AP Lit Ch. 8 (roots and words)

-acer
-acerbo, acerbare, acerbavi, acerbatum
-acerbus

-sharp
-to make sour
-bitter, sour, harsh

acerbic

-sour or bitter in taste
-harsh or sharp in speech, manner, or temper

acrid

bitterly pungent or harsh in taste or smell; sharply stinging

exacerbate

to increase the severity of something; to intensify irritation or violence

acrimony

bitter, sharp animosity, especially in behavior or speech

-acuo, acuere, acui, acutum
-acus

-to sharpen
-needle

acumen

keenness of insight and discernment; sagacity (good judgement)

acute

-very discerning; quickly alert to impressions
-severe; intense

-emo, emere, emi, emptum

-to buy

peremptory

-urgently commanding; officious or arrogantly dictatorial
-not allowing contradiction or further disagreement

preempt

to take precedence over someone or something already arranged or in place; to seize priority

redemption

-deliverance from sin; atonement for guilt
-retrieval; reclamation; reformation

-kratos

-strength, power

technocracy

government or social systems that put technological theories into practice

plutocrat

a member of a governing wealthy class or a person whose wealth grants political influence

-pecunia

-money, wealth

pecuniary

relating to money or necessary payment of it

impecunious

lacking money; penniless

-porto, portare, portavi, portatum

-to carry

comportment

behavior; demeanor; mode of bearing or movement

purport

to claim; to profess (without giving proof); to appear to be