Vocabulary Classical Roots Book D Lesson 15

DIES

"day"

NOX, NOCTIS

"night"

KHONOS

"time"

TEMPUS, TEMPORIS

"time"

ANNUS

"year"

extempore

adj. Improvised; composed or uttered without advance preparation. adv. Without advance preparation.

biennial

adj. Lasting two years. 2. Happening every two years.

equinox

n. Each of the two times of the year when days and nights are of equal length.

diurnal

adj. 1. Daily; occurring in a day or every day. 2. Active during the daytime rather than at night.

temporal

adj. 1. Pertaining to world affairs 2. Transitory; short-lived.

superannuated

adj. 1. Retired or disqualified because of age or infirmity. 2. Antiquated; obsolete.

synchronous

adj. Happening at the same time; moving at the same rate.

temporize

intr.v. 1. To accept or adapt to a situation; to compromise. 2. To postpone a decision in order to gain time.

annals

n. (plural) 1. a chronological record of events of successive years without interpretation or analysis by the author; a historical record. 2. A periodical journal of a learned field or annual reports of an organization.

anachronism

n. 1. A person or thing out of place in a historical period or sequence of events. 2. A person, custom, or idea considered out-of-date.

millennium

n. 1. A span of one thousand years.

meridian

n. 1. The highest point of stage of development; apogee; zenith. 2. The imaginary half circle connecting the North and South poles.

chronicle

n. A continuous, detailed record of historical events in order of their occurrence.

nocturne

n. A romantic melody or composition dealing with evening or night; a reverie.

sojourn

n. A temporary stay; a brief visit. intr.v. To stay for a time; to reside temporarily.