Latin ch 8/9 derivatives

plus

added to; increased by

plural

more than one

surplus

amount or quantity exceeding what is needed

pluperfect

verb tense describing action as having already taken place as of some point in the past

antique

of ancient times, object valuable for its age, esp. a work of art or handicraft

antiquity

ancient times, esp. those before the Middle Ages; quality of being old

antiquary

student of or dealer in antiquities

major

greater in importance, rank, or extent; serious or dangerous;

majority

more than half of a given group; highest voting total in an election)

majesty

greatness, dignity; authority or power; splendor, grandeur

maximum

greatest possible quantity, degree, or number

maximize

to make as great as possible, make the most of

maxim

concise formulation of a fundamental principle, truth or rule of conduct

ameliorate

to make or become better; improve

mini

very small, miniature

minimum

least possible quantity, degree, or number; the lower limit

minimize

to reduce or represent as having least importance or value

miniature

very small, a very small copy, model or type

minim

unit of fluid measure, one-sixtieth of a dram

minor

lesser or smaller in amount, degree, size or importance; not of legal age

minority

smaller of the groups forming a whole; a group that differs from the larger group

optimum

best or most favorable condition, degree, amount, etc.

optimism

tending to expect the best to happen

pejorative

tending to become or make worse; disparaging or insulting, negative

pessimism

tending to expect the worst to happen

loquacious

"full of talk": overly chatty, effusive

circumlocution

"talk around", used to avoid directness

colloquium

"talk together": an informal conference; an academic seminar

colloquial

of, pertaining to, or suitable to informal speech; conversational

elocution

"speak out": the art of public speaking 

eloquent

fluent & persuasive in discourse; movingly expressive

soliloquy

"talking alone": dramatic discourse revealing a character's thoughts

ventriloquism

"stomach talk": producing vocal sounds so that they seem to come from a source other than the speake

compassion

"suffer together": deep feeling of sharing another's suffering, mercy

compatible

Capable of living/performing harmoniously with others

patient

enduring affliction w/ calmness; tolerant, one under medical treatment

impassive

"not suffering": revealing no emotion, expressionless

passive

not active but acted upon; accepting w/o resistance, submissive

passion

Powerful emotion or appetite, lust; object of such desire

sequel

something that follows, continuation

sequence

a following of one thing after another, succession

subsequent

following in time or order, succeeding

ensue

to take place subsequently; to follow as a consequence

execute

"follow out": to carry out, perform, make legal; to subject to capital punishment

executive

group having administrative or magisterial authority; branch of government that puts laws into effect

obsequious

overly compliant or submissive, fawning

obsequy

funeral rite or ceremony, what is required for the dead

prosecute

"follow forth": to initiate & conduct a legal action against

pursue

"follow through": to follow in an effort to overtake or capture, chase; to strive to accomplish

second

next after the 1st, 1/60 of a min.; v., to attend as an assistant

secondary

next in importance from the 1st

segue

"it follows", an uninterrupted transition

sue

to institute legal proceedings, bring a suit against

suit

a set or group of related things, as of clothes, court proceeding; to Meet the requirements of, adapt

suite

series of connected rooms; set of matching furniture; musical composition of short pieces drawn from a larger work

suitor

follower": one making a petition or request; a man who is courting a woman

revere

to regard with great respect or devotion

reverence

profound respect or honor; act of respect, to revere

reverent

feeling or showing reverence

reverend

worthy of reverence; title designating a member of the clergy

irreverence

lack of due respect; disrespectful act or remark

aural

adj., of, pertaining to or received through the ear

auricle

external part of the ear; ear-like part, as an atrium of the heart

frigid

extremely cold; lacking warmth of feeling

refrigerate

to cool or chill something

frigidarium

cold-water plunge bath in a Roman bathhouse

genus

category of related organisms; kind w/ related attributes

genre

type, a style, category of art / literature

general

applicable to or involving the whole, prevalent; not precise

generalize

to render general rather than specific

generic

of, including or indicating an entire group; not protected by trademark

gender

classification of sex; gram., M, F, or N

degenerate

to deteriorate, decay, morally deviant

indigenous

occurring or living naturally in an area; native

glacier

a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation of snow

glacial

relating to the presence of ice

itinerary

plan or route for a trip

itinerant

traveling from place to place

onus

burden; blame

onerous

full of burden, troublesome

exonerate

to remove the blame from, pardon, relieve

dissimilar

not resembling; unlike

dissemble

to disguise the real nature of, fake

humility

the quality of being humble

humiliate

to lower the pride or dignity of, embarrass

humble

marked by meekness or modesty; of low rank / station

add

to join or unite so as to increase in size, quantity

addition

an adding; combining to make a sum

additive

involving addition

demise

death

ablative

case used to show separation, among other thing

confer

to bestow, as an honor; to hold a conference

cf

abbreviation of confer

conference

a meeting to discuss something; a regional gathering

conifer

cone tree, pine or fir

collate

to assemble in proper order; to examine & compare

defer

“bring down” to put off, comply with the opinion or decision of others

differ

"bring apart": to be unlike; to disagree

differentiate

to constitute a distinction; to make or become different

dilate

bear apart": to make or become wider, expand