semester 2 final vocab + roots

collusion

a secret agreement for a deceitful purpose, conspiracy

concoct

to mix ingredients, as in cooking

delusion

a false belief or opinion, especially one held in spite of contradictory evidence

elude

to avoid or escape from by cunning ,to evade

imbibe

to drink

to absorb, to take in

potable

fit to drink

precocious

showing unusually early development, especially mentally

saline

having to do with salt

voracious

extremely hungry, greedy

eager for some activity or interest

affront

to insult intentionally, to offend or embarrass

an insult or offensive act

capulation

surrender, ending resistance

cerebral

pertaining to the brain

decapitate

to cut off the head off, to behead

deface

to mar or spoil the appearance or surface of something

efface

to wipe out, to obliterate

to make oneself inconspicuous

effrontery

flippant or insulting boldness, audacity

facade

a face of a building

the face or front of anything, especially an artificial or false front

precipice

a very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock

the edge of a dangerous situation

disgorge

to expel from the throat or stomach, to vomit

to discharge violently

gargantuan

of immense size, gigantic

gorge

a deep narrow passage with rocky sides, enclosed between mountains

gluttonous eating

a feeling of nausea

to at greedily

to fill full, to stuff

indenture

a written contract between two parties

an agreement binding an apprentice to work for a master

to bind by written contract

oracle

a shrine where antient greeks consulted one of their gods for advice or prophecy

a prophecy made at such a shrine

a person who transmits prophecy from a deity

a person or thing regarded as able to give wise guidance

oration

an address or formal speech given on a special occasion

supercilious

disdainful, haughty and aloof

inexorable

relentless, unyielding

accolade

any honor, award, or expression of approval

a ceremonial tap on the shoulder with the flat side of a sword

accord

harmony, agreement

carnage

the killing of many people, massacre

cordial

hearty, warm, sincere

corporeal

characteristic of or resembling the physical body

having material substance, able to be seen

corpulent

excessively bulky, fat

ossify

to turn into bone, to become bony

incarnate

embodied in human form

assiduous

unceasingly attentive, devoted

consanguinity

blood relationship

any close relationship

dissident

differing, disagreeing, dissenting

a person who disagrees

dossier

a set of documents containing information about a person or event, a file

enervate

to deprive of strength, to weaken

gastric

pertaining to the stomach

sanguine

cheerful, hopeful

reddish or ruddy

supersede

to take the place of, to replace

ambidextrous

able to use either hand equally well

dexterity

skill in the use of the hands or body, adroitness

inflection

an alteration of pitch or tone of the voice

manacle

a device for confining the hands, handcuffs

manipulate

to use or handle skillfully

to manage with devious skill, or to adjust to suit one’s purpose

rapacious

excessively grasping or greedy

given to seizing for plunder or as prey

rapt

giving one’s complete attention

overtime with emotion, completely filled with joy

surreptitious

done secretly, without approval

voro, vorare, voravi…

to devour

poto, potare, potavi…

to drink

ludo, ludere, lusi…

to play

caput, capitis

head

cerebrum

brain

os, oris

mouth

oro, orare, oravi…

to speak

dens, dentis

tooth

caro, carnis

flesh

corpus, corporis

body

cor, cordis

heart

os, ossis

bone

derma

skin

sanguis, sanguinis

blood

sedeo, sedere, sedi…

to sit, to settle

manus

hand

dextra

right hand

digitus

finger