Vocabulary List 6 10/14/22

  • Root: und
  • Meaning: wave or waves
    • Inundated -adj-
    • flooded or overflowed
    • Undulant -adj-
    • wavy in form or appearance
    • Redound -v-
    • to reflect
  • Root: sacr/sanct
  • Meaning: holy
    • Sanction -v-
    • to give approval to
    • Sacrilege -n-
    • extreme disrespect toward a revered (holy) person, place, or thing
    • Sacrosanct -adj-
    • most sacred or holy, so holy as to be immune to criticism
    • Sanctuary -n-
    • a holy place, a place of safety
  • Root: loc/loque
  • Meaning: to talk
    • Circumlocution -n-
    • using too many words, avoiding a direct answer, evasion in speech
    • Loquacious -adj-
    • apt to talk too much, talkative
    • Elocution -n-
    • the art of effective public speaking
    • Colloquial -adj-
    • informal in style of writing or speaking
  • Extra Word:
    • Desiccated -adj
    • dried up, dehydrated