common roots smart brain

qaisar S.
roots which i dont know
16 words 1 learner

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. agonistic
    striving to overcome in argument
  2. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  3. exacerbate
    make worse
  4. litigate
    engage in legal proceedings
  5. extravagant
    recklessly wasteful
  6. synagogue
    the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
  7. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  8. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  9. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  10. pursuit
    the act of following in an effort to overtake or capture
  11. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  12. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  13. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  14. alibi
    proof that someone accused of a crime could not have done it
  15. allegory
    a short moral story
  16. alter ego
    a very close friend who seems almost a part of yourself
Created on Tue Sep 20 04:23:48 EDT 2011

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.