Chapter 5 pt. 1
Chapter 5 pt. 2
New Vocab pt. 1
New Vocab pt. 2
Review Words
100
post
after, behind
100
-lev-
lift, light, rise
100
Aphorism
a concise observation that contains a general truth. Example: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
100
Mitigate
to make less severe.
100
Placate
to pacify; to calm.
200
-duc-
to lead
200
ambi-
both, around
200
Coalesce
to unite into a single body or group.
200
Phalanx
a group of people or things of similar type forming a compact body.
200
ambivalence
having conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, about a person, object, or idea.
300
-tude
the state or quality of something
300
-not-
is mark
300
Constrain
to confine or restrain.
300
Pithy
concise and forcefully expressive.
300
Coherence
the quality of a logical or orderly relationship of parts; consistency; unity.
400
mag-
great, large
400
-dom
state, condition, or quality of something
400
Invidious
an action or situation that's likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others.
400
Primeval
of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world.
400
Variable
a symbol that represents a changeable amount, or something that may change. Changeable; inconstant
500
-pon-, -pos-
to put, to place
500
-vi-, -viv-
life, to live
500
Microcosm
something regarded as a world in miniature.
500
Stipple
marking with numerous small dots
500
Intrinsic
relating to the essential nature of a thing, innate; natural.
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