to solve or fix: Unusble to be sissolved
Diligent Hardworking and careful
Recollect To remember
Sacrilege An act against a holy person or place
Procicient Skilled at; highly knowledgeable
Factotum An assistant who does a variety of jobs
Facsimile A copy of imitation
Facile Too simplistic or easy
Expound To explain or discuss in detail
Proponent One who argues in favor of
Infastructure The basic framework of a building or system
Consture To interpret or analyze something in a particulor way
Constructive Having a positive effect
Pestitue Having no money
Restitution Payment for an injury
Stature Level of achivment
Complacent Satisfied with a situation that should be changed or improved
Placebo Somehting which has a postive mental effect
Placid Calm; undisturbed
Gratvitous Unnecessary
Ingratiate To gain another's favor by flattery
Ingrate One who is not properly thankful
Docile Easily taught
Indoctrinate To teach a certain por of view
Doctrine That which is taught, body of beliefs or ideas
Temper To decrease the strength of
Temperounce Restraint or moderation
Intemperoute Lacking moderation

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Terms 96
Creator annabanana8976
Created May 13, 2008
Groups None
Tags latin, greek, rootwords
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