40.2 Flashcards
Amorous (adj.)
Showing or expressing love
Amo/Amat
Love
Gram
Write, record
Cryptogram (n.)
A message or writing in code or cipher
Gress
Step, move
Regress (v.)
To move backward, to return to an earlier state.
Lect
Gather, pick out
Predilection (n.)
A special liking or preference for something
Mort
Death
Immortalize (v.)
To bestow unending fame upon, to make everlasting
Phag
Eat, consume
Esophagus (n.)
The muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
Poe
Put, place
Apropos (adj.)
Appropriate in a specific situation, at an opportune time
Seq
Follow
Subsequent (adj.)
Occurring or coming later or after, following
Sur
Over
Surmount (adj.)
To get over or across, to overcome
Taxis
Arrangement
Syntax (n.)
The order or arrangement of words in a sentence