Vocabulary from Classical Roots: Lessons 1-4

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consecrate

(tr v) to make or declare something sacred.
2. to dedicate something to a goal

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sacrament

(n) something considered to have sacred significance

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sanctity

(n) godliness; holiness

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sanctuary

(n) a sacred place; any place of refuge

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hierarchy

(n) a group organized by rank

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hieroglyphic

(adj) written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words.
2. hard to read

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expiate

(tr v) to make amends for; to atone for

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piety

(n) religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents

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impious

(adj) sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect

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pittance

(n) a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary

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execrate

(tr v) to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest

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sacrilege

(n) disrespect to something regarded as sacred

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sacrosanct

(adj) sacred (often used ironically)

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sanctimonious

(adj) pretending to be righteous

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sanction

(n) approval; support; permission.
2. (usually pl) a penalty for breaking with law or custom.
(tr v) to approve; to encourage

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sapient

(adj) wise; insightful (often used ironically)

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sage

(n) a person, usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience

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cognition

(n) the act of perceiving or knowing

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cognizant

(adj) aware; having knowledge of something

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connoisseur

(n) an expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste

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notorious

(adj) widely and unfavorably known; infamous

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compute

(tr v) to determine by mathematics

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impute

(tr v) to attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person

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repute

(tr v) to assign a reputation to (usually used with to be)

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putative

(adj) supposed; reputed

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presage

(n) a sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding

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sagacious

(adj) shrewd; having good judgment; perceptive

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conscientious

(adj) guided by one's sense of right and wrong.
2. thorough; with careful attention

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plebiscite

(n) a direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an important matter; a referendum

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prescience

(n) knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge

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dogma

(n) a system of doctrines put forward by an authority, especially a church, to be absolute truth.

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dogmatic

(adj) pertaining to dogma.
2. expressed in an authoritative or arrogant manner

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heterodox

(adj) not in agreement with accepted beliefs; holding unorthodox opinions

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agnostic

(n) a person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of a god.
(adj) relating to the belief that the existence of a god is unknowable.

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physiognomy

(n) the art of judging human character by facial features; facial features when regarded as revealing character.

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prognosis

(n) a prediction of the outcome of a disease; any forecast or prediction

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criterion

(n) a standard, rule or test on which a decision or judgment can be made

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hypocrisy

(n) pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have

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amnesty

(n) a general pardon for offenders, especially for political offenses

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mnemonic

(adj) relating to or assisting the memory.
(n) a device used in remembering

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frenetic

(adj) frantic; frenzied

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schizophrenia

(n) a severe mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to act or reason in a rational way, often with delusions and withdrawal from relationship.
2. a situation of extreme conflict between choices, loyalties, or ways of life

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arraign

(tr v) (legal) to call to court to answer charges.
2. to accuse; to charge with wrongdoing

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rationale

(n) the reasons underlying something, often presented as a statement (used with for)

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rationalize

(tr v) to provide a rational basis for something, often by false or self-serving reasoning

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accredit

(tr v) to authorize; to certify; to believe

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credence

(n) belief; acceptance as true

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creditable

(adj) deserving praise

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credulous

(adj) believing too easily; gullible

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creed

(n) a statement of belief or principle

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deify

(tr v) to make a god of

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deity

(n) a god or goddess

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divine

(tr v) to foretell by supernatural means.
2. to know by intuition or insight

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divinity

(n) a god or goddess; a divine being.
2. the state of being divine.
3. the study of Christian theology

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apotheosis

(n) making a god of something; deification.
2. a glorified ideal; an essence

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theocracy

(n) government by divine power or priests

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theology

(n) the study of religion

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atheist

(n) a person who believe there is no god

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pantheism

(n) identifying god with nature; belief in all gods

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pantheon

(n) all the gods of a people or religion

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