poly
many
polychromatic
multicolored
polyglot
one who can speak or write several languages
polyphony
music consisting of two or more harmonious melodies
ambi
on both sides
ambiguous
unclear in meaning because of being understandable in more than one way
ambient
existing or present on all sides
ambivalent
holding opposite feelings toward someone or something
ambidextrous
able to use both hands equally well
duc
to lead
conducive
tending to promote, encourage, or assist
deduction
the reaching of a conclusion by reasoning
induce
to persuade or influence
grotesque
hideously deformed, extremely ugly
flu
to flow
affluent
very rich or wealthy (has a lot of money flow)
confluence
a flowing together, usually of rivers
effluent
polluting waste discharge into an environment
prehend
to seize
apprehensive
look at the future with anxiety or alarm
prehensile
adapted for grasping, usually by wrapping around
reprehensible
deserving of stern criticism or severe punishment
purg
to clean or cleanse
expurgate
to cleanse of something morally offensive
purgative
cleansing or purifying, especially from sin
purge
get rid of something unwanted or clear guilt or sin
purgatory
a place of state of temporary suffering or misery
acrimonious
bitter, harsh (sometimes in language), behavior, or nature; rancorous
viv
to live or be alive
convivial
fond of feasting, drinking, and companionship
revivify
to give a new life to, to bring back to life
vivacious
lively or sprightly, full of energy
vivisection
an operation on living animals for experimental purposes
clud/clus
to close
occlusion
an obstruction or blockage
preclude
to make impossible, or to rule out, to prevent
recluse
a person who lives completely withdrawn from society
seclusion
a place that is isolated or hidden
pel/pus
to move or drive
compel
to drive or urge with force
expel
to force or drive out, to force to leave
repulsion
a feeling of strong dislike or disgust
behemoth
something of tremendous power or size
mor
death
moribund
in the process of dying
mortify
to embarrass greatly or to humiliate
luc
light
elucidate
to clarify by explaining
lucubration
hard and difficult study
translucent
partly transparent, allowing some light through, but not clearly
pan
all
panacea
a remedy for all ills, a cure-all
pandemonium
a wild uproar or commotion
panegyric
a formal speech giving high praise to someone or something
mal
bad
malevolent
having or showing ill will or hatred
malign
to make harsh or false statements about someone or something
adamant
impervious, immovable, inflexible, unbreakable, unyielding
log
word, speech, reason
eulogy
a speech in praise of someone who has died
monologue
a speech spoken by one person
neologism
a new word or expression
eu
well or good
euphemism
the use of an inoffensive word or phrase instead of an offensive one
euphoria
a feeling of extreme well-being or great elation of joy
curr/curs
to run
concurrent
happening at the same time
cursory
hastily and carelessly done
discursive
passing quickly from one topic to another
precursor
something that goes beforehand and indicates the coming of something else
carn
flesh
carnage
great destruction, huge slaughter
carnivorous
meat-eating, flesh-eating
coagulate
to thicken, to clot
und
wave or waves
inundated
flooded or overflowed
undulant
wavy in form or appearance
redound
to reflect
sacr/sanct
holy
sanction
to give approval to
sacrilege
extreme disrespect toward a revered (holy) person, place, or thing
sacrosanct
most sacred or holy, so holy as to be immune to criticism
sanctuary
a holy place, a place of safety
loc/loque
to talk
circumlocution
using too many words, avoiding a direct answer, evasion in speech
loquacious
apt to talk too much, talkative
elocution
the art of effective public speaking
colloquial
informal in style of writing or speaking
desiccated
dried up, dehydrated
vir
man
triumvirte
a leadership or government of three
virago
a loud, bad-tempered, overbearing woman
virility
vigorous manhood, extreme masculinity
virtuosity
great skill in the fine arts, especially in music
val
strength
prevalent
widely practiced, widespread
valorous
courageous, brave, heroic
validate
to make legally valid, give official approval to
solv/sulu
to loosen, to free, or to release
absolve
to set free from an obligation or from guilt for a sin or mistake