Latin Vocabulary Unit 11

Latin Vocabulary Unit 11

cognizance • cogn– • knowledge • cognizance – • n. conscious knowledge or awareness, especially through observation

cognizance • In spite of the fact that she said yes to the date, Justin was cognizant of the fact that she was more interested in his roommate than she was him. • Her cognizance of numerous accidents near the school and the overgrown shrubbery in front of the stop sign kept her from being hit by the driver who raced through the intersection unaware.

dormant • dorm – • sleep • dormant – • adj. in an inactive state, like hibernating

dormant • Volcanoes are often dormant, but volcanologists keep close them under observation to alert the public if they see signs of activity. • The ornate horned frog and the African bullfrog dig down into the dry soil and wait for the rains during the long dry seasons of their native regions, and their dormancy can last several months before they are revived by the spring rains.

profuse • fus– • pour • profuse – • adj. very or excessively generous; given or done freely or abundantly

profuse • By all accounts, the azalea bush had never produced well in the landscaper’s nursery, but once it was moved to a mostly sunny location at her client’s home, it produced profuse blooms for several weeks. • Newcomers to the country are most impressed with the profusion of goods available at every supermarket and the plethora of choices we have in our shopping.

egregious • e- • out • egregious – • adj. extremely bad; flagrant; extraordinary or remarkable in a bad way

egregious • The surgeon made an egregious error when he failed to count the surgical devices and left a clamp inside his patient. • As an English teacher, I have to be very careful with spelling, grammar, and punctuation because any error is seen as egregious.

manacle/s • manu, mani – • hand • manacle/s – • n. & v. handcuffs or shackles; to shackle

manacle/s • The prisoner spent weeks filing away at his manacles and was able to escape once he was free of the cumbersome leg shackles. • In modern prisons, prisoners are manacled to restrain them and to discourage them from attempting to escape when moving them from cell to visitation or the medical facility or when transporting them from prison to court, as well.

monocle • ocul – • eye • monocle – • n. an eyeglass for use with only one eye

monocle • The Monopoly man wears a monocle, a single lens used for vision in one eye. • Although I think monocles are very neat, who uses a single lens for vision?

quadruped • ped – • foot • quadruped – • n. & adj. a four-footed animal

quadruped • A creature does not have to be alive to be a quadruped; it merely has to have four legs. • Quadrupeds can be robotic, alien, or terrestrial as long as they have four feet.

dispel • pel – • to drive • dispel – • v. to drive away in various directions; to cause to vanish v. dispelled, -s, -ing

dispel • After the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, petroleum companies utilized chemical dispersants to attempt to dispel the tar and oil. • Farmers occasionally hired children to throw rocks and startle birds in order to dispel the voracious creature that would eat the freshly planted garden.

verbatim • verb – • word • verbatim – • adj. in the exact words, word for word

verbatim • The court reporter make take great pains to transcribe every word spoken on the record in court, and the document she creates must be verbatim. • When you use a quote in your research paper, you should copy the sentence verbatim.

convivial • vit, viv, vivi – • life; breath, mind; soul • convivial – • adj. sociable; fond of eating, drinking, and good companionship

convivial • I wasn’t expecting the convivial atmosphere at the fundraiser since it was being held in the library on campus, but everyone was lively and having a good time. • I love to make friends who are convivial and outgoing, enjoying good food, socializing, and meeting people.

Root Review • ped – • foot • dorm – • sleep • pel – • to drive • e- • out • ocul – • eye • vit, viv, vivi – • life; breath, mind; soul • manu, mani – • hand • cogn– • knowledge • verb – • word • fus– • pour

Root Review • cede, ceed, cess – • to go; to yield • corp/o, corpor, corpus – • body • –locu, -loqu – • to speak, speech, talk, discourse • liter – • letter • duc, duct – • to lead • du, duo – • two; second • medi – • middle • scrib, script – • write • vers, vert – • turn • -ject – • to throw

Root Review • retro – • back; backward; behind • sub – • below; beneath; lower in rank; under; nearly • super – • above; over; beyond • trans – • across; through; change; beyond • ultra – • beyond; excessive • dict – • speech, to speak; proclaim (declare officially); word • mal – • bad; evil; ill; wrong • omni – • all • post – • after; behind • pre – • before; in front of

Root Review • cide – • to kill • cred – • belief; believe • extra, extro – • outside of; beyond • inter – • between; among • magn, magna, magni– • great; large • ambi, amphi – • both; on both sides; around • ante – • before • bell – • war • bene, bon – • good; well • circum – • around; surrounding

Latin Vocabulary Unit 11