vocab 8 Flashcards
harbinger
(n) an omen or a sign
gambol
(v) to frolic; to romp about playfully
quagmire
(n) a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation
carcinogen
(n) causing cancer
grotesque
(adj) absurd; distorted
agape
(adj) open-mouthed; surprised; agog
recondite
(adj) difficult to understand; profound
censure
(v) to criticize sharply
immolate
(v) to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire
martinet
(n) a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster
gibe
(v) to scoff; to ridicule
olfactory
(adj) pertaining to smell
imperious
(adj) domineering; haughty
neologism
(n) a new word or expression
hackneyed
(adj) commonplace; overused
tue suffix -ive means
“relating to” or “tending to”
the root ced and cess mean
“to yield,” to stop,” “to go”
the prefix pro- means
“for”
the prefix ante- means
“before”
the prefix trans- means
“across” or “through”
the root mot means
“to move”
