Units 8 & 10 Flashcards
root: fer
“bear, carry”
root: port
“to carry”
root: pher, phor
“to carry, to bring”
root: gest
“to bear, carry”
root: tot
“whole”
root: hol
“whole”
root: sum
“highest, most”
root: trunc, trenc
“to cut”
root: part
“part”
word: importune
verb:
to urge or beg without end
word: importunate
adjective:
extremely demanding; insistent
word: rapport
noun:
a positive relationship
word: insufferable
adjective:
impossible to bear; intolerable
word: preferential
adjective:
giving or showing an advantage to one over another
word: conferment
noun:
the act of bestowing; a formal offer
word: periphery
noun:
the outermost part or boundary
word: euphoria
noun:
a feeling of great happiness or well-being
word: congested
adjective:
overcrowded; too tightly packed
word: gestate
verb:
to conceive and develop in the mind or body
word: gesticulate
verb:
to make gestures for emphasis
word: totalitarian
adjective:
having to do with a government in which one person, group, or party controls everything
word: totality
noun:
completeness
noun: holistic
adjective:
concerning the whole rather than the parts
word: catholic
adjective:
covering a broad range; universal