Latin Vocab- lessons 15 and 16 (all caps mean it's a Latin root)
CAVEA
"A hollow"
CIRCUM
"Around"
ORBIS
"Circle" or "anything round"
FIGURA
"Form" or "shape"
ROTUNDUS
"Round"
EDIOS
"Shape" or "form"
FINGO
"To shape"
ORBITA
"Wheel"
ROTA
"Wheel"
KUKLOS
"Wheel" or "circle"
Concave
Adj. Curved like the inner surface of a ball
Cavernous- 2nd definition
Adj. Filled with caves or cavities
Cavernous- 1st definition
Adj. Like a large cave in size or darkness
Encyclopedic
Adj. Possessing information about many subjects or intensively knowledgeable about one subject.
Circumspect
Adj. cautious and watchful; prudent
Cyclic
Adj. occurring or moving in cycles
Rotund
Adj. plump; rounded
Circuitious
Adj. roundabout; indirect
Figurative
Adj. using figures of speech; symbolic, not literal
What Latin root does cavernous come from?
CAVEA
What Latin root does concave come from?
CAVEA
What Latin root does excavate come from?
CAVEA
What Latin root does circuitous come from?
CIRCUM
What Latin root does circumference come from?
CIRCUM
What Latin root does circumspect come from?
CIRCUM
What Latin root does ideology come from?
EDIOS
What Latin root does idyll come from?
EDIOS
What Latin root does configuration come from?
FIGURA
What Latin root does feign come from?
FINGO
What Latin root does cyclic come from?
KUKLOS
What Latin root does encyclopedic come from?
KUKLOS
Rotunda
N. A circular domed building or hall
Orb- 2nd definition
N. A globe carried by a monarch as a symbol of office
Feint- 1st definition
N. A misleading movement or pretended attack
Idyll or idyl- 2nd definition
N. A peaceful or romantic scene or in incident
Feint- 2nd definition
N. A pretense; a scheme to mislead
Effigy
N. A sculpture or model of a person
Configuration
N. A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
Idyll or idyl- 1st definition
N. A short description of a peaceful or romantic scene, usually of country life
Orbit- 2nd definition
N. A sphere of influence; a range of action or experience
Orb- 1st definition
N. A sphere; anything spherical in shape
Rote- 1st definition
N. By memory without thought of the meaning
Rote- 2nd definition
N. Mechanical routine
Orbit- 1st definition
N. Path of one body as it revolves around another body
Ideology
N. The main ideas of a class, group, or movement
Circumference
N. The outer boundary of a circle; the perimeter
What Latin root does orb come from?
ORBIS
What Latin root does orbit come from?
ORBITA
What Latin root does rote come from?
ROTA
What Latin root does rotunda come from?
ROTUNDUS
Excavate
V. To dig out; to make a hole by digging
Feign
V. To pretend
