CR vocab- lessons 9 and 10

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CAPUT, CAPITIS

head

capitalist

a person who has invested personal wealth in business

a very wealthy person

capitulation

surrender; ending resistance

decapitate

to cut off the head of; to behead

precipice

a very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock

the edge of a dangerous situation

precipitate

to throw down from a great height

to make happen suddenly or quickly

recapitulation

the restatement of a main idea

a summary or concise review

CEREBRUM

brain

cerebral

pertaining to the brain

intellectual

cerebration

the act of thinking; thought

FACIES

face, form, shape

deface

to mar or spoil the appearance of or surface of (something)

efface

to wipe out; to obliterate. Also, to make less clear, as if rubbing out

to make oneself inconspicuous

facet

one of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel

one aspect of a situation, or of a tooth

facade

a face of a building

the front or face of anything, especially an artificial or false front

FRONS, FRONTIS

front, forehead, face

affront

to insult intentionally; to offend or embarrass

an insult or offensive act

confront

to stand or come directly in front of

to face with defiance or hostility

effrontery

flippant or insulting boldness; audacity

SUPERCILIUM

eyebrow

supercilious

“eyelid” (a lifted eyebrow conveys an impression of haughtiness.)]

disdainful; haughty and aloof

OS, ORIS

mouth

ORO, ORARE, ORAVI, ORATUM

to speak

inexorable

relentless; unyielding

oracle

a shrine where the ancient Greeks consulted one of their gods for advice or prophecy

a prophecy made at such a shrine

a person who transmits prophecy from a deity

oration

an address or formal speech given on a special occasion

orifice

a mouth or vent; an opening

osculate

to kiss (usually used playfully)

DENS, DENTIS

tooth

indentation

a cut or notch

indenture

a written contract between 2 parties

(usually plural) an agreement binding an apprentice to work for a master

to bind by written contract

trident

a long three-pronged fork or weapon

ODON, ODONTOS

tooth

orthodontist

a specialist who corrects irregularly positioned teeth

GURGES, GURGITIS

throat, whirlpool

gorge

a deep narrow passage with rocky sides, enclosed between mountains

Gluttonous eating

a feeling of nausea (used with rise)

to eat greedily

to fill full; to stuff

disgorge

to expel from the throat or stomach; to vomit

to discharge violently

gargantuan

of immense size; gigantic

gargoyle

a grotesque carved human or animal figure, especially one used as a rainspout carrying water clear of a wall

regurgitate

to cause to pour back or cast up partially digested food; to vomit

to rush or surge back