Vocabulary from classical roots Book E: lesson 1-2

Interloper

one who intrudes by meddling or trespassing

internecine

very destructive to both sides in a conflict, involving slaughter and carnage

interpolate

to insert or add something between other parts, especially in a text or written work

interregnum

any period of time when a state is without a ruler or has a provisional government, especially between the reign of a sovereign and a successor.

interpose

to insert between parts of something; to interject in conversation

juxtapose

to place side by side

propinquity

nearness; proximity

rapprochement

reconciliation; restoration of codial

quiescent

at rest; dormant; motionless

acquiesce

to agree of consent without any objection

requiem

a mass or service for the repose of departed souls; music; poetry; or other composition for the dead

unrequited

not reciprocal; not given in payment or returned in kind

abstruse

difficult to understand; complex

extrude

to push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined shape

obtrude

to force one's ideas or oneself insistently upon others

altercation

a noisy quarrel

altruism

concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness

ephemeral

lasting for a very short time; transitory; not everlasting

epitaph

an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the person buried there; a brief summary of a dead person's life

epitome

a typical representation of something; a person who embodies a quality

eponymous

referring to the name of a person, a mythical being, or a literary figure associated with something, or a word incorporating the name of such a person

paradigm

an example serving to illustrate a process, pattern, or concept

paradox

a statement that seem contradictory but contains a truth or valid deduction

paragon

a model of excellence or perfection

parameter

a factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary

peripatetic

walking or traveling about

peripheral

pertaining to the boundary of an area of minor importance

anathema

a person or thing detested and shunned

antithesis

an exact opposite; a complete contrast

epithet

a word or phrase used positively or negatively that characterizes or describes a person or thing, added to or replacing a name