Vocab From Classical Roots
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- Bas-relief
- [Basis-Foot]Sculpture whose ornament or figures are somewhat raised above the background.
- debase
- [Basis-Foot]To degrade.
- Declivity
- [Clivus-slope]A downward slope.
- Proclivity
- [Clivus-slope]A natural inclination.
- Leaven
- [Levis-Light]A substance like yeast.
- Legerdemain
- [Levis-Light]Sleight of hand; magic tricks
- Leverage
- [Levis-Light]The action of a leve that raises or lifts.
- Levitate
- [Levis-Light]To rise or float.
- Levity
- [Levis-Light]Lightness in speech or behavior.
- Penchant
- [Pendo-to weigh]A strong inclination or liking.
- Ponderous
- [Pendo-to weigh]Extremely heavy; massive.
- Imponderable
- [Pendo-to weigh]unable to be assessed or measured precisely.
- Preponderant
- [Pendo-to weigh]Superior in power.
- Echelon
- [Scala-steps]A step-like formation of troops, ships, or aircraft.
- Transcendent
- [Scala-steps]Going beyond the limits of ordinary experience.