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English 9
Third Quarter
Greek and Latin Vocabulary


Lesson Eleven

 1.  PERJURY-  Breaking of a legal oath 
 2.  ABJURE-  To swear off; renounce 
 3.  CONJURE-  To bring forth, especially through words
 4.  PREDOMINANT-  Being most evident or apparent
 5.  DOMINEERING-  Forcing others to obey 
 6.  INDOMITABLE- Unbearable; resilient 
 7.  ARISTOCRACY-  Group of the most wealthy and privileged 
 8.  THEOCRACY-  Government by a religious leader or figure
 9.  BUREAUCRAT-  A minor official
10. LEGITIMIZE-  To give credit or recognition to 
11. PRIVILEGED-  Available only to a special few; entitled to something special 
12. LEGISLATIVE-  Having to do with the law

Lesson Twelve

 1.  RAPACIOUS-  Seizing everything; greedy
 2.  RAPT-  Giving total attention to; captivated 
 3.  SURREPTITIOUS- Hidden or secret; done without notice 
 4.  PERCEPTIBLE-  Able to be noticed or felt 
 5.  SUSCEPTIBLE-  Able to be influenced 
 6.  PRECEPT-  An idea important to a system of beliefs 
 7.  VORACIOUS-  Devouring everything 
 8.  OMNIVOROUS-  Feeding on both plants and animals 
 9.  HERBIVOROUS-  Eating only plants 
10. DECADENT-  Overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive 
11. CADENCE-  Rhythmic rise and fall 
12. CASUALTY-  Something or someone injured, killed or eliminated 

Lesson Thirteen

 1.  AFFLUENT-  Wealthy and privileged; well-to-do
 2.  SUPERFLUOUS-  Additional to what is necessary; extra
 3.  MELLIFLUOUS-  Sweetly flowing or sounding
 4.  LEAVEN-  To make less heavy or serious
 5.  LEVITY-  Lack of seriousness, jolly or joking manner 
 6.  ALLEVIATE-  To make less painful or dangerous 
 7.  ELAPSE-  To slip away; go by 
 8.  COLLAPSE-  Complete failure and ruin 
 9.  RELAPSE-  A falling back into an old illness or bad habit 
10. RECEDE-  To move back or away from 
11. CONCESSION-  Something given up or yielded 
12. CEDE-  To surrender

Lesson Fourteen

 1.  INCONSEQUENTIAL-  Having no effect or importance 
 2.  CONSECUTIVE-  Following in order 
 3.  EXECUTION-  The way something is done 
 4.  COURIER-  One who carries and delivers 
 5.  INCUR-  To bring about 
 6.  RECURRENT-  Happening repeatedly 
 7.  GRADUALISM-  A policy which involves taking slow, measured actions 
 8.  REGRESS-  To go back to a less mature or less positive state
 9.  DIGRESS- To move away from the topic at hand; ramble
10. AMBLE-  To casually walk; stroll
11. AMBULATORY-  Able to walk 
12. PREAMBLE-  A passage/speech which introduces another longer passage or speech

Lesson Fifteen

 1.  ENJOIN-  1. To command; to urge            2. to forbid 
 2.  INJUNTION-  An order which legally prevents something 
 3.  REJOINDER-  An answer, a reply 
 4.  IMPARTIAL-  Having no bias or favor 
 5.  PARTISAN-  Believing and acting on the ideas of a political party or group 
 6.  IMPART-  To give away; share 
 7.  INCLUSIVE-  Containing all; not keeping any out 
 8.  INCONCLUSIVE-  Providing no clear answer or solution 
 9.  PRECLUDE-  Prevent from happening 
10. PRECISE-  Accurate; definite 
11. INDECISIVE-  Unable to make choices 
12. INCISION-  A cut made in order to get inside something

Third Quarter
Greek and Latin Roots


Lesson Eleven

JUR-
DOMIN-                
CRAT/CRAC-
LEG-


Latin JURARE, “to swear, to vow,” IUS, IURIS, "law"
Latin DOMINOR, DOMINARI,  “to rule, to dominate”
Greek KRATEIN, “to rule,” KRATOS, "power"
Latin LEX, LEGIS,  “law”
Lesson Twelve

RAP-    
                  
CEP-            
VOR-                
CAD/CAS-                       
 

Latin RAPERE, RAPTUM, “to snatch,” RAPAX, "greedy, devouring"
Latin CAPERE, CAPTUM, “seize, take"
Latin VORARE, VORATUM, “to eat”
Latin CADERE, CASUM,  “to fall"
Lesson Thirteen

FLU-                    
LEV-                   
LAPS-
                   
CED-                


Latin FLUERE, FLUCTUM, “to flow”
Latin LEVIS, “light”
Latin LABI, LAPSUS, “slip, slide”
Latin CEDERE, CESSUM, “to move along, to go”
Lesson Fourteen

SEQUI/SEC-   
CUR/COUR-          
GRAD-                   
AMBL/AMBUL-                     
 

Latin SEQUI, SECUTUS, “to follow”
Latin CURRERE, CURSUM, “to run”
Latin GRADI, GRESSUM, “to step”
Latin AMBULARE, AMBULATUM, “to walk”
Lesson Fifteen

JUNCT-                   
PART-                     
CLUS/CLUD-          
CIS-                      


Latin JUNGERE, JUNCTUM, “to join, yoke”
Latin PARS, PARTIS, “part”
Latin CLAUDERE, CLAUSUM, “to close”
Latin CADERE, CAESUM, “to cut”

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