Root Words 4-6 Words Flashcards
Mile
“1000 paces”
Nonagenarian
Person in his nineties
Octoroon
Person of one-eighth black ancestry
Unicorn
Mythical animal with one horn
Decimal
Based on the number 10
Quintuplets
Five offspring born at once
Bicameral
Based on two legislative bodies
Quadrille
Square dance
Triumvirate
Government by three persons
Sextet
Musical group of six
Septennial
Occurring every seven years
Convocation
Summons
Malice
Spite, ill will
Supervise
Oversee
Desolate
Forsaken-abandon
Confound
Confuse
Florida
Feast of Flowers
Superannuated-retired
Obsolete- no longer in general use
Attain
Achieve
Sanctimonious
Hypocritically devout
Secede
Withdraw
Transgression
Sin
Cordial
Gracious
Levity
Buoyancy, lightness
Promiscuous
Characterized by frequent and indiscriminate changes in one’s sexual partners
Omnibus
Covering many things at once
Mortuary
Funeral home
Tortuous
Winding
Senescent
Beginning to show signs of old age
Adversary
Opponent
Allude
To hint at
Clamorous
Vociferous- loud and noisy
Semicentennial
Every 50 years
Conference
Consultation
Stringent
Rigid; constricted
Cent
1/100 of a dollar