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Vocabulary Chapter 5 Latin Roots Pretest 1

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amateurperson who follows a particular pursuit as a pastime rather that as a profession
amiablelikable; good-natured pleasant and agreeable obliging
amityfriendship goodwill friendly relations
amorousstrongly moved by love; loving inclined to love; enamored
enamoredinflamed with love charmed captivated
am, amorlove liking friendliness
animmind will spirit
animosityill will (usually leading to active opposition); violent hatred enmity antagonism
animusill will (usually controlled)
equanimityevenness of mind or temper under stress emotional balance composure calmness equilibrium
magnanimousshowing greatness or nobility of mind chivalrous forgiving generous on overlooking injury or insult
unanimityoneness of mind; complete agreement
unanimousof one mind in complete accord
finend boundary limit
affinity(literally condition of being " near the boundary" or "a neighbor") kinship; sympathy liking attraction
confinekeep within limits restrict limit
definitiveserving to end an unsettled matter; conclusive; final
finaleend or final part of a musical composition opera play
finisend; conclusion
flu,fluc,fluxflow
fluctuateflow like a wave move up and down change often and irregularly be unsteady
fluentready with a flow of words speaking or writing easily articulate eloquent
fluidsubstance that flows
fluxcontinuous flow or changing unceasing change
influxinflow inpouring inrush
gen gener genitbirth kind class
degeneratesink to a lower or standard worsen deteriorate
engendergive birth to create generate produce cause
genrekind sort category
progenitorancestor to whom a group traces its birth forefather forebear
regeneratecause to be born again; put new life into; reform completely revive reinvigorate
greggather, flock
aggregategathered together in one mass total collective
aggregationgathering of individuals into a body or group assemblage
congregationflock or gathering of people for religions worship
gregariousinclined to associate with the flock or group fond of being with others sociable
segregationseparation from the flock or main body setting apart isolation separation
here hesstick
adherestick hold fast cling be attached`
coherestick together hold together firmly
coherencestate of sticking together consistency logical connention
cohesionact or state of sticking together unison unity bond
incoherentnot logically connected disconnected unintelligible
inherenetdeeply infixed intrinsic essential
lateralside
bilateralinvolving two sides
collateralsituated at the side accompanying parallel additional supplementary
equilateralhaving all sides equal
lateralof or pertaining to the sides
multilateralhaving many sides
quadrilateralplane figure having four sides and four angles
unilateralone-sided undertaken by one side only
literaletter
alliterationrepetition of the same letter or consonant at the beginning of neighboring words
literacyhaving to do with letters or literature
literatelettered able to read and write educated
luc lumlight
elucidatethrow light upon make clear explain clarify
lucidclear easy to understand comprehensible
luminaryone who is a source of light or inspiration to other famous person notable celebrity
luminousemitting light bright shining brilliant
translucentletting light through


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