Greek Roots Unit 16-18 Words

contort

to twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape

eradicate

to destroy, get rid of

seminal

fundamentally influential, important

diverge

to branch out, to go different ways

implicit

implied or understood but not directly exoressed

resilient

able to recover readily, persistent

germinate

to cause to grow

desultory

moving or jumping from one thing to another

redound

to have an effect

inundated

to flood

acclivity

a climbing slope, a hill

germinal

occurring in the earliest stages of development

deracinate

to uproot, to remove from one’s homeland

subjective

varying according to personal opinion or perspective

impending

about to occur

exultant

marked by great joy or jubilation

append

to add as a supplement, to attach

interjected

to insert between other elements

insinuating

to suggest and indicate or subtle fashion

undulated

to move in a wavelike fashion, to ripple

converge

to come together, to gather, to meet

distorted

to misshape, misrepresent