Vocabulary From Classical Roots, Book A, Lesson 14

Assail

1. To attack violently; to assault.

2. To attack with words; to ridicule or criticize harshly.

Desultory

1. jumping from one thing to another; rambling;

2. haphazard or random

Exult

to rejoice greatly; to be triumphant

Resilient

1. Capable of returning to the original shape after being bent or stretched.

2. Buoyant; recovering quickly from illness, change, or misfortune.

Salient

1. conspicuous; striking

2. projecting up or out

Convalesce

to recover health after illness

Avail

To use to one's own advantage

Prevalent

widely occurring or in general use

Valor

heroic courage; bravery

Evolve

1. To develop gradually.

2. To change from a simpler to a more complex form of animal or plant life.

Voluble

speaking in a steady, easy flow of words; talkative; glib

SALIO, SALIRE, SALUI, SALTUM

Latin, "to jump" "to leap"

VALEO, VALERE, VALUI, VALITUM

Latin, "to be strong"

VOLVO, VOLVERE, VOLVI, VOLTUM

Latin, "to revolve"

Audaces fortuna juvat

"Fortune favors the bold"