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Unit 16
Vocabulary Classical Roots C
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English
8th Grade
05/01/2012

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Ambulatory
Definition

Able to walk about;

pertaining to walking

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Preamble
Definition

A prelimniary statment in speech or writing;

introduction

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Recalcitrant
Definition

Stubborn agaisnt authority;

hard to manage

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Constituent
Definition

Serving as necessary part of a whole;

a voter of a district represented by an elected official

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Desist
Definition
To cease doing something
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Destitute
Definition

Altogether lacking;

poverty-stricken

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Interstice
Definition
Intervening space
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Obstinate
Definition

Very stubborn;

inflexible;

difficult to control (object usually)

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Oust
Definition
To force out of a position
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Restitution
Definition

Restoration of a thing to its orginal state or owner;

repayment for an injury or damage

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Restive
Definition

Restless;

Unruly

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Stance
Definition

The position of the body and feet when standing;

mental attitude

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Static
Definition

At rest;

pertaining to electrical charges

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Subsist
Definition

To exist;

to be;

to live

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