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chapters 5,6 Vocabulary from Classical Roots

These vocabulary words have been dictioned from the Vocabulary From Classical Roots C workbook.
This workbooks copyright is 2000, 1993, 1989 by Educators Publishing Service, Inc.

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Amo, Amare, Amavi, Amatum"to love"
amicableadj. friendly; peaceful
amityn. friendship;friendly realtions
enamoredadj. n love w/;charmed by
inimicaladj. harmful;hostile;unfriendly
Odium"hate"
odiousadj. hateful; distateful
Philosfriend
Phileo, Philein"to love"
bibliophilen. a lover of books
philanderintr. v. To engage in casual love affairs ( referring to men)
philanthropyn. goodwill to fellow human beings; a charatable gift, act, or organization
Phobos"fear" "fright"
phobian. strong, irrational fear or hatred.
acrophobian. fear of heights
hydrophobian. fear of water
xenophobian. fear ir hatred if what is strange or foreighn, or if foreigners
Pax, Pacis"peace"
appeasetr. v. to calm;to satisfy or relieve
pacificadj. peaceful;serene
pacifytr.v. to calm; to make quiet; to end war or violence
PATHOS"uffering"
antipathyn. a hatred or dislike
apathyn lack of feeling, energy, or interest
empathyn. the ability to identify w/ someone else and understand that person's situation of feelings
pathologicaladj. refering patholology, the study of disease.
pathosn. a feeling of symapathy; a quality that arouses pity or tenderness
Miso, Misein"to hate"
misogamyn. hatred of marriage
misogynyn. hatred of women
Dys"diseased","difficult", "faulty", "bad"
dysenteryn. severe diarrhea
dyslexian. a serious defficulty learning to read in the usual way.
Cupio, Cupere, Cupivi, Cupidum"to desire"
covettr. v. to crave/desire, especially something belonging to someone else
cupidityn. greeed; avarice
Placeo, Placere, Placui, Placitum"to please"
Placo, Placare, Placavi, Placatum"to soothe"
complacementadj. self-satisfied; smug
implacableadj. impossible to calm or appease
placidadj. showing calmness, peacefulness, or composure
Domushouse
domicilen. a home or residence
domesticadj. related to the family or household
Dominus"head of houshold"
domainn. range of one's control;territory
domineertr. and intr. v. To dminate; to be boosy
dominionn. control;rule; area of influence
Dormio, Dormire"to sleep"
dormantadj. asleep; not in an active state
Somnus"sleep"
somnambulateintr. v. To walk while sleeping
somnolentadj. Drowsy; sleepy
ablutionn. washinf of the body, especially as a ritual purification
Lavo, Lavare, Lavi, Lautumto wash
delugen. a downpour; a great flood
vestis"garment"
divesttr. v. to take away something belonging to someone, especially a right, title, or property; to dispossess
investituren. a ceremony in which a person formakk receives the authority and symbols of an office
travestyn. an absurb or inferior imitation
vestmentn. a garment that indicates position or authority, especially the ribes wirn by clergy
vestedadj. a concern for something form which a person expects to get personal benefit
coquo, coquere, coxi, coctum"to cook"
concocttr. v. to mix ingredients, as in cooking
cuisinen. a characterustic style of cooking
precociousshowing unusually early development, especially menatally
Voro, Vorare, Voravi, Voratum"to devour"
carnivorousadj. meat-eating
herbivorousadj. plant-eating
voraciousadj. extremely hungry, greedy
Mel, mellishoney
mellifluousadj. sweet as honey
salineadj. having to do w/ salt
Sal"salt"
Bibo, bibere,bibi, bibitum"to drink"
imbibetr.v. to drink
poto, potare, potavi, potumto drink
potableadj. fit to drink
potionn. a liquid for drinking, especially a meducinal, magic, or poisonous
Luo, Ludere, Lusi, Lusum"to play"
allude intr. v. to make an indirect reference to.
collusionn. a secret agreement for a deceitful purpose; conspiracy.
delusionn. a false beleif or opinion, especially one held in spite of contradictory evidence
eludetr. v. to avoid or escape from by connin; to evade.

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