5.1 Vocab for the High School Student

AM AMOR

love liking friendliness

amateur

(n.) person who follows a particular pursuit as a pastime

amiable

(adj.) likeable; good-natured; pleasant and agreeable; obliging

amicable

(adj.)characterized by friendliness rather than antagonism; friendly; neighborly; not quarrelsome

amity

(n.) friendship; goodwill; friendly relations

amorous

(adj.) strongly moved by love; loving; inclined to love; enamored

enamored

(adj.) (usually followed by "of") inflamed with love; charmed; captivated

ANIM-

mind, will, spirit

animosity

(n.) ill will (usually leading to active opposition); violent hatred; enmity; antagonism (not to be confused with animus)

animus

(n.) ill will (usually controlled) (not to be confused with animosity)

equanimity

(n.) evenness of mind or temper under stress; emotional balance; composure; calmess; equilibrium

magnanimous

(adj.) showing greatness or nobility of mind; chivalrous; forgiving; generous in overlooking injury or insult

unanimity

(n.) oneness of mind; complete agreement

unanimous

(adj.) of one mind; in complete accord

FIN-

end, boundary, limit

affinity

(literally, condition of being "near the boundary" or "a neighbor") kinship; sympathy; liking; attraction

confine

(v.) keep within limits; restrict; limit

definitive

(adj.) serving to end an unsettled matter; conclusive; final

finale

(n.) end or final part of a musical composition, opera, play, etc.; conclusion

finis

(n.) end; conclusion

FLU-, FLUC-, FLUX-

flow

fluctuate

(v.) flow like a wave; move up and down; change often and irregularly; be unsteady

fluent

(adj.) ready with a flow of words; speaking or writing easily; articulate; eloquent

fluid

(n.) substance that flows

fluid

(adj.) not rigid; changeable; unstable

flux

(n.) continuous flow or changing; unceasing change

influx

(n.) inflow; inpouring; inrush

GEN-, GENER-, GENIT-

birth, kind, class

degenerate

(v.) sink to a lower class or standard; worsen; deteriorate

engender

(v.) give birth to; create; generate; produce; cause

genre

(n.) kind; sort; category

progenitor

(n.) ancestor to whom a group traces its birth; forefather; forebear

regenerate

(v.) cause to be born again; put new life into; reform completely; revive; reinvigorate

GREG-

gather, flock

aggregate

(adj.) gathered together in one mass; total; collective

aggregation

(n.) gathering of individuals into a body or group; assemblage

congregation

(N.) "flock" or gathering of people for religious worship

gregarious

(adj.) inclined to associate with the "flock" or group; fond of being with others; sociable

segregation

(n.) separation from the "flock" or main body; setting apart; isolation; separation

-HERE, -HES

stick

adhere

(v.) stick; hold fast; cling; be attached

cohere

(v.) stick together; hold together firmly

coherence

(n.) state of sticking together; consistency; logical connection

cohesion

(n.) act or state of sticking together; union; unity; body

incoherent

(adj.) not logically connected; disconnected; unintelligible

inherent

(adj.) (literally, "sticking in") deeply infixed; intrinsic; essential

-LATERAL

side

bilateral

(adj.) involving two sides

collateral

(adj.) situated at the side; accompanying; parallel; additional; supplementary

equilateral

(adj.) having all sides equal

lateral

(adj.) of or pertaining to a side

multilateral

(adj.) having several sides

quadrilateral

(n.) plane figure having four sides and four angles

unilateral

(adj.) one-sided; undertaken by one side only

LITERA-

letter

alliteration

(n.) repetition of the same letter or consonant at the beginning of neighboring words

literacy

(n.) state of being lettered or educated; ability to read and write

literal

(adj.) following the letters or exact words of the original; verbatim; word-for-word

literary

(adj) having to do with letters or literature

literate

(adj.) lettered; able to read and write; educated

LUC-, LUM-

light

elucidate

(v) throw light upon; make clear; explain; clarify

lucid

(adj) (literally, "containing light") clear; easy to understand

luminary

(n) one who is a source of light or inspiration to others; famous person; notable; celebrity

luminous

(adj.) emitting light; bright; shining; brilliant;

translucent

(adj.) letting light through

DIS

opposite of, differently, apart, away

POST

after

BENE

good, well

AD

to, toward near

DE

down, down from, opposite of

IN,IM,IR,IL

not, un

MAL,MALE

evil, ill, bad, badly

SE

apart

INTRA

within

EXTRA

outside

E, EX

out, from, away

INTER

between

ANTE

before

CONTRA, CONTRO, COUNTER

against, contrary

A, AB, ABS

from, away, off

IM, IN

in, into, on, against, over

CIRCUM

around, round

CON, CO, COL, COR

together, with

OB

against,, in the way, over

PER

through, to the end, thoroughly

PRE

before, beforehand, fore

PRO

forward, forth