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Vocabulary. Unit 1. FLUO. Definition: To flow. FLUO. FLUO. Af flu ence, Flu id, In flu ence, Con flu ence, Flu ent. FLUO. Af flu ent people rarely have money worries. ALTERNATIVE. Definition: One of the things, propositions, or courses of action that can be chosen. ALTERNATIVE.
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Vocabulary Unit 1
Definition: To flow. FLUO
FLUO • Affluence, Fluid, Influence, Confluence, Fluent
FLUO • Affluent people rarely have money worries.
Definition: One of the things, propositions, or courses of action that can be chosen ALTERNATIVE
ALTERNATIVE • Noun: You have the alternative of riding or walking. • Adjective: The alternative possibilities are neutrality or war.
Definition: To melt or vanish. VANESCO
VANESCO • Evanescent, Evanesce
VANESCO • His depression was evanescent. He felt better in the morning.
Definition: To recompense for something To counter-balance; offset; be equivalent to COMPENSATE
COMPENSATE • They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble. • He compensated his homely appearance with great personal charm.
Definition: Begin to. -ESCE
-ESCE • Convalesce, Putrescent, Adolescent, Adolescence, Putrescence
-ESCE • Adolescents are just beginning their journey into adulthood.
Definition: A constituent part; element; ingredient COMPONENT
COMPONENT • The computer components were not expensive individually; combined, however, they were more than he could afford.
Definition: Good. EU-
EU- • Euphemism, Euphony, Eulogy, Euphoria, Euthanasia
EU- • His eulogy indicated his true feelings of admiration for the departed.
Definition: To permit, approve, or agree; to comply or yield CONSENT
CONSENT • Noun: He gave his consent to the marriage. • Verb: Our manager consented to our proposal.
Definition: Broad or flat PLATYS
PLATYS • Plateau, Plate, Platter, Platypus
PLATYS • The plateau certainly lived up to its name – Flattop Mountain.
Definition: To come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose CONVENE
CONVENE • The city council meeting convened at 7 p.m., and of course, the mayor was late.