Vocab Unit 11-15 Roots and Words

enjoin

1. to command; to urge 2. to forbid

relapse

A falling back into an old illness or bad habit

bureaucrat

A minor official

Gradualism

A policy that involves taking slow, measured actions

susceptible

Able to be influenced

perceptible

Able to be noticed or felt

precise

Accurate; definite

superfluous

Additional to what is necessary; extra

rejoinder

An answer; a reply

precept

An idea important to a system of beliefs

injunction

An order which legally prevents something

predominant

Being most evident or apparent

partisan

Believing and acting on the ideas of a political party or group

herbivourous

Eating only plants

omnivorous

Feeding on both animals and plants

domineering

Forcing others to obey

rapt

Giving total attention to; captivated

Aristocracy

Group of the most wealthy and privileged

impartial

Having no bias or favor

inconsequential

Having no effect or importance

Legislative

Having to do with the law

surreptitious

Hidden or secret; done without notice

courier

One who carries and delivers

rapacious

Seizing everything; greedy

concession

Something given up or yielded

casualty

Something or someone injured, killed or eliminated

mellifluous

Sweetly flowing or sounding

conjure

To bring forth, especially through words

impart

To give away; to share

legitimize

To give credit or recognition to

regress

To go back to a less mature or less positive state

leaven

To make less heavy or serious

alleviate

To make less painful or dangerous

recede

To move back or away from

elapse

To slip away; to go by

indecisive

Unable to make choices

collapse

a complete failure and ruin

incision

a cut made into something

Theocracy

a government ruled by a religious leader

levity

a lack of seriousness

Preamble

a passage or speech that introduces another longer passage or speech

cadence

a rhythmic rise and fall

ambulatory

able to walk

privileged

available only to a special few; entitled to something special

inclusive

containing all; not keeping any out

voracious

devouring everything

consecutive

following in order

recurrent

happening repeatedly

LEG

law

LEV

light

decadent

overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive

PART

part

inconclusive

providing no clear answer or solution

perjury

the breaking of a legal oath

execution

the way something is done

incur

to bring about

CLUS, CLUD

to close

CIS

to cut

VOR

to eat

CAD, CAS

to fall

FLU

to flow

SEQUI, SEC

to follow

JUNCT

to join, yoke

CED

to move along; to go

digress

to move away from the topic at hand; to ramble

preclude

to prevent from happening

CRAT, CRAC

to rule, power

DOMIN

to rule, to dominate

CUR, COUR

to run

CEP

to seize, to take

LAPS

to slip; to slide

RAP

to snatch, greedy; devouring

GRAD

to step

cede

to surrender

abjure

to swear off, to renounce

JUR

to swear, to vow

AMBL, AMBUL

to walk

amble

to walk casually; to stroll

indomitable

unbeatable; resilient

affluent

wealthy and privileged; well-to-do