Term
INTER "between"
interloper
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One who intrudes by meddling or trespassing on the rights of others.
Settlers on the frontier were actually viewed as interlopers by Native Americans. |
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Term
INTER "between"
internecine
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1. Very destructive to both sides in a conflict; involving slaughter and carnage.
2. Pertaining to struggle or conflict within a group, organization, or nation.
The Civil War was the most internecine conflict the United States has ever experienced. |
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Term
INTER "between"
interpolate
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1. To insert or add something between other parts, especially in a text or written work.
When Jimmy realized he forgot to include a main point in his paragraph, he interpolated it before turning in his final copy.
2. To introduce material that severely alters a text or falsifies it.
The Pentagon Papers interpolated a very different picture of what was really going on during the Vietnam War. |
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Term
INTER "between"
interregnum
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Any period of time when a state is without a ruler or has a provisional government, especially between the reign of a sovereign and a successor.
In the event of the President's death, the United States can avoid an interregnum because the Vice President takes on the President's role. |
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Term
PONO "to put," "to place"
interpose
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1. To insert between parts of something; to interject in a conversation.
When the jurors argued during their deliberations, the foreman of the jury interposed to return order to the conversation.
2. To apply pressure or influence; to meddle; to interfere.
We all know people who just love to interpose into the affairs of others. |
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Term
PONO "to put," "to place"
PONERE,
juxtapose
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To place side by side.
The desks and chairs were juxtaposed in perfect rows, just waiting for the arrival of the eager students . |
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Term
PROPE "near"
PROPINQUUS "near"
propinquity
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1. Nearness; proximity
Due to the propinquity of Canada's southern border to the United States, it is critical to maintain a positive relationship with that country.
2. Kinship (relationship)
As North American neighbors, the United States and Canada have long shared a propinquity with one another.
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Term
PROPE "near"
PROPINQUUS "near"
rapprochement
n.
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Definition
Reconciliation; restoration of cordial relations, especially between two countries.
After the Revolutionary War and the Ware of 1812, the United States and Great Britain came to a rapprochement which has existed for two hundred years. |
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Term
QUIES, QUIETIS "quiet," "rest"
QUIESCO, QUIESCERE, QUIEVI, QUIETUM
"to rest"
quiescent
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At rest; dormant; motionless
The normally rambunctious little boy was so quiescent during his nap, his mother kept checking on him to be sure he was okay. |
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Term
QUIES, QUIETIS "quiet," "rest"
QUIESCO, QUIESCERE, QUIEVI, QUIETUM
"to rest"
acquiesce
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To agree or consent without any objection.
Realizing there was no point in arguing with his mother, Jimmy simply acquiesced and finished
his homework before watching television. |
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Term
QUIES, QUIETIS "quiet," "rest"
QUIESCO, QUIESCERE, QUIEVI, QUIETUM
"to rest"
requiem
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Definition
A mass or service for the repose of departed souls; music, poetry, or other composition for the dead.
O Captain!, My Captain! by Walt Whitman is a requiem to the deceased Abraham Lincoln. |
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QUIES, QUIETIS "quiet," "rest"
QUIESCO, QUIESCERE, QUIEVI, QUIETUM
"to rest"
unrequited
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Not reciprocal; not given in payment or returned in kind.
Sadly, one person's love for another often goes unrequited, leaving them bitter and lonely when they are unable to move on.
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Term
TRUDO, TRUDERE, TRUSI, TRUSUM
"to push"
abstruse
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Definition
Difficult to understand; complex.
The Electoral College (the method by which Presidents are elected) is a concept that many people find abstruse.
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Term
TRUDO, TRUDERE, TRUSI, TRUSUM
"to push"
extrude
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Definition
To push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance that retains or solidifies into a predetermined shape.
The pastry chef extruded the icing into perfect rosettes atop the wedding cake. |
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Term
TRUDO, TRUDERE, TRUSI, TRUSUM
"to push"
obtrude
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Definition
1. To force one's ideas or oneself insistently upon others.
Some people just don't seem to be able to help but obtrude their opinions onto others.
2. To thrust or push out; to protrude noticeably, often in an undesirable way.
The sharp, rusty nail obtruded through the top of my foot, causing me to scream in agony.
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