Lesson 11

clud, clus, clos

to close

cruc

cross

cur, cure

care

milit

soldier

nav

ship, boat

nomen, nomin, nom

name, noun

pon, posit, pose, pound

to place, to put

prol

offspring

spir, spirit

to breathe

stru, struct

to build

trud, trus

to push, to thrust

vulg

common

include

add as part of something else

cure-all

a remedy that cures all diseases

naval

pertaining to ships

respire

to breathe

intrude

trespass; enter as an uninvited person

crucifix

A type of execution in which a person was nailed to a cross

military

relating to the armed forces, such as the army, navy, and the air force

nominate

to suggest a person for a position or office

proliferous

to grow rapidly

construct

to build

vulgarity

indecent

excruciating

agonizing

esprit

vivacious wit

pedicure

care of the feet

reclusive

solitary

abstruse

difficult to understand

navicular

shaped like a boat

ignominy

disgrace

militia

army reserve

prolific

fertile

vulgar

common

reconstruct

rebuild

impose

put upon

proliferate

to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly

navigate

to steer or direct a ship or airplane

malocclusion

abnormality in the coming together of teeth

crucify

kill by nailing onto a cross

manicure

a treatment for the hands and nails

foreclosed

to take possession of a property from a mortgagor because of defaults on payments

proletariat

the lowest class of a community

divulge

to tell, reveal; to make public

seclusion

isolation from others, solitude

postponed

put off to later, delayed

curator

superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)

unobtrusive

not readily noticeable, inconspicuous