Vocabulary D Unit 8

tempus, temporis

time (latin)

extempore

1. adj improvised; composed or uttered without advance preparation

2. adv without advance preparation

temporal

1. adj pertaining to worldly affairs

2. adj transitory; short lived

temporize

1. verb to accept or adapt to a situation; to compromise

2. verb to postpone a decision in order to gain time

Khronos

time (greek)

anachronism

1. noun a person or ting out of place in a historical period or sequence of events

2. noun a person, custom, or idea considered out of date

chronicle

noun a continuous, detailed record of historical events in order of their occurrence

synchronous

adj happening at the same time; moving at the same rate

Annus

year (latin)

annals

1. noun (plural) a chronological record of events of successive years without interpretation or analysis by the author; a historical record

2. a periodical journal of a learned field or annual reports of an organization

biennial

1. noun lasting two years

2. noun happening every two years

millennium

noun a span of one thousand years

superannuated

1. adj retired or disqualified because of age or infirmity

2. adj antiquated; obsolete

Dies

day (latin)

diurnal

1. adj daily; occurring in a day or every day

2. adj active during the daytime rather than at night

meridian

1. noun the highest point or stage of development; apogee; zenith

2. noun the imaginary half circle connecting the North and South poles

sojourn

1. noun a temporary stay; a brief visit

2. verb to stay for a time; to reside temporarily

Nox, Noctis

night (latin)

nocturne

noun a romantic melody or composition dealing with evening or night; a reverie

equinox

noun each of the two times of the year when days and nights are of equal length

Novus

new (latin)

nova

noun a star that increases thousands of times in brightness and then fades

novice

noun a person new to any field; a beginner

Neos

new (greek)

neoclassical

nun A revival of the literary, architectural, musical, and artistic forms that are considered a standard or model, and therefore “classical”

neologism

noun a new word, phrase, or expression, or a new meaning for an old word

neophyte

1. noun a recent convert

2. noun A newly ordained priest or member of a religious order

3. a beginner; a novice

Duro, Durare, Duravi, Duratum

to make hard, to endure (latin)

dour

adj stern; grim; gloomy

duress

noun forced constraint; coercion against one’s will

obdurate

1. adj Stubborn; unyielding

2. Hardened against good influence; impenitent

Memoria

remembrance, memory (latin)

immemorial

adj Going deep into the past before history, knowledge, or memory; primordial

memoir

noun (usually plural) a written account of events one has lived through; an autobiography

memorabilia

noun Things worthy of remembrance

Moror, Morari, Moratum

to delay, to loiter, to tarry (latin)

demur

1. verb to raise an objection

2. verb to delay

moratorium

deferment or delay of any action

Senex, Senis

Senesco, Senescere, Senui

old, an elder

to grow old (latin)

senescent

growing old; aging

surly

Flagrantly uncivil and ill-natured