vocab from classical roots lesson 6

incumbent

a person who holds an office or position (n)

already holding an office or position (adj)

required as a duty or obligation (adj)

recumbent

reclining, lying down

succumb

to yield; to give in or give up, especially to a powerful force or desire; to die

hypochondria

a psychologic disorder characterized by the illusory conviction that one is ill or in pain, or likely to become so

hypothesis

a theory or explanation that leads to further investigation for proof or disproof

an assumption on which a conclusion or decision is based

cataclysm

a disaster or catastrophe on such a large scale that biological, environmental, or cultural elements are permanently altered or irreparably lost to the earth

catapult

an ancient mechanical device for hurling missiles

a modern mechanism for launching aircraft from the deck of a ship

subjective

concentrating on the self in the expression of feelings and perceptions

relating to personal opinions and though processes rather than factual information or universal experience

sublimate

to turn aside an instinctual, perhaps primitive, impulse in favor of a more socially or culturally acceptable activity

suborn

to induce a person in secret to commit a misdeed or a crime

to induce someone to give false testimony

subterfuge

an artifice, device, or evasion to hide or avoid something, or to escape an outcome

verisimilitude

a thing or quality that appears true or real

verity

the condition or quality of being true or accurate

a belief, principle, or statement expressing some basic human truth

aver

to affirm, to declare or attest to positively or dogmatically