BOOST Latin Roots (9-12)
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- aggregation
- seperate individuals joined in a group, often for a specific purpose; a mass composed of many parts
- aggressive
- tending to be combative or forceful; filled with initiative or bold enterprise
- degradation
- a major reduction in worth, quality, or standing; a deterioration, as of moral character
- digress
- to wander off the point or topic
- egregious
- standing out from others, but in a bad way; conspicuously bad; flagrant
- gracious
- characterized by kindness, courtesy, pleasantness, and charm; merciful and compassionate
- gratuity
- a gift (generally money) given beyond the usual payment; a tip
- gregarious
- literally, living in flocks or herds; fond of being with other people
- hospice
- a place other than a hospital for the terminally ill to reside; a place of shelter for travelers
- hostel
- an inexpensive place of lodging, as an inn or regional hotel
- ingratiate
- to (try to) make oneself appear favorable or necessary to another; to bring into the good graces of
- inhospitable
- not inclined to be kind or friendly; barren and forbidding
- adjudicate
- to settle or rule upon, as in a court of law
- adjunct
- a thing, usually of secondary importance, added to something else; added or connected in a subordinate capacity
- injudicious
- displaying poor judgement; indiscreet; lacking wisdom
- conjecture
- a prediction, theory, or inference based on guesswork; to form a point of view without proof
- conjoined
- attached, combined, or united
- jettison
- to throw something away, usually because it is no longer wanted; the discarding of anything
- liberalize
- to make or become less provincial or narrow; to broaden the mind
- libertarian
- a person who believes in equal civil liberties for all; holding to such principles
- libertine
- a person without ordinary moral or sexual restraints; morally unrestrained
- prejudicial
- producing prejudice; causing an unfavorable opinion without supporting evidence; detrimental
- rejoinder
- a quick and clever answer; an appropriate reply, as to a smart question or statement
- trajectory
- the curved path of an object in flight
- allocate
- to put aside for a specific purpose, as money or time
- circumlocution
- using many more words than necessary to make a point; evasiveness
- colloquy
- a formal conversation or discussion, usually on a serious topic; a conference convened to discuss a specific subject
- elucidate
- to shed some light on a subject, as through clear explanation
- literati
- collectively, the educated, or well-lettered, members of society; scholarly people
- localism
- an expression or manner typical of a specific region
- loquacious
- too talkative; excessively wordy; fond of one's own voice
- luminary
- any particularly brilliant, famous, or well-known person; a celebrity
- obliterate
- to destroy all traces of; to obscure or erase completely
- pellucid
- presented in such a way that understanding is clear and easy; showing maximum clarity
- relocate
- to move to a new place, especially a new residence or section of the country
- semiliterate
- barely able to read and write; able to read but not write; a person or persons with poor language skills
- amanuensis
- originally, a slave with secretarial duties; one who can take dictation rapidly; an intentionally humorous usage meaning a secretary
- commemorate
- to honor the memory of something or someone, as in a ceremony or celebration
- mandate
- an authoritative command or popular charge; to order or command
- matriarch
- a woman who rules, as in a family or tribe
- matriculate
- to enroll, as in a college or university-which then becomes one's alma mater ("fostering mother")
- matrix
- any kind of mold, form, or casting from which things are produced
- media
- collectively, the various means of communication operating between events and the general population
- mediate
- to settle differences (between parties), as by compromise, or reaching a middle ground
- mediocrity
- the condition of being ordinary; a state of moderate or low quality
- memorabilia
- a collection of all sorts of objects or information, as from the past
- memorandum
- a short note (intended to jog the memory)
- emancipate
- to set free from bondage or slavery