Unit One - Latin & Greek Roots - Level XI

Discomfit

(v.) to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass

Edification

(n) Improvement or enlightenment

Malfeasance

misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official

Feasible

(adj.) reasonable; capable of being accomplished

Surfeit

(n.) condition of being too full; overabundance

Magnum Opus

(n.) the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer

Modus Operandi

(n.) a specific manner of working

Opulent

(adj.) possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent

Synergy

(n.) the power that results in the combination of 2 or more forces

Liturgy

(n.) a pattern of prayer or worship

Lethargy

(n) a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy

Laborious

(adj.) requiring mental or physical effort

Belabor

(v) to discuss in too much detail; to attack

Elaborate

(v) to explain in greater detail