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Flashcards in Roots 7-12 Deck (52)
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1
Q

vict (vinc)

A

conquer or show conclusivley

2
Q

convict

A

declare guilty officially and finally

3
Q

evict

A

expel legally; oust

4
Q

evince

A

show clearly, disclose

5
Q

invincible

A

unable to be harmed

6
Q

vanquish

A

overcome in battle

7
Q

victor

A

winner; conqueror

8
Q

fract (frag)

A

break

9
Q

fraction

A

a piece of a number or thing

10
Q

fractious

A

apt to break out into passion; cross; irritable

11
Q

fracture

A

a break in a bone

12
Q

fragile

A

easily breakible

13
Q

fragment

A

a piece of something

14
Q

infraction

A

act of breaking; breach; violation

15
Q

refract

A

change direction

16
Q

refractory

A

resisting; irritable; hard to manage

17
Q

omni

A

all, every, everywhere

18
Q

omnibus

A

covering many things at once

19
Q

omnifarious

A

of all varieties, forms, or kinds

20
Q

omnific

A

wide-spread, all-creating

21
Q

omnipotent

A

unlimited in power

22
Q

omnipresent

A

present in full effect

23
Q

omniscient

A

all-knowing being

24
Q

omnivorous

A

eats both plants and animals

25
Q

flect (flex)

A

bend

26
Q

to force something away; bend inside

A

deflect

27
Q

flex

A

to bend, generally a joint

28
Q

flexible

A

able to bend

29
Q

flexor

A

muscle that serves to bend a limb

30
Q

genuflect

A

bend knee; touch right knee to ground in worship

31
Q

inflexibility

A

unable to bend

32
Q

reflect

A

throw back light, heat, sound, etc

33
Q

reflex

A

involuntary response

34
Q

ten (tin, tent)

A

hold or keep

35
Q

detention

A

to hold or keep someone in

36
Q

impertinent

A

not relavant

37
Q

pertinacious

A

adhering firmly to purpose or opinion

38
Q

pertinent

A

relevant; holding to matter at hand

39
Q

retentive

A

tendency to hold onto something

40
Q

retinue

A

group of followers accompanying distinguished person

41
Q

tenacity

A

boldness, persistence

42
Q

tenancy

A

tenant’s temporary holding of real estate

43
Q

tenure

A

the time a person has spent at a place

44
Q

untenable

A

unable to obtain

45
Q

mon (monit)

A

warn

46
Q

admonish

A

warn a fault; prove; reprimand

47
Q

admonition

A

gentle reproof; counseling against a fault

48
Q

admonitory

A

carrying a gentle reproof

49
Q

monitor

A

one who admonishes

50
Q

monument

A

a means of reminding us of a thing/person

51
Q

premonition

A

a warning prior to something happening

52
Q

premonitory

A

conveying a forewarning