Comp - Week 4 Vocab

Am, Amor

love, liking, friendliness

Anim

mind, will, spirit

Fin

end, boundary, limit

Flu, Fluc, Flux

flow

Gen, Gener, Genit

birth, kind, class

Greg

gather, flock

Here, Hes

stick

Lateral

side

Litera

letter

Luc, Lum

light

Amateur

(n) (literally, "lover")

1. Person who follows a particular pursuit as a pastime, rather than as a profession

2. One who performs rather poorly; inexperienced person (antonym: professional, expert)

Amiable

(adj) Lovable; good

Amicable

(adj) Characterized by friendliness rather than antagonism; friendly; neighborly; not quarrelsome (antonym: antagonistic)

Amity

(n) Friendship; goodwill; friendly relations (antonym: enmity)

Amorus

(adj) Having to do with love; loving; inclined to love

Enamored

(adj) (usually followed by "of") inflamed with love; charmed; captivated

Animosity

(n) Ill will (usually leading to active opposition); violent hatred

Animus

(n) Ill will (usually controlled)

Equanimity

(n) Evenness of mind or temper; emotional balance; composure; calmness

Magnanimous

(adj) Showing greatness or nobility of mind; above what is low or petty; forgiving; generous

Unanimity

(n) Oneness of mind; complete agreement

Unanimous

(adj) Of one mind; in complete accord

Affinity

(n) (literally, condition of being "near the boundary" or "a neighbor") kinship; sympathy; liking; attraction

Confine

(v) Keep within limits; restrict

Definitive

(adj) Serving to end an unsettled matter; conclusive; final (antonym: tentative, provisional)

Finale

(n) End or final part of a musical composition, opera, play, etc.

Finis

(n) End; conclusion

Fluctuate

(v) Flow like a wave; move up and down; change often and irregularly; be unsteady

Fluent

(adj) Ready with a flow of words; speaking or writing easily

Fluid

(n) Substance that flows (antonym: solid)

Fluid

(adj) Not rigid; changing easily (antonym: rigid, fixed)

Flux

(n) Continuous flow or changing; unceasing change (antonym: stability)

Influx

(n) Inflow; inpouring

Degenerate

(v) Sink to a lower class or standard; grow worse; deteriorate

Engender

(v) Give birth to; create; generate; produce; cause

Genre

(n) Kind; sort; category

Progenitor

(n) Ancestor to whom a group traces its birth; forefather

Regenerate

(v) Cause to be born again; put new life into; reform completely

Aggregate

(adj) Gather together in one mass; total; collective

Aggregation

(n) Gathering of individuals into a body or group; assemblage

Congregation

(n) "flock" or gathering of people for religious worship

Gregarious

(adj) Inclined to associate with the "flock" or group; fond of being with others

Segregation

(n) Separation from the "flock" or main body; setting apart; isolation

Adhere

(v) Stick; hold fast; cling; be attached

Cohere

(v) Stick together; hold together firmly

Coherence

(n) State of sticking together; consistency; logical connection

Cohesion

(adj) Act or state of sticking together; union; unity

Inherent

(adj) (literally, "sticking in") deeply infixed; intrinsic; essential

Collateral

(adj) Situated at the side; accompanying; parallel; additional; supplementary

Equilateral

(adj) Having all sides equal

Lateral

(adj) Of or pertaining to the side

Quadrilateral

(n) Plane figure having four sides and four angles

Unilateral

(adj) One-sided; undertaken by one side only

Alliteration

(n) Repetition of the same letter or consonant at the beginning of neighboring words

Literacy

(n) State of being lettered or educated; ability to read and write (antonym: illiteracy)

Literal

(adj) Following the letters or exact words of the original

Literary

(adj) Having to do with letters or literature

Literate

(adj) Lettered; able to read and write; educated (antonym: illiterate)

Elucidate

(v) Throw light upon; make clear; explain

Lucid

(adj) (literally, "containing light") clear; easy to understand (antonym: vague)

Luminary

(n) One who is a source of light or inspiration to others; famous person

Luminous

(adj) Emitting light; shining; brilliant

Translucent

(adj) Letting light through (antonym: opaque)