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L&G 13 Review 11-13

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Saturnalia (n)wild, disorderly party
jovial (adj)jolly, good-humored
joviality (n)joyfulness, good humor
cereal (n)food from grain
martial (adj)related to war
vulcanology (n)science of volcanoes
vulcanization (n)process of making rubber
venerate (v)to look upon with great love and respect
cupidity (n)strong desire, esp. for money
hermetic (adj)airtight
bacchanalia (n)wild drunken party
dionysiac (n)one prone to drunken parties
tantalize (v)to tease or torment, esp. with food/drink
Sisyphean (adj)seemingly impossible
post mortem (adj/n)after death; analysis of a completed event
posthumous (adj)after burial; taking place after death
postprandial (adj)following a meal, esp. dinner
post-after
precarious (adj)dangerously unstable, insecure
preclude (v)to prevent or make impossible by prior action
predilection (n)natural liking or preference for
prerogative (n)right or privilege
prevaricate (v)to stray from the truth; lie
presumptuous (adj)taking liberties; overconfident yet unjustified
pretentious (adj)showy
presentiment (n)hunch, premonition; feeling that something is about to happen
pre-before
trans-, tra-across, beyond
transcend (v)to go beyond, exceed expectations; to rise above the limits of
transient (adj)short-lived, transitory, temporary; (Latin = going across)
ephemeral (adj)short-lived, not permanent; (Greek = only for a day)
evanescent (adj)short-lived, not permanent; (Latin = vanishes away)
transpose (v)to reverse or change position of, esp. words
transgression (n)violation of a law; overstepping a limit; sin
transmute (v)to change into a different form, nature, or appearance
transpire (v)to happen, occur; to come to pass
transmigrate (v)to pass into another body after death
translucent (adj)partially transparent; letting light pass through
transparent (adj)clear; capable of being seen through; diaphanous


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