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9CP List 2
Greek and Latin Roots
16
English
9th Grade
09/19/2012

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Term

 

 "NUNC"

Definition

 

"To announce"

Term

 

Enunciate

The speaker enunciated each work carefully and precisely.

Definition

to pronounce or articulate

(speak clearly)

Term

 Renounce

The actor renounced his membership in the club because he didn't like its politics.

Definition

 

To reject by declaration.

 Synonym: disavow

Term

 

Pronouncement

 Fred made the pronouncement that he was going solar.

Definition

 

A declaration of opinion, judgment.

Term

 

"VOC"

Definition

 

"to call"

Term

 

Invoke

 Poseidon invoked Zeus for support with his mermaids.

Definition

 

To call on for support 

synonym: to appeal to

Term

 Revoke

 For going over his credit limit, Bill's card was revoked.

Definition

 To make invalid; to deactivate 

synonym: cancel, recall

Term

 

Ineffable

 

Claire's joy at her daughter's wedding was ineffable.

Definition

 

Unutterable; indescribable 

Term

 

"FA"

Definition

 

"to speak"

Term

 

Infantile

Stan's classroom behavior was infantile; he whistled, he got out of his seat, and he made paper airplanes.

Definition

 

Childish; immature 

synonym: juvenile

Term

 

Affable

The new pastor was a very affable young man.

Definition

 

Easy to converse with(to force something on someone)

Synonym: inflict

Term

 

Disposition

 

Brenda has a very sunny disposition.

Definition

 

Attitude or mood

 

synonym: character

Term

 

"FIG"

 

Definition

 

"to shape"

Term

 

Figment

I thought a saw a ghost but it was a figment of my imagination.

Definition

 

Something invented or imaginary.

 

synonym: phantom

Term

 

Effigy

 

The protestors burned an effigy of the President.

Definition

 

A figure constructed in mockery.

Term

 

Prefigure

 

The dark storm clouds prefigured the tornado that came later.

Definition

 

To look like or predict a later thing or event

 synonym: foreshadow

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