Stems 43.1 Flashcards
Dia = across or through
Diatribe: (n.) a bitter, abusive criticism, or denunciation.
In= no, not
Indisposed: (adj.) slightly ill; unwilling or not likely to do something
Luct = struggle
Ineluctable: (adj.) incapable of being evaded, inescapable
Ob = against
Obloquy: (n.) abusive or hateful speech, abuse, slander
Pugn = fight
Pugnacious: (adj.) inclined to quarrel or fight readily, belligerent
Re = again
Remonstrate: (v.) to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval
Roga = ask, request, propose
Supererogate: (v.) to do more than is required by duty or obligation
Sol = alone
Desolate: (adj.) bare, deserted; sad, lonely, gloomy
Terr = land
Disinter: (v.) to dig up or remove from a grave or tomb, to exhume
Acro = high, extreme
Acronym: (n.) a word formed from the first (or first few) letters of a series of words.
*NASA, USA, BMW