Vocab Lesson 12

ac(u), acr

sharp

cap (cip), capt (cept)

to take; to seize

cred, credit

to believe; to trust

cur(r), curs (course)

to run; to go

de, div

a god

nunci (nounce)

to announce

plen

full

press

to press

scrib, script

to write

solv, solut

to loosen; free

son

sound

vor

to devour

acid

a sour substance

discredit

to refuse to believe; dishonor or disgrace

deity

a god; a divine being

plenty

more than enough

subscribe

to arrange to receive something regularly by paying in advance

sonar

a system for the detection of objects under water and for measuring the water's depth

capture

to take by force

concourse

a large open area; a crowd

announce

to make known

compress

to press together

solvent

a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

carnivore

organism that only eats meat

plentitude

abundance

acumen

mental keenness

occur

to happen

voracity

greediness

suppress

to stop by force

credulous

gullible

capacious

spacious

divine

sacred

resonant

echoing

dissolute

loose in morals

ascribe

to assign or refer to; attribute

enunciate

to pronounce clearly

participate

to take part in

manuscript

a piece of writing

plenipotentiary

having full power or authority

omnivore

organism that eats both plants and animals

unison

a sounding together; agreement or accord

conscription

a military draft

dissonance

unpleasant sound

captivated

to be influenced by charm, art, or skill

divinity

the state or quality of being divine

acrimonious

angry and bitter

incredible

hard or impossible to believe

courier

messenger