Lesson 8

rebel

insurgent, a person who fights against the current leader or government

fervor

intense or passionate feeling

digestion

process of breaking down food

homo sapiens

the human race

emollient

softens the skin

recompense

compensate, make amends

doctor

physician

fraternity

brotherhood

grave

place of burial; dire situation

maternal

relating to a mother

paternity

fatherhood

sororicide

to kill one's sister

bell

war

doc, doct

to teach

ferv

to boil, to bubble

fratr, fratern

brother

ger, gest

to carry, to produce

grav

heavy

hom, homo

man

matr, matern

mother

moll

mild, soft

patr, patern

father

pend, pens

to hang, to weigh, to pay

soror

sister

mollification

appeasement

docile

easy to teach

sorority

sisterhood

fervid

zealous

congeries

miscellaneous collection

matriarchy

society ruled by mother or women

bellipotent

mighty in war

compendium

summary

paternal

fatherly

homo sapien

human being

aggravate

to make worse

fraternal

brotherly

matricide

to kill one's mother

mollify

appease, reduce

patrilineal

descent through a male line

belligerent

hostile, aggressive

homicide

to kill a person

document

piece of written or printed paper containing information

fervent

displaying passionate intensity

impending

about to happen, imminent

suggestive

indicative or evocative

gravity

attractive force; seriousness

bellicose

displaying aggression

patron

sponsor, customer, contributor