Latin Roots List 3
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- aggressive
- characterized by combative readiness
- egress
- a going or coming out, a place of exit
- gradation
- a step in an ordered scale (measuring cup)
- grade
- a stage in a process
- gradient
- the rate of decent or acent
- gradual
- proceeding by steps or degrees
- graduate
- to pass from one stage or step to another
- graduated
- having passed from one stage to another
- progressive
- moving forward
- regressive
- tending to move back to previous or worse conditions
- retrograde
- moving in a backword direction
- retrogression
- a return to a former state
- transgression
- passing beyond limits; a violation of a law or command
- mandate
- an athoratative order
- mandatory
- obligitory, marked by requirement
- remand
- to order back; to send baack in order
- countermand
- a contrary order
- writ of mandamus
- a written, legal order
- post mortem
- after death
- mortality
- able to be killed
- immortality
- not capable of dying
- morral
- one who can die
- mortify
- to destroy the strehth or vitality of; shame
- admonish
- (v) to express warning or disapproval
- admonition
- (n) a warning or disapproval
- admonitory
- (adj0 expressing a warning or disapproval
- monitor
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(v) to warn or instruct
(n) one that warns or instructs - monument
- a reminder of someone or something great
- premonition
- (n) a warning before, ahead of time
- premonitory
- (adj) giving warning
- biped
- two footed animal
- centipede
- one hundred-legged bug
- pedal
- a lever pressed by the foot
- pedestrian
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(n) one who travels by foot
(adj) ordinary, lacking imagination - impede
- (v) to interfere with progress
- impediment
- (n) something that interferes with progress
- expedite
- to accelerate a process
- velocipede
- a vehicle propelled by it's rider (a bicycle or tricycle)
- detention
- the act of holding back
- pertinent
- having clear relevance
- impertinent
- not having clear relevance
- pertinacious
- stubborn; firmly adherring to an opinion
- retentive
- having the power to hold back or keep
- retinue
- a group of attendance
- tenacity
- (n) the quality of persistantly adherring to an opinion
- tenancy
- the holding of an office or position
- untenable
- incapable of being maintained or defended
- omnibus
- something that contains many items
- omnifarious
- of all kindss, forms, variety
- omnificent
- unlimited in power (creativity)
- omnipotent
- unlimited power of authority (authority)
- omniscient
- all knowing
- omnipresent
- everywhere at once
- omnivorous
- eating everything