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Classical Roots Vocabulary Book C Lesson 9

Terms in this set (19)

CAPUT, CAPITIS
(Latin root) head
capitalist
noun
1) A person who has invested personal wealth in business.
2) A very wealthy person
capitulation
noun
Surrender; ending resistance
decapitate
tr. v.
To cut off the head of; to behead
precipice
noun
1) A very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock
2)The edge of a dangerous situation
precipitate
tr. v.
1) To throw down from a great height
2) To make happen suddenly or quickly

adj.
Speeding along heedlessly; headstrong
recapitulation
noun
1) The restatement of a main idea
2) A summary or concise review
CEREBRUM
(Latin root) brain
cerebral
adj.
1) Pertaining to the brain
2) Intellectual
cerebration
noun
The action of thinking; thought
FACIES
(Latin root) face, form, shape
deface
tr. v.
To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of (something)
efface
tr. v.
1) To wipe out; to obliterate. Also, to make less clear, as if rubbing out.
2) To make oneself inconspicuous.
facade
noun
1) A face of a building
2) The face or front of anything, especially an artificial or false front
facet
noun
1) One of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel
2) One aspect of a situation, or of a tooth
FRONS, FRONTIS
(Latin root) front, forehead, face
affront
tr. v.
To insult intentionally; to offend or embarass

noun
An insult or offensive act
confront
tr. v.
1) To stand or come directly in front of
2) To face with defiance or hostility
effrontery
noun
Flippant or insulting boldness; audacity
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