Vocabulary From Classical Roots Unit 7

rachelh (United States of America)
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  1. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  2. jeopardy
    a source of danger
  3. festoon
    a decorative representation of a string of flowers
  4. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  5. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  6. suave
    having a sophisticated charm
  7. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
  8. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
  9. profuse
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  10. volition
    the act of making a choice
  11. malevolent
    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
  12. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  13. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  14. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  15. fete
    an elaborate party, often outdoors
  16. ire
    anger; irritability
  17. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  18. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  19. condole
    express one's sympathy on the occasion of someone's death
  20. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
Created on Thu Nov 14 17:43:56 EST 2013

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