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ars, artis: L. art
artifact: n. an object made by human beings; often refers to primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period
artifice artificer n.: n. 1. craftiness; trickery.
2. cleverness; skill
artless artlessness n. antonym: artful: adj. 1. without decit or cunning; natural; simple.
2. crude; ignorant; uncultured.
artisan: n. a skilled craftsperson
aoide: Gr. song
ode: n. a poem usually addressed to a particular person, object or event that has stimulated deep and noble feelings in the poet.
parody parodist n.: n. a humorous imitation of a piece of literature or music.
tr. v. to mimic a style, plot, or idea for comic effect.
rhapsody rhapsodic adj. rhapsodist n. rhapsodize v.: n. speech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm
canto, cantare, cantavi, cantatum: L. to sing
incantation: n. the chanting or speaking of words seeming to have magical power or used to create a magical spell.
recant recantation n.: tr. v. to take back a formal statement or belief previously made known.
pingo, pingere, pinxi, pictum: L. to paint, to embroider
depict: tr. v. 1. to paint, draw, or express in a picture or sculpture.
2. to describe; to picture in words.
pictograph pictographic adj.: n. a picture or drawing representing words or ideas.
cresco, crescere, crevi, cretum: L. to grow, to increase
accrue accrual, n.: intr. v. to come as a natural increase or advantage.
crescendo: n. a gradual increase in sound, often referring to music.
excrescence excrescent, adj.: n. abnormal growth or outgrowth
facio, facere, feci, factum: L. to make
beneficence beneficient, adj.: n. doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action.
efficacious efficaciously, adv.: adj. effective as a means or remedy
facile facilely, adv. facilitate, v. facility, n.: adj. acting, working, or proceeding with ease; fluent. (sometimes superficial, when something is too easily done.)
facsimile: n. an exact copy oif a book, painting, document, etc.
faction factional, n. factious, adj.: n. 1. a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government.
2. conflict within an organization or nation.
mollify: tr. v. to calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling.
texo, texere, texui, textum: L. to weave
context: n. 1. the parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning.
2. the circumstances surrounding an event or situation.
pretext: n. a false reason put forward to conceal the true one.
trans: L. across
transgress n., transgression: tr. v., to go beyond or over set limits; to break a rule
transitive: adj., describing an action carried from subject to verb to object; needing a direct obect to complete the meaning of the verb
transitory: adj. lasting for only a short while
translucent: adj. permitting light to pass througt, but not transparent
eo, ire, ivi, itum: L. to go
ambience adj., ambient: n., environment; the surrounding atmosphere
obituary: n., notice of a death with biographical information.
transient n., transcience: adj., 1. passing quickly; transitory. 2. staying only a short time.
n., a person or thing having a short stay.
erro, errare, erravi, erratum: L. to wander; to stray
aberration adjl, aberrant: n., straying from what is normal or accepted.
erratic adv., erratically: adj., irregular or inconsistent in movement, habit, quality, or ideas.
hodos: G. journey
episode adj., episodic adv., episodically: n., an incident in a person's life or in a story or play.
exodus: n., 1. mass departure or emigration. 2. (capitalized) the departure of the Israelites from Egypt with their leader Moses.
iter, itineris: L. journey
itinerant n., itinerancy: adj., traveling from place to place, especially to perform some duty or work; transient.
n., a person who travels from place to place.
itinerary v., itinerate: n., 1. a route of travel. 2. a plan or record of a journey.
venio, venire, veni, ventum: L. to come
advent: n., 1. arrival or coming inot being. 2. (capitalized) the period beginning four weeks before Christmas; the birth of Christ.
circumvent n., circumvention: tr. v., 1. to avoid; to evade by cleverness. 2. to avoid by passing around.
convene n., convention: tr. v., to assemble, especially for a meeting.
intervene n., intervention: intr. v., 1. to occur between events or periods. 2. to come between, thereby easing a situation. 3. to interfere or to interrupt.
tele: G. at a distance
telepathy adj., telepathic adv., telepathically: n., communication from one mind to another without speech, writing, or other sensory means.
via: L. way, street, road, journey
deviate adj., deviant n., deviation: intr. v., to turn aside from a course, norm, pattern, or subject.
devious n., deviousness: adj., 1. winding; roundabout. 2. underhanded; deceptive.
impervious n., imperviousness: adj., 1. not penetrable by light rays, moisture, etc. 2. incapable of being influenced or affected.
celer: L. swift
accelerate n., acceleration: tr. intr. v., to cause faster movement; to go faster.
celerity: n., swiftness; quickness; speed.
curro, currere, cucurri, cursum: L. to run
cursor, cursoris: L. runner
concur n., concurrence adj., concurrent adv., concurrently: intr. v., 1. to agree; to cooperate. 2. to coincide; to happen simultaneously.
discourse: n., 1. conversation. 2. a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing.
intr. v., to talk; to discuss formally in speech or writing.
incur n., incursion: tr. v., to meet with; to run into; to bring upon oneself.
precursor adj., precursory: n., forerunner
succor: n., help in time of distress
r. v., to render help to.
glomus: L. ball
conglomeration n. + adj., conglomerate: n., a collection of unrelated things.
jacio, jacere, jeci, jactum: L. to throw
abject n., abjection adv., abjectly: adj., 1. humiliating and miserable. 2. contemptible.
conjecture: n., an opinion formed from inconclusive evidence; a guess
tr. + intr. v., to conclude from insufficient evidence.
interjection v., interject: n., a word or phrase sometimes inserted between other words, often expressing emotion; a word not linked grammatically to other words in a sentence.
salio, salire, salui, saltum: L. to jump, to leap
assail n., assailant: tr. v., 1. to attack violently; to assault. 2. to attack with words; to ridicule or criticize harshly.
desultory: adj., 1. jumping from one thing to another; rambling. 2. haphazard or random.
exult adj., exultant adv., exultantly n., exultation: intr. v., to rejoice greatly; to be triumphant.
resilient n., resilience: adj., 1. capable of returning to the original shape after being bent or stretched. 2. buoyant; recovering quickly from illness, change, or misfortune.
salient adv., saliently: adj., 1. conspicuous; striking. 2. projecting up or out.
valeo, valere, valui, valitum: L. to be strong
convalesce n., convalescence: intr. v., to recover health after illness.
avail: tr. v., to use to one's own advantage
prevalent intr. v., prevail n., prevalence: adj., widely occurring or in general use.
valor adj., valorous: n., heroic courage; bravery.
volvo, volvere, volvi, volutum: L. to revolve
evolve n., evolution adj., evolutionary: intr. v. 1. to develop gradually. 2. to change from a simpler to a more complex form of animal or plant life.
voluble n., volubility adv., volubly: adj., speaking in a steady, easy flow of words; talkative; glib.
apis: L. bee
apiary n., apiarist: n., a place where hives or colonies of bees are kept for their honey.
avis: L. bird
aviary n., aviarist: n. a house, enclosure, or large cage for birds.
bos, bovis: L. cow, ox
bovine n., bovinity: adj., having the quality of a cow or ox; sluggish, dull.
canis: L. dog
canine n., caninity: n., member of the family of dogs.
caper, capra: L. goat
caper: n., 1. a playful hop, leap, or skip. 2. a prank or wild escapade.
intr. v. to leap, frolic, or frisk about.
caprice: n. a sudden impulse, whim, or unmotivated change of mind.
capricious adv., capriciously n., capriciousness: adj., subject to whim; impulsive; unpredictable or fickle.
equus: L. horse
equine: adj., pertaining to a horse; belonging to the family of horses and zebras.
equitation: n., the art of riding horses
equestrian n., equestrianism: adj., pertaining to a rider of horses, or skill.
felis: L. cat
feline n., felinity: n. a member of the family of cats, lions, tigers, and jaguars.
adj., belonging to the cat family; having characteristics of a cat, such as gracefulness and independence.
leo, leonis: L. lion
leon: G lion
leonine: adj., pertaining to a lion; having characteristics of a lion, such a fierceness and majesty.
lionize n., lionism n, lionization n., lionship: tr. v., to regard or treat a person as a celebrity.
piscis: L. fish
piscine n., piscinity: adj., typical of fish.
porcus: L. swine, pig, hog
porcine n., porcinity: adj., pertaining to or resembling a pig.
serpens, serpentis: L. serpent, snake
serpentine: adj., 1. resembling a serpent in form or movement; sinuous; winding. 2. having qualities of a serpent; subtle, sly, sometimes even evil.
simia: L. monkey, ape
simian n., simianity: adj., pertaining to or resembling an ape or monkey.
n., an ape or monkey.
ursa: L. bear
ursine n., ursinity: adj., pertaining to or characteristic of a bear.
zoion, zoa: G. living being, animal
zoology adj., zoologic adv., zoological adv., zoologically n., zoologist: n., the science dealing with animals.

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