Lesson 29 Latin Roots

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SOL

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sun

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solarium

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(n.) - a glass-enclosed room exposed to the sun’s rays

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parasol

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(n.) – a light weight umbrella used as a sunshade

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LUN

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moon

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lunate

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(adj.) - crescent shaped

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lunatic

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(adj.) - crazy, insane, recklessly foolish (moonstruck)

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STELL

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star

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stellular

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(adj.) - bespangled as with small stars

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constellation

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(n.) - a group of stars

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NOCT, NOX

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night

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equinox

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(n.) - one of two occasions on which the sun crosses the equator making night and day equal in length

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noctambulism

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(n.) - sleepwalking

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NOC, NOX, NIC, NEC

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harm, kill

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nocive

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(adj.) - hurtful; injurious

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nectar

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(n.) - death - overcoming drink of the gods

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obnoxious

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(adj.) - offensive; objectionable

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MAT

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morning

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matinee

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(n.) - an event held in the daytime

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matin

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(n.) - morning

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LUC

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light

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elucidate

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(v.) - to make clear or explain; to shed light on something

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lucubrate

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(v.) - to study by candlelight or a lamp

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LUSTER

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light up; shine

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illustrate

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(v.) - to make clearer, especially by providing examples

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illustrous

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(adj.) - distinguished; renowned

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lackluster

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(adj.) - having or showing little energy, enthusiasm, brightness

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LUMEN, LUMIN

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light, source of light

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luminary

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(n.) - any heavenly body that gives light

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Illuminati

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(n.) - people who claim to have enlightened knowledge

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luminiferous

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(adj.) - producing light

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elucidate

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(v.) - to make clear or explain; to shed light on something

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lucubrate

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(v.) - to study by candlelight or a lamp

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LUSTER

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light up; shine

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illustrate

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(v.) - to make clearer, especially by providing examples

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illustrous

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(adj.) - distinguished; renowned

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lackluster

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(adj.) - having or showing little energy, enthusiasm, brightness

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LUMEN, LUMIN

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light, source of light

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luminary

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(n.) - any heavenly body that gives light

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Illuminati

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(n.) - people who claim to have enlightened knowledge

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luminiferous

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(adj.) - producing light

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LIMIN

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threshold; the place or point of entering or beginning

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eliminator

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(n.) - someone or something that excludes, e.g. the first round of competition

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preliminaries

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(n.) - something done or said by way of introduction or preparation

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FULG

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shine; glitter; flash

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effulge

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(v.) - to shine or flash out

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fulgurate

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(v.) - to flash as lightning

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refulgently

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(adv.) - in a bright , splendid flashy manner

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FULMIN

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flash; explode

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fulmine

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(v.) - to thunder, to dart like lightning

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fulminate

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(v.) - to issue violent denunciation or strong condemnation

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fulminic

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(adj.) - explosive

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SCINTILL

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spark; sparkle

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scintillate

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(v.) - to emit sparks, to sparkle

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scintillation

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(n.) - emission of light by an atom or a star