vocab from classical roots lesson 1 and 2

interloper

one who intrudes by meddling or trespassing on the rights of others

internecine

• very destructive to both sides in a conflict, involving slaughter and carnage

• pertaining to struggle or conflict within a group, organization or nation

interpolate

• to insert or add something between other parts, especially in a text or written work

• to introduce material that severly alters a text or falsifies it

interregnum

• any period of time when a state is without a ruler or has a provisional government, especially between the region of a sovereign and a successor

• an interval between controlling elements; an interruption in an otherwise continuous function or process

interpose

• to insert between parts of something; to interject in a conversation

• to apply pressure or influence; to meddle; to interfere

juxtapose

to place side by side

propinquity

• nearness, proximity

• kinship

rapprochement

reconciliation; restoration of cordial relations, especially between two countries

quiescent

at rest; dormant; motionless

acquiesce

to agree or consent without any objection

requiem

a mass or service for the repose of departed souls; music, poetry, or composition for the dead

unrequited

not reciprocal; not given in payment or returned in kind

abstruse

difficult to understand, complex

extrude

to push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined shape

obtrude

• to force one’s ideas or oneself insistently upon others

• to thrust or push out; to protrude noticeably, often in an undesirable way

altercation

a noisy quarrel

altruism

concern for the welfare of others, unselfishness

ephemeral

lasting for a very short time (literally for one day); transitory; not everlasting

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 quality

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 a 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 variations; a boundary

peripatetic

walking or traveling about

peripheral

• pertaining to the boundary of an area

• of minor importance

anathema

• a person or thing detested and 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

epithet

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