English 10
Third Quarter
Greek and Latin Vocabulary
Lesson Eleven
1. DIFFIDENT- Shy; not assertive
2. FIDELITY- Faithfulness; loyalty
3. CONFIDE- To trust (another) with information or a secret
4. FALLACY- A misleading or mistaken idea
5. FALLACIOUS- Misleading or deceptive
6. FALLIBLE- Capable of being mistaken; imperfect
7. CREDIBLE- Able to be trusted in or believed
8. CREDENCE- Trust or belief
9. CREDULITY- Tendency to believe things too quickly or easily
10. INCREDULOUS- Unable to believe something; amazed
11. DUBIOUS- Uncertain; doubtful
12. INDUBITABLE- Certain beyond doubt or question
13. REDOUBTABLE- Worthy of fear or respect; mighty
Lesson Twelve
1. ULTIMATE- Surpassing all others; definitive
2. PENULTIMATE- Just before the final; next to last
3. ULTIMATUM- A demand or threat that is final
4. INFINITE- Without beginning or end
5. DEFINITIVE- Defining for all others; standard
6. INFINITESIMAL- Extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small
7. NOVEL- New and different
8. NOVICE- An inexperienced person; amateur
9. INNOVATIVE- Showing creativity and originality
10. PRIMAL- Original; dating from the beginning of existence
11. PRIMEVAL- Extremely ancient; of earliest time
12. PRIMACY- Condition of being first in time or importance
Lesson Thirteen
1. ABERRANT- Deviating from a pattern or rule
2. ERRONEOUS- Wrong or inaccurate
3. ERRANT- Wandering or straying
4. DEGRADE- To lower in dignity or esteem; insult
5. CONGRESS- A coming together
6. EGRESS- Act of going out; exit
7. CONVENE- To call together, to assemble
8. COVENANT- A mutual or legal agreement
9. CIRCUMVENT- To avoid by going around; bypass
10. CURSORY- Hasty and superficial
11. PRECURSOR- That which comes before; forerunner
12. RECOURSE- Help for a problem; solution
13. INCURSION- An attack on another’s territory; a raid
Lesson Fourteen
1. VIRILE- Masculine; manly
2. VIRTUE- Right action; moral goodness
3. VIRTUOSO- Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
4. DEMAGOGUE- A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
5. DEMOGRAPHIC- Having common characteristics, such as age, race or gender
6. PANDEMIC- Having an effect on a large area, region, or all over the world
7. COSMOPOLITAN- Worldly or sophisticated
8. POLITICIZE- To give a political character to something
9. APOLITICAL- Having no interest in politics; not political
10. CIVILITY- Politeness; courteousness
11. CIVIC- Having to do with the business of a town or community
12. CIVILIZE- To make more cultured or refined
Lesson Fifteen
1. DICTATE- To give an order; to make necessary
2. MALEDICTION- A recital of words intended to harm; a curse
3. BENEDICTION- A blessing
4. LOCUTION- Style or action of speaking
5. ELOQUENT- Powerful and expressive
6. COLLOQUIAL- Of or related to informal speech
7. EVOCATIVE- Calling forth a vivid image or impression
8. EQUIVOCATE- To use misleading or confusing language
9. ADVOCATE- To argue in favor of
10. EXCLAMATORY- Having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone
11. DECLAIM- To speak loudly and with feeling
12. CLAMOROUS- Characterized by a loud noise or outcry
1. DIFFIDENT- Shy; not assertive
2. FIDELITY- Faithfulness; loyalty
3. CONFIDE- To trust (another) with information or a secret
4. FALLACY- A misleading or mistaken idea
5. FALLACIOUS- Misleading or deceptive
6. FALLIBLE- Capable of being mistaken; imperfect
7. CREDIBLE- Able to be trusted in or believed
8. CREDENCE- Trust or belief
9. CREDULITY- Tendency to believe things too quickly or easily
10. INCREDULOUS- Unable to believe something; amazed
11. DUBIOUS- Uncertain; doubtful
12. INDUBITABLE- Certain beyond doubt or question
13. REDOUBTABLE- Worthy of fear or respect; mighty
Lesson Twelve
1. ULTIMATE- Surpassing all others; definitive
2. PENULTIMATE- Just before the final; next to last
3. ULTIMATUM- A demand or threat that is final
4. INFINITE- Without beginning or end
5. DEFINITIVE- Defining for all others; standard
6. INFINITESIMAL- Extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small
7. NOVEL- New and different
8. NOVICE- An inexperienced person; amateur
9. INNOVATIVE- Showing creativity and originality
10. PRIMAL- Original; dating from the beginning of existence
11. PRIMEVAL- Extremely ancient; of earliest time
12. PRIMACY- Condition of being first in time or importance
Lesson Thirteen
1. ABERRANT- Deviating from a pattern or rule
2. ERRONEOUS- Wrong or inaccurate
3. ERRANT- Wandering or straying
4. DEGRADE- To lower in dignity or esteem; insult
5. CONGRESS- A coming together
6. EGRESS- Act of going out; exit
7. CONVENE- To call together, to assemble
8. COVENANT- A mutual or legal agreement
9. CIRCUMVENT- To avoid by going around; bypass
10. CURSORY- Hasty and superficial
11. PRECURSOR- That which comes before; forerunner
12. RECOURSE- Help for a problem; solution
13. INCURSION- An attack on another’s territory; a raid
Lesson Fourteen
1. VIRILE- Masculine; manly
2. VIRTUE- Right action; moral goodness
3. VIRTUOSO- Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
4. DEMAGOGUE- A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
5. DEMOGRAPHIC- Having common characteristics, such as age, race or gender
6. PANDEMIC- Having an effect on a large area, region, or all over the world
7. COSMOPOLITAN- Worldly or sophisticated
8. POLITICIZE- To give a political character to something
9. APOLITICAL- Having no interest in politics; not political
10. CIVILITY- Politeness; courteousness
11. CIVIC- Having to do with the business of a town or community
12. CIVILIZE- To make more cultured or refined
Lesson Fifteen
1. DICTATE- To give an order; to make necessary
2. MALEDICTION- A recital of words intended to harm; a curse
3. BENEDICTION- A blessing
4. LOCUTION- Style or action of speaking
5. ELOQUENT- Powerful and expressive
6. COLLOQUIAL- Of or related to informal speech
7. EVOCATIVE- Calling forth a vivid image or impression
8. EQUIVOCATE- To use misleading or confusing language
9. ADVOCATE- To argue in favor of
10. EXCLAMATORY- Having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone
11. DECLAIM- To speak loudly and with feeling
12. CLAMOROUS- Characterized by a loud noise or outcry
Third Quarter
Greek and Latin Roots
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Lesson Eleven
FID- FALL- CRED- DUB- |
Latin FIDERE, FISUS, “to trust, believe” Latin FALLERE, FALSUM, “to deceive” Latin CREDERE, CREDITUM, “to trust, believe” Latin DUBIUS, “doubtful” |
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Lesson Twelve
ULT- FIN- NOV- PRIM- |
Latin ULTIMUS, “last” Latin FINIS, “end, border, limit” Latin NOVUS, “new” Latin PRIMUS, “first” |
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Lesson Thirteen
ERR- GRAD- VEN/VENT- CUR- |
Latin ERRARE, ERRATUM, “to wander” Latin GRADI, GRESSUM, “to go forth, to proceed” Latin VENIRE, VENTUM, “to come” Latin CURRERE, CURSUM, “to run” |
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Lesson Fourteen
VIR- DEM- POLIT- CIVIS- |
Latin VIR, “man” Greek DEMOS, “people” Greek POLIS, “city” Latin CIVIS, “citizen” |
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Lesson Fifteen
DIC- LOC/LOQU- VOC- CLAM- |
Latin DICERE, DICTUM, “to say, to order” Latin LOC/LOQU, “to speak” Latin VOCARE, VOCATUM, “to call” Latin CLAMARE, CLAMATUM, “to shout or call” |
