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Vocabulary List 6 10/14/22

  • Root: und

  • Meaning: wave or waves

    • Inundated -adj-

      • flooded or overflowed

    • Undulant -adj-

      • wavy in form or appearance

    • Redound -v-

      • to reflect

  • Root: sacr/sanct

  • Meaning: holy

    • Sanction -v-

      • to give approval to

    • Sacrilege -n-

      • extreme disrespect toward a revered (holy) person, place, or thing

    • Sacrosanct -adj-

      • most sacred or holy, so holy as to be immune to criticism

    • Sanctuary -n-

      • a holy place, a place of safety

  • Root: loc/loque

  • Meaning: to talk

    • Circumlocution -n-

      • using too many words, avoiding a direct answer, evasion in speech

    • Loquacious -adj-

      • apt to talk too much, talkative

    • Elocution -n-

      • the art of effective public speaking

    • Colloquial -adj-

      • informal in style of writing or speaking

  • Extra Word:

    • Desiccated -adj

      • dried up, dehydrated

  • Root: und

  • Meaning: wave or waves

    • Inundated -adj-

      • flooded or overflowed

    • Undulant -adj-

      • wavy in form or appearance

    • Redound -v-

      • to reflect

  • Root: sacr/sanct

  • Meaning: holy

    • Sanction -v-

      • to give approval to

    • Sacrilege -n-

      • extreme disrespect toward a revered (holy) person, place, or thing

    • Sacrosanct -adj-

      • most sacred or holy, so holy as to be immune to criticism

    • Sanctuary -n-

      • a holy place, a place of safety

  • Root: loc/loque

  • Meaning: to talk

    • Circumlocution -n-

      • using too many words, avoiding a direct answer, evasion in speech

    • Loquacious -adj-

      • apt to talk too much, talkative

    • Elocution -n-

      • the art of effective public speaking

    • Colloquial -adj-

      • informal in style of writing or speaking

  • Extra Word:

    • Desiccated -adj

      • dried up, dehydrated