Vocabulary List #5 - Latin Roots - AP Language and Comp. Flashcards

6236887072	aversion (n.)	= a mental condition of fixed opposition or dislike of a particular thing.	0
6236890538	extraneous (adj.)	= having no essential relation to a subject, not relevant.	1
6236895551	inept (adj.)	= not fit or suitable; incompetent, unable to perform a certain task.	2
6236898884	coherence (n.)	= the quality or state of sticking together, a systematic or logical connection or consistency.	3
6236898885	zeugma (n.)	= the use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous meanings. (E.g. "Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need - not as a call to battle, though embattled we are - but a call to bear the burden.")	4
6236901696	proportionate (adj.)	= that which is in proportion or in harmonious relation of parts to the whole; that which is in balance or has equal shares; in symmetry or balance	5
6236904699	duress (n.)	= forcible restraint or restriction; compulsion by threat, unlawful restraint.	6
6236904700	lateral (adj.)	= directed toward, situated on, or coming from the side, extending from side to side.	7
6236906646	misnomer (n.)	= a name wrongly or mistakenly applied.	8
6236906647	nullify (v.)	= to make legally null and void; to make of no value or consequence; to completely counteract the force or effectiveness of something.	9
6236911580	facsimile (n.)	= exact copy, duplicate, reproduction	10
6236911581	tangible (adj.)	= describes something that is physical, concrete, able to be touched and felt.	11
6236914142	verbatim (adv. or adj.)	= describes something exact, precise, reproduced word-for-word.	12
6236914143	insurgency (n.)	= mutiny, revolt, uprising; an act of open rebellion against authority.	13
6236914144	altercation (n.)	= a heated argument, fight, or quarrel.	14