Vocab List 3 & 4 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Excerpt
a passage selected from a book, play, piece of music
Exhilarate
to cheer, to stimulate, to enliven
Exonerate
to free from blame, to relieve of a task
Exorbiant
excessive
Compound
to mix together, to combine, having two or more parts
Exposition
a precise statement/explanation, a public exhibit
Expound
to set forth an explanation in detail (used with on)
Impose
to set up, to forth something on others
Impostor
one who deceives by using a false identity
Proponent
one who argues in support of something
Extraneous
coming from outside; foreign
Extraterrestrial
outside the limits of the Earth’s atmosphere
Extrovert
interested in things outside the self; thoughts outward
Mediate
to act as negotiator between opposing sides
Mediocrity
normal, between high and low: ordinary person
Medium
substance through which something is transmitted, communication with spirits of the dead
Non sequitur
statement that does not follow logically from evidence
Obsequious
excessively willing to yield to others
Subsequent
coming after or later
Sequester
to go into hiding, to seek solitude
What does the latin root “ex” mean?
from, out of
What does the latin root “ponere” mean?
to place, to put
What does the latin root “extra” mean?
on the outside
What does the latin root “medius” mean?
middle
