Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book E - Lessons 7 and 8

Uhhhhhhh idk twin, maybe study more for your vocab quiz with this? :P

FATEOR, FARI, FASSUM

<L. “to speak,” “to confess,” “to admit”

affable

adj. Easy to speak to; approachable; polite, friendly. affability, n.

ineffable

adj. 1. Beyond description; indescribable. 2. Not to be uttered; taboo.

DICO, DICERE, DIXI, DICTUM

Familiar Words (Dico, Dicere, Dixi, Dictum)

addict, addiction, addictive, benediction, condition, contradiction, dictate, dictation, dictatorship, dictionary, dino, predict, predictable, verdict

Challenge Words (Dico, Dicere, Dixi, Dictum)

Benedictine, Benedictus, fatidic, juridicial, voir dire

dictatorial

adj. Domineering; autocratic, like a dictator. dictatorialness, n.

diction

n. 1. Choice of words in speech or writing. 2. A person's manner of uttering or pronouncing words.

dictum

n. An authoritative expression of opinion. (plural dicta, dictums)

ditty

n. A simple song.

edict

n. A decree or proclamation issued by an authority.

indict

tr. n. 1. (legal) To issue a formal charge of a crime. 2. To accuse. indictment, n.

indite

tr. n. To write; to compose.

interdiction

n. A prohibition; the act of forbidding. interdict, v.; interdictive, adj.; interdictor, n.

jurisdiction

n. 1. Control and authority, especially to interpret and exercise the law. 2. The specific area of someone's or something's control or authority. jurisdictional, adj.

malediction

n. A curse. Antonym: benediction

valediction

n. A bidding farewell; a leave-taking; a farewell speech. valedictorian, n.; valedictory, adj.

GLOSSA, GLOTTA

Familiar Word (Glossa, Glotta)

glossary

Challenge Words (Glossa, Glotta)

glossal, glossolalia, glottal, glottis

polyglot

n. A person who knows several languages well.

CLAMO, CLAMARE, CLAMAVI, CLAMATUM

Familiar Words (Clamo, Clamare)

claim, clear, exclaim, proclaim, reclaim

Challenge Words (Clamo, Clamare)

clamant, reclamation

acclamation

n. 1. Applause; enthusiastic approval. 2. An oral vote, especially an enthusiastic vote of approval. acclaim, n., v.; acclaimer, n.

clamor

n. A loud outcry, especially in protest. intr. v. To insist or exclaim noisily. clamorous, adj.

declaim

tr. and intr. v. To speak loudly or passionately. declamation, n.; declamatory, adj.

FORUM

forensic

adj. Referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric. n. forensics The study or practice of formal debate.

forum

n. 1. The central square or marketplace of a Roman city. 2. A public meeting or any situation for open discussion.

LINGUA

Familiar Words (Lingua)

bilingual, linguine, linguistic, linguistics

Challenge Words (Lingua)

lingual, lingulate

lingo

n. Unfamiliar language; a dialect or special jargon.

lingua franca

n. A language used by people who do not speak a common tongue; usually combines aspects of different languages.

linguist

n. 1. A person who speaks several languages; a polyglot. 2. A person who studies linguistics, the structure of human speech.

LOQUOR, LOQUI, LOCUTUM

Familiar Words (Loquor, Loqui, Locutum)

colloquial, eloquent

Challenge Words (Loquor, Loqui, Locutum)

colloquy, elocution, grandiloquent, interlocutor, magniloquent, obloquy

circumlocution

n. 1. The use of many words when few would do. 2. Evasive talk; roundabout expression. circumlocutory, adj.

colloquium

n. A meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting.

locution

n. A word or expression; phraseology.

loquacious

adj. Very talkative. loquaciousness, n.; loquacity, n.

VERBUM

Familiar Words (Verbum)

adverb, proverb, verb

Challenge Words (Verbum)

verbiage, verbicide, verbify

proverbial

adj. 1. Of or like a wise or witty folksaying. 2. Well-known; notorious; frequently spoken of. proverb, n.

verbatim

adj. Word for word; in exactly the same words.

verbose

adj. Wordy; using excessive words. verbosity, n.