Lesson 9 words
precipice
A very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock
1. a face of a building
2. the face or front of anything, especially an artificial or false front
facade
oration
an address or formal speech given on a special occasion
A grotesquely carved human or animal figure, especially one used as a rainspout carrying water clear of a wall.
gargoyle
What is the root word for "eyebrow"?
supercilium
capitulation
surrender; ending resistance
a person who has invested personal wealth in business
capitalist
supercilious
disdainful; haughty and aloof
1. a deep narrow passage with rocky sides
2. gluttonous eating
3. a feeling of nausea
4. to fill full; to stuff
gorge
Cerebrum
brain
cerebration
the action of thinking; thought
pertaining to the brain
cerebral
gargantuan
of immense size; gigantic
a cut or notch
indention
Which root word is Latin for tooth?
Dens, Dentis
recapitulation
the restatement of a main idea
1. to wipe out; to obliterate. Also, to make less clear as if rubbing out
2. to make oneself inconspicuous
efface
orthodontist
A specialist who corrects irregularly positioned teeth
to kiss
osculate
Frons, Frontis
front, forehead, face
facet
1. one of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel
2. one aspect of a situation, or of a tooth
flippant or insulting boldness; audacity
effrontery
trident
a long three-pronged fork or weapon
a mouth or vent; an opening
orifice
Caput, Capitis
head