Chapter 4 Flashcards
EXTRA
Latin. “on the outside”
extraneous
adj. 1. Coming from outside; foreign.
2. Not essential or vital.
extraterrestrial
adj. Outside or originating outside the limits of the earth’s atmosphere.
extrovert
n. A person chiefly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward rather than inward.
MEDIUS
Latin. “middle”
mediate
tr. v. To act as a negotiator between oppositng sides in a dispute.
mediocrity
n. The condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low; a very ordinary person.
mediocre, adj
medium
n. 1. A substance or element through which something is transmitted.
2. A person thought to have communication with spirits of the dead.
3. a condition halfway between extremes.
SEQUOR, SEQUI, SECUTUM
Latin. “to follow”
non sequitur
n. A statement thtat does not follow logically from evidence.
obsequious
adj. Excessively willing to yield to others.
subsequent
adj. Coming after or later.
sequester
tr. v. 1. To go into hiding; to seek solitude.
2. To isolate.