Word Power 4B

prec

pray, beseech, entreat

precarious

depending on chance

deprecate

to express mild or regretful disapproval of

imprecate

to invoke evil on; to curse

self-deprecating

to make fun of oneself

fide

faith, trust

fiduciary

held or founded in trust or confidence

affidavit

a sworn statement made in writing while under oath

confide

to entrust (a secret)

confidant

a person one entrusts secrets to

diffident

hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

perfidy

being disloyal; breaking trust

perfidious

disloyal; breaking trust

frang/fract/fringe

to break

infringe

to encroach upon in a way that violates law or rights

refraction

deflection from a straight path of a light ray or energy wave

solv

to break down; let go

solvent

able to pay all legal debts; something that dissolves

absolve

to set free from obligation or guilt

dissolution

breaking apart; ending

dissolute

lacking restraint, especially morally

resolve

to find an answer or solution to

prehend/prehens

to grasp

prehensile

adapted for seizing or grasping

apprehensive

viewing the future with anxiety or alarm

reprehensible

deserving blame or moral condemnation

rid/ris

to laugh

ridicule

something worthy of scorn or teasing

ridiculous

silly or unreasonable

risible

able to be laughed at

deride

to laugh at contemptuously

derision

contemptuous laughter

nasc/nat

to be born

nascent

coming into existence

renascent

rising again into being or vigor

natal

relating to birth

neonatal

newborn

innate

born within; natural

prenatal

before birth care

pronatal

encouraging childbirth; having many babies

nativity

birth

pati/pass

to suffer, experience, allow

patient

able to endure suffering

compatible

capable of existing together in harmony

passive

acted upon; not active

compassion

suffering with others

dispassionate

not influenced by strong feelings

impassioned

filled with passion or zeal

path

suffering

pathology

study of diseases

pathetic

evoking pity or contempt

apathy

lack of interest or concern

empathy

sharing another’s feelings

sympathy

feeling concern for others

psychopath

mentally unstable person

sociopath

person with antisocial behavior

greg

flock or herd

gregarious

social; enjoying being with others

aggregate

a whole formed from parts

disaggregate

to separate into parts

egregious

standing out (often in a bad way)

segregate

to separate