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
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
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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” |
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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" |
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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” |
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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” |
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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” |
