Vocabulary from Classical Roots A: Lesson 7

(n) a command; a rule of conduct

(n) the belief that what happens in human life has already been determined by some higher power

(tr v) to take possession of something before anyone else can do so

(n) a warning in advance (usaully a feeling that something bad is going to happen)

(adj) absurd; contrary to nature or reason

(adj) showy; pompous; claiming unjustified distinction

(grammar) the noun to which a pronoun refers

(adj) Preceding; going before

(n) a group that is ahead of the times

(n) leaders of a movement, fashion, etc.

"Gone with the Wind" describes life in _____ Georgia.

The Anglo-Saon word "hlaf", meaning "Bread," is the _____ of the modern word loaf.

In "She took a book and read it," book is the _____ of it.

Telling the teacher she is the BEST is _____ to passing the class. =-)

The aquatic larval sage of a tadpole is _____to the full-grown state of a frog.

Although considered extremely _____ in the nineteenth century, Impressionist paintings are now so popular that they appear on calendars and greeting cards.

Fashions worn by the _____ are seen everywhere after a few years.

At Agincourt, English archers decimated the French _____ of mounted knights in armor.

The _____ of the French Revolution discarded their powdered wigs and wore their hair naturally.

We learn the _____ of God's Word when we study it daily.

The couple felt that _____ had brought them together

The teachers promise of a treat after the test _____(ed) any further protests from the class.

As she picked up the letter, she had a _____ that it carried bad news.

The long skirts and high collars of the nineteenth century seem _____ to active modern women.

They chose a hotel with _____ furnishings but little comfort.