Lesson 7 Vocabulary Set

Study.

CID-, CIS-

to cut; to kill

FID-, FIDEL-

faith; faithful

FIN-

end; limit

LINE-

line

LITER-

letter; literature

LUMIN-

light; to shine

PART-, PORT-

part; share

PREC-

prayer

SUI-

self

TERMIN-

boundary; end

VER-

true

VEST-

garment

definitive

(adj.) conclusive

aver

(v.) affirm to be true

uxoricide

(n.) the act of killing one’s wife

obliterate

(v.) to erase

travesty

(n.) a bad or grotesque imitation

impart

(v.) give a portion to

indeterminate

(adj.) vague

perfidy

(n.) deceitfulness

sui generis

(adj.) unique

luminary

(n.) notable person

precarious

(adj.) dangerous, risky

lineage

(n.) descent from common ancestor

scissor

(n.) an instrument used for cutting thin material

infidelity

(n.) being unfaithful in a relationship

finale

(n.) the last part of a piece of a performance

linear

(adj.) arranged in a straight line.

literature

(n.) written works

luminous

(adj.) full of light

portion

(n.) a part of a whole

deprecate

(v.) express disapproval of

suicidal

(adj.) likely to commit suicide

terminate

(v.) bring to an end

verify

(v.) make sure something is true

vestibule

(n.) a lobby or foyer

semifinal

(n.) a round immediately before the final round

verdict

(n.) an opinion or judgment

tripartite

(adj.) consisting of three parts

suicide

(n.) death caused by self-directed injuries

multilinear

(adj.) having many lines

partner

(n.) pair of people engaged together in the same activity

alliteration

(n.) occurrence of the same letter/sound at the beginning of words next to each other

terminally

(adv.) impossible to cure

imprecation

(n.) a curse, words spoken when angry

diffident

(adj.) lack of self-confidence, reserved

parricide

(n.) killing a near relative

confinement

(n.) state of being cramped

Fido

(n.) a common dog name