SL Study Sheet: Vocabulary Lesson 5-8 and Root Words

subside—settle down, sink chic—stylish, fashionable

modest—humble, not pretentious
agile—graceful, coordinated
depreciate—lower in value
ransack—rob, search completely
awe—feeling of fear, wonder, and reverence
vex—trouble, distress, agitate
profound—insightful, deep
suave—smooth, sophisticated
conceal—hide
debonair—charming and sophisticated
dowdy—out of style, shabby
drab—dull, faded
eccentric—odd, strange
garb—clothing for a job
ostentatious—showy, meant to impress
rumple—wrinkle or crease
unsightly—ugly, unpleasant to look at
veneer—thin outside layer; false appearance

astonish—surprise, amaze
Root Words
anguish—suffering, pain, grief
skopeo—look at, inspect
bicker—petty fighting
disdain—hate, despise video, visum—see

disheveled—disorderly, not tidy logos—word; study

distraught—troubled, worried verbum—word
envelop—wrap or cover
nomen, nomenis—name
exorbitant—excessive, too much
pro—for, before, forward, instead of
haggard—worn out, tired
pandemonium—chaos, wild uproar prae—before, in front of

ad—to; near
swanky—showy style jacio, jactum—throw
illuminate—light up, shine
cum—with, together
congenial—nice, pleasant
figo, fixum—fasten, attach
conjure—make up, imagine
blemish—flaw, wound, spot jungo, junctum—join, connect

dithering—acting nervous, worried

compulsion—irresistible pull to do
something
threshold—point of entry, esp. a doorway
trifle—something of little value; to mess with
someone
lapse—slip back to something; error due to
forgetting