advocate

advocate • speak in favor of ad (to) + voc (voice)

ponderous • weighty pond (weight)+ ous (full of) +

retribution • revenge re (back / again) + trib (pay)

android • robot andro (man) + oid (appearance)

infidel • unbeliever in (not) + fid (faith)

resurgence • rising again re (again) + surg (rise)

punctilious • precise in conduct punct (point) + ous (full of)

condescend • lower oneself con (together) + de (down) + scend (climb)

collateral • side by side col (together) + lat (side)

irrevocable • impossible to change ir (not) + re (back / again) + voc (voice)

elucidate • explain el = ex (out) + luc (light)

epigram • witty comment epi (upon) + gram (writing)

eccentricity • oddness ex (out) + centr (center)

cognizant • aware cogn (know)

stringent • strict, binding string (bind)

anthropoid • manlike anthropo (man) + oid (appearance)

diffident • shy dif = dis (away) + fid (faith)

pandemonium • tumult or chaos pan (all) + demon (evil spirit)

urbane • sophisticated urb (city)

tractable • easily controlled or managed tract (pull) + able

supersede • replace super (over) + sed (sit)

temporize • delay tempor (time) + ize(make)

somnambulist • sleepwalker somn (sleep) + ambul (walk)

sanguinary • bloody sangui (blood)

inanimate • lifeless in (not) + anim (mind)