Vocabulary from Classical Roots, book B, Lessons 3 & 4

excerpt

a passage selected from a book, play, piece of music, etc. to take a passage from a book, etc.; to quote

extrovert

a person chiefly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward rather than inward

exposition

a precise statement or explanation a public exhibit or show

non sequitur

a statement that does not follow logically from evidence

medium

a substance or element through which something is transmitted a person thought to have communication with spirits of the dead

subsequent

coming after or later

extraneous

coming from outside; foreign not essential or vital

exorbiant

excessive

obsequious

excessively willing to yield to others

proponent

one who argues in support of something

impostor

one who deceives by using a false identity

extraterrestrial

outside or originating outside the limits of the earth's atmosphere

mediocrity

the condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low; a very ordinary person

mediate

to act as a negotiator between opposing sides in a dispute

exhilarate

to cheer; to stimulate; to enliven

exonerate

to free from blame to relieve of a task

sequester

to go into hiding; to seek solitude to isolate

compound

to mix together; to combine two or more parts or elements a combination of elements, parts, or substances

expound

to set forth an explanation or view of something in detail

impose

to set up, or to force something (or oneself) on others to take unfair advantage of someone