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Classical Roots Vocabulary Book C Lesson 9

Terms in this set (19)

(Latin root) head

noun
1) A person who has invested personal wealth in business.
2) A very wealthy person

noun
Surrender; ending resistance

tr. v.
To cut off the head of; to behead

noun
1) A very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock
2)The edge of a dangerous situation

tr. v.
1) To throw down from a great height
2) To make happen suddenly or quickly

adj.
Speeding along heedlessly; headstrong

noun
1) The restatement of a main idea
2) A summary or concise review

(Latin root) brain

adj.
1) Pertaining to the brain
2) Intellectual

noun
The action of thinking; thought

(Latin root) face, form, shape

tr. v.
To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of (something)

tr. v.
1) To wipe out; to obliterate. Also, to make less clear, as if rubbing out.
2) To make oneself inconspicuous.

noun
1) A face of a building
2) The face or front of anything, especially an artificial or false front

noun
1) One of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel
2) One aspect of a situation, or of a tooth

(Latin root) front, forehead, face

tr. v.
To insult intentionally; to offend or embarass

noun
An insult or offensive act

tr. v.
1) To stand or come directly in front of
2) To face with defiance or hostility

noun
Flippant or insulting boldness; audacity

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