English 101 Vocab - Classical Roots: Here and There

L. Inter

Between

L. Pono, Ponere, Posui, Positum

To put or place

L. Prope, Propinquss

Near

L. Quies, Quietus

Quiet or Rest

L. Trude, Tridere, Trusi, Trusmum

To Push

Interloper (N.)

One who intrudes by meddling or trespassing on the rights of others₁

Internecine (Adj.)

Very destructive to both sides in a conflict; involving slaughter and carnage₁

Pertaining to struggle or conflict within a group, organization, or nation₂

Interpolate (Tr. v.)

To insert or add something between other parts, especially in a test or a written work₁

To introduce material that severely alters a text or fulsifies₂

Interregnum (Tr. v.)

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 successor₁

An interval between controlling elements: an iteration in an otherwise continuous function or process₂

Interpose (Tr. v.)

To insert between parts of something: to interject in a conversation₁

To apply pressure or influence; to meddle: to interfere₂

Juxtapose (Tr. v.)

To place side by side for comparison₁

Try to find the differences₂

Propinquity (N.)

Nearness; proximity₁

Kinship₂

Rapprochement (N.)

Reconciliation; restoration of coordinal relations especially between two countries₁

Quiescent (Adj.)

At rest: dormant; motionless₁

Acquiesce (Intr. v.)

To agree or consent₁

Requiem (N.)

A mass or service for the repose of departed souls; music, poetry, or other composition for the dead₁

Unrequited (Adj.)

Not reciprocal: not given in payment or returned in kind₁

Abtruse (N.)

Difficult to understand; complex₁

Extrude (Tr. v.)

To push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined state₁

Obtrude (Tr. v. & Intrans. v.)

To force one’s ideas or oneself insistently upon others₁

To trust or push out; to protrude noticeably, often in an undesirable₂

L. Alter

other

G. Epi

on, toward

G. Para

Beside

G. Peri

around

G. Tithenal

to put

Altruism

A concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness

Altercation

A noisy quarrel

Ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time (in a literal sense “one day”); transitory; fleeting not lasting

Epitaph

An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the person buried there; a brief (literary) summary of a dead person’s life

Epitome

A typical representation of something; a person who embodies a specific quality

Neutral connotation

Eponymous

Referring to the name of a person, a mythical being, or a literary figure associated with something or to a word incorporating the name of such person

Paradigm

An example serving to illustrate a process, pattern, or concept

Paradox

A statement that seems contradictory but contains a truth or valid deduction

Paragon

A model of excellence or perfection

Parameter

In mathematics, a constant that has variable values and is used to determine other variables

A factor that determines a range of variables; a boundary

Peripatetic

Walking or traveling about

Peripheral

Pertaining to the boundary of an area

Of minor importance

Epithet

A word or phrase used positively or negatively that characterizes or describes a person or thing, added to or replacing a name

Anathema

A person of thing detested or shunned

A curse, especially a formal church ban or excommunication

Antithesis

An exact opposite; a complete contrast

A rhetorical form juxtaposing contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure