Vocab for units 1-6
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- CLUD, CLUS, CLAUS, CLOIS
- shut, close
- DIS, DIF, DI
- not, apart, away
- Expatriate
- voluntarily absent from home or country
- Euthanasia
- the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
- Benefactor
- a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
- Antidote
- a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
- Culpable
- deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
- CAP, CAPT, CEPT, CIP
- take, hold, cease
- Bellicose
- having or showing a ready disposition to fight
- CED, CESS
- yeild, go
- FLU, FLUX
- flow
- Incipient
- only partly in existence
- GRAD, GRESS
- step
- DE
- down, out, apart
- Misanthrope
- someone who dislikes people in general
- Reclusive
- providing privacy or seclusion
- BIO
- life
- Cloister
- a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
- Autonomous
- Self-governing.
- COGN, GNO
- know
- A, AN
- not, without
- Diffidence
- lack of self-confidence
- Fractious
- unpredictably difficult in operation
- Colloquial
- characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
- Symbiotic
- used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
- Regicide
- the act of killing a king
- Bilateral
- having two sides or parts
- Dissipate
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- Capacious
- large in capacity
- AD, A
- to, towards
- Amorous
- inclined toward or displaying love
- GRAV, GRIEV
- heavy
- Alienate
- arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- Disburse
- pay out
- Doctrine
- a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
- Indict
- accuse formally of a crime
- Circumspect
- heedful of potential consequences
- Indolent
- disinclined to work or exertion
- Demographics
- the characteristics of a population with respect to age, race, and gender.
- BI
- two
- Corpulence
- the property of excessive fatness
- HAP
- by chance
- AC, ACR
- Sharp, Sour
- Patricide
- murder of your father
- Auditory
- of or relating to the process of hearing
- Biped
- an animal with two feet
- CIDE
- murder
- Coagulate
- change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
- Abidextrous
- versatile, facile, able to use both hands equally well
- CORP
- body
- AUTO
- self
- Gravity
- (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
- BURS
- money, purse
- Antiquated
- so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
- Exculpate
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- Anarchy
- a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
- Superannuated
- old
- CHRON
- time
- FAL
- deceive
- Deprecate
- belittle
- EN, EM
- in, into
- Cognizance
- having knowledge of, awareness
- Congenital
- present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
- Circumlocution
- an indirect way of expressing something
- Altruism
- the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
- Chronic
- being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
- COSMO, COSM
- world
- EU
- good, well
- Defunct
- having ceased to exist or live
- Commodious
- large and roomy ('convenient' is archaic in this sense)
- AB, A
- from, away, apart
- GEN
- birth, class, kin
- Disparage
- express a negative opinion of
- Cogent
- having the power to influence or convince
- Expunge
- remove by erasing or crossing out
- Incessant
- occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted
- Acerbic
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- Egregious
- conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
- CRAC, CRAT
- rule, power
- Bursar
- A treasurer.
- Cascade
- a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
- CIRCUM
- around
- Deciduous
- (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
- CAP, CIP
- head
- Antecedent
- a preceding occurrence or cause or event
- Adhere
- (v.) to stick to, remain attached; to be devoted or loyal as a follower or supporter
- Amble
- a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- CRED
- trust, believe
- Credulous
- disposed to believe on little evidence
- Monochrome
- a black-and-white photograph or slide
- Antebellum
- belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
- Conciliatory
- overcoming animosity or hostility
- Animosity
- resentment, hostility, ill will
- Encumber
- hold back
- Pandemic
- an epidemic that is geographically widespread
- AUD
- hear
- DOC, DOCT
- teach
- Demur
- take exception to
- DOL
- pain
- FID
- trust, faith
- Cadence
- a recurrent rhythmical series
- Haphazard
- marked by great carelessness
- Digress
- lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
- ALI, ALTR
- another
- Retrograde
- get worse
- Congenial
- suitable to your needs or similar to your nature
- Cessation
- a stopping
- FRAG, FRAC
- break
- Hapless
- unlucky, unfortunate
- Theocracy
- (noun) a form of government in which god is recognized as the ruler
- Cosmopolitan
- of worldwide scope or applicability
- Embellish
- make more beautiful
- Interdict
- command against
- Magnanimous
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- Demagogue
- an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience
- Belligerent
- characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
- Antediluvian
- a very old (or old fashioned) person
- Abnormal
- not normal
- Collateral
- a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
- Ambiguous
- open to two or more interpretations
- Contrite
- feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses, remorse
- Anachronism
- something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
- Decapitate
- cut the head off
- Ensconce
- establish firmly in a position
- AM, AMI
- love
- Digress
- lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
- Intercede
- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- Microcosm
- The world or universe on a small scale.
- Preclude
- keep from happening or arising
- CHROM
- color
- Debase
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
- Convoluted
- highly involved or intricate, rolled up together
- CULP
- blame, Fault
- Circumvent
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- Cede
- relinquish possession or control over, yeild
- Abdicate
- give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- BIBLIO
- book
- Autocrat
- a cruel and oppressive dictator
- Bibliophile
- someone who loves (and usually collects) books
- Convivial
- occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
- CO, COM, CON
- with, together
- Proclivity
- a natural inclination
- BELLI, BELL
- war
- Antipathy
- a feeling of intense dislike
- Docile
- willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
- Claustrophobia
- a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
- Affluent
- a branch that flows into the main stream
- Perennial
- recurring again and again
- Benevolent
- having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others
- EX, E
- out, out of
- Anomaly
- deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
- Agnostic
- a person who doubts truth of religion
- Precipitous
- extremely steep
- Philanthropy
- voluntary promotion of human welfare
- Discordant
- not in agreement or harmony
- CARN
- flesh
- Expedient
- a means to an end
- Antithesis
- exact opposite
- Exacerbate
- make worse
- Doleful
- filled with or evoking sadness
- Compatriot
- a person from your own country
- Amicable
- characterized by friendship and good will
- Defamatory
- (used of statements) harmful and often untrue
- Absolve
- To free from sin or its penalties.
- DIC, DICT
- speak
- GREG
- crowd, flock
- Abet
- assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
- Exacerbate
- make worse
- CAD, CAS, CID
- happen, fall
- Incarnate
- represent in bodily form
- Infallible
- incapable of failure or error
- Euphony
- any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
- Superfluous
- more than is needed, desired, or required
- Diffidence
- lack of self-confidence
- Somnambulist
- someone who walks about in their sleep
- Grievous
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
- Carnage
- the savage and excessive killing of many people
- Ambulatory
- relating to walking, able to walk or move about, sheltered place for walking
- Fidelity
- the quality of being faithful
- Acrimony
- a sharp and bitter manner
- Complicity
- guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
- Ambivalent
- having mixed feelings
- Fallacious
- based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
- BENE, BEN
- good
- Gregarious
- seeking and enjoying the company of others
- Engender
- make children
- CLIN, CLIV
- slope
- Bureaucracy
- (noun) government of many administrators
- DEMO, DEM
- people
- Admonish
- to warn, as agianst a specific action
- Capitulate
- surrender under agreed conditions