Unit 7/8 Flashcards
Importune
V. To urge or beg without end
Port
To carry
Importunate
Adj. extremely demanding; insistent
Rapport
N. A positive relationship
Fer
Bear; to carry
Insufferable
Impossible to bear, intolerable
Preferential
Adj. Giving or showing an advantage to one over another.
Conferment
N. The act of bestowing, a formal offer
Pher, phor
To carry, to bring
Periphery
N. The outermost part or boundary
Euphoria
N. A feeling of great happiness or well being
Gest
To bear, to carry
Congested
Adj. over crowded, too tightly packed
Gestate
V. To convince and develop in the mind and body
Gesticulate
V. To make gestures for emphasis
Fort
Happening by chance
Fortuitous
Adj. Happening by lucky accident or chance
Fortuity
N. Chance or accident
Ausp
Bird watcher, fortune teller
Auspices
N. Protection or support, patronage
Auspicious
Adj. followed with favorable circumstances
Dest
To determine
Predestination
N. The belief that ones fate has been decided
Destine
V. Intended for a specific end or purpose
Sort
Chance, lot, fate
Consortium
N. A group of companies or institutions
Consort
To keep company, associate
Propit
Favorable
Propitious
Lucky favorable
Propitiate
V. To soothe or satisfy; to appease.