Honors 10th Finals Vocab + Roots

Circumspect (adjective)

Careful; mindful of rules and consequences.

Formative (adjective)

Occurring at the time of most influence.

Dismal (adjective)

Causing great sadness or pessimism.

Improvise (verb)

To create without any forethought or preparation

Circumspect (adjective)

Careful; mindful of rules and consequences.

Formative (adjective)

Occurring at the time of most influence.

Dismal (adjective)

Causing great sadness or pessimism.

Improvise (verb)

To create without any forethought or preparation

Disposition (noun)

Attitude or mood.

Accord (noun)

Sameness of opinion; agreement

Revoke (verb)

To make invalid; deactivate

Antagonize (verb)

To act hostile towards; provoke.

Animosity (noun)

Anger or hostility

Indict (verb)

To charge with a crime

Bibliophile (noun)

One who loves books.

Domineering (adjective)

Forcing others to obey

Renounce (verb)

To reject by declaration

Recant (verb)

To formally withdraw

Predominant (adjective)

Being most evident or apparent

Enunciate (verb)

To pronounce or articulate

Monopolize (verb)

To use or take so as to prevent others from using or taking.

Philanthropy (noun)

Charitable donation to public causes.

Privileged (adjective)

Available only to a special few; entitled to something special.

Invoke (verb)

To call on for support

Decadent (adjective)

Overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive

Affable (adjective)

Easy to converse with; friendly

Belligerence (noun)

Warlike mood or attitude

Susceptible (adjective)

Able to be influenced

Sustain (verb)

To support for an extended period of time.

Pedagogue (noun)

A teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow-minded.

Surreptitious (adjective)

Hidden or secret; done without notice

Inept (adjective)

Unskilled; clumsy.

Divest (verb)

To strip or remove a title or position of authority

Inaudible (adjective)

So quiet as to be impossible to hear

Tenacious (adjective)

Stubbornly persistent; determined

Monolithic (adjective)

Exactly the same throughout; lacking any diversity.

Posit (verb)

To put forth; assert

Unanimous (adjective)

Showing complete agreement

Effigy (noun)

A figure constructed in mockery

Repulsion (noun)

Desire to avoid; disgust

Iniquity (noun)

Injustice; wrong or wicked action or situation

Equanimity (noun)

Evenness of mind and spirit; calm

PHOT/PHOS (root)

From Greek PHOS, PHOTOS meaning light. This root is associated with words related to light, photography, and visual perception.

LAT (root)

Latin LATUM meaning brought, carried. This root is found in words related to transferring, bearing, or conveying something.

PHIL (root)

Greek PHILE meaning love. This root appears in words denoting affection, fondness, or a strong inclination towards something.

FUS (root)

Latin FUNDERE, FUSUM meaning to pour out. It relates to words that involve pouring, melting, or distributing something in abundance.

LOG (root)

Greek LOGEIN meaning to speak, to reason. This root is present in words about speech, logic, and rational thought.

PED (root)

Greek PAIS, PAIDOS 'child' OR Latin PES, PEDIS meaning 'foot'. Depending on its origin, this root can refer to children, education, or feet and locomotion.

APT/EPT (root)

Latin APTARE, APTUM meaning to fit. This root is used in words describing suitability, skill, or the ability to do something well.

MAL (root)

Latin MALUS meaning bad. Associated with words that indicate negativity, evil, or something being of poor quality.

CRAT/CRAC (root)

Greek KRATEIN 'to rule' KRATOS 'power.' Denotes words related to governance, authority, or strength.