Roots/Vocab

aud-hear

bi-two/halves

biblio/bibl -book

bio-life

cap-head

chron-time

corp -body

cred-believe

credulous

dem-people

div-divide/part
egregious

eradicate

falter

gen-birth

graph-write

im-not

implore

lavish

mort-death

obliterate

pacify
pervade

pop-people

post-after

pre-before

re-again

scrupulous

snarky

spec-see

squander

struct-build

un-not

vid-see



VOCAB MEANINGS:

Credulous: gullible, easily believe something

egregious: shocking or very bad

eradicate: to get rid of

falter: to mess up or lose momentum

fickle: not reliable

hoopla: excitement around an event

implore: to beg urgently

incredulous: skeptical, have a hard time believing something

lavish: rich or luxurious

lucrative: profitable/moneymaking

mar: to damage or ruin

obliterate: to completely destroy

pacify: to calm

pervade: to spread throughout

philanthropist: a person that helps others

sage: a very wise person

scrupulous: very careful while doing something.

Snarky: rude or sarcastic

Squander: to waste something (money or time)

Supercilious: thinking you’re better than others