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Vocabulary Unit 11
Latin and Greek Roots
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12th Grade
11/07/2010

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Term

Latin: solari "to comfort" (adj).

INCONSOLABLE

Definition
Unable to be comforted
Term

Latin: cura "care" (adj).

INCURIOUS

Definition
Idle; not inclined to seek knowledge
Term

Latin: nocere, nocitum "to harm, to kill" (adj).

INNOCUOUS

Definition
Harmless
Term

Latin: nex, necis "death" (adj).

INTERNECINE

Definition
Causing many deaths on all sides of a conflict
Term

Latin: cura "care" (v).

PROCURE

Definition
To obtain; to get with some effort
Term

Latin: salus "healthy, whole" (adj).

SALUBRIOUS

Definition
Promoting good health
Term

Latin: salus "healthy, whole" (adj).

SALUTARY

Definition
Having a positive or healthy result
Term

Latin: salus "healthy, whole" (n).

SALUTATION

Definition
An act of greeting
Term

Latin: cura "care" (n).

SINECURE

Definition

A job that brings a salary without requiring work

A job in name only

Term

Latin: solari "to comfort" (n).

SOLACE

Definition
Comfort or consolation
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