Comp Vocab Week 4

Am-, Amor-

Love, Liking, Friendliness

Amateur

1. Person who follows something as a pastime and not a profession

2. One who performs rather poorly; inexperienced person

Amiable

Loveable; Good natured; pleasant and agreeable

Amicable

Characterized by friendliness rather than antagonism

Amity

friendship; goodwill

Amorous

having to do with love; loving

Enamored

inflamed with love; charmed

Anim-

mind, will, spirit

Animosity

Ill will; violent hatred

Animus (n)

Ill will (controlled)

Equanimity

evenness of mind or temper; composure

Magnanimous

Showing greatness or nobility of mind; above low or petty

Unanimity (n)

oneness of mind; total agreement

Unanimous (adj)

of one mind; in complete a

Fin-

end, boundary, limit

Affinity

sympathy; liking; attraction

Confine

keep within limits; restrict

Definitive

serving to end an unsettled matter; final

Finale

End or final part

Finis

End; conclusion

Flu-, Fluc- Flux-

Flow

Fluctuate

Flow like a wave; be unsteady; move up and down

Fluent

ready with a flow of words; speaking or writing easily

Fluid (n)

substance that flows

Fluid (adj)

not rigid; changing easily

Flux

continuous flow or changing; unceasing change

Influx

Inflow; inpouring

-Gen-, -Gener-, -Genit-

Birth, Kind, Class

Degenerate

Sink to a lower class or standard; deteriorate

Engender

Give birth to; generate

Genre

category

Progenitor

Ancestor to whom a group traces it’s birth; forefather

Regenerate

Cause to be born again; reform

-Greg-

gather, flock

Aggregate

Gather together in one mass; collective

Aggregation

Gathering of individuals into a body or group; assemblage

Congregation

flock or gathering of people for religious worship

Gregarious

Inclined to associate with the flock or group; fond of being with others

Segregation

Separation from the flock or main body; isolation

-Here-, -Hes-

Stick (together)

Adhere

Stick; hold fast; cling

Cohere

Stick together; hold together firmly

Coherence

State of sticking together; consistency; logical connection

Cohesion

Act or state of sticking together; unity

Inherent

deeply infixed; intrinsic; essential

-Lateral-

side

Collateral

Situated at the side; accompanying; additional

Equilateral

Having all sides equal

Lateral

Of or pertaining to the side

Multilateral

Having many sides

Quadrilateral

Plane figure having four sides and four angles

Unilateral

One-sided; undertaken by one side only

-Litera-

letter

Alliteration

Repetition of the same letter or consonant at the beginning of neighboring words

Literacy (n)

State of being educated; ability to read and write

Literal

Following the letters or exact words of the original

Literary

Having to do with letters or literature

Literate (adj)

Able to read and write; educated

-Luc-, -Lum-

Light

Elucidate

Throw light up on; make clear; explain

Lucid

Clear; easy to understand

Luminary (n)

One who is a source of light or inspiration to others; (famous person)

Luminous (adj)

Emitting light; shining; brilliant

Translucent

Letting light through