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Lesson 1 - Book E
Vocabulary from Classical Roots
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English
11th Grade
01/13/2013

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interloper
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One who intrudes by meddling or trespassing on the rights of others
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internecine
Definition
1. Very destructive to both sides in a conflict; involving slaughter and carnage
2. Pertaining to struggle or conflict within a group, organization, or nation
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interpolate
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1. To insert or add something between other parts, especially in a textor written work
2. To introduce material that severely alters a text or falsies it
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interregnum
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1. Any period of time when a state is without a ruler or has a provisional government, especially between the reign of a sovereign and a successor
2. An interval between controlling elements; an interruption in an otherwise continuous function or process
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interpose
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1. To insert between parts of something; to interject in a conversation
2. To apply pressure or influence; to meddle; to interfere
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juxtapose
Definition
To place side by side
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propinquity
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1. Nearness; proximity
2. Kinship
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rapprochement
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Reconciliation; restoration of cordial relations, especially between two countries
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quiescent
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At rest; dormant; motionless
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acquiesce
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To agree or consent without any objection
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requiem
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A mass or service for the repose of departed souls; music, poetry, or other composition for the dead
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unrequited
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Not reciprocal; not given in payment or returned in kind
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abstruse
Definition
Difficult to understand; complex
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extrude
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To push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined shape
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obtrude
Definition
1. To force one's ideas or oneself insistently upon others
2. To thrust or push out; to protrude noticeably, often in an undesirable way
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