Latin Roots 5

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velleity n. a wish unaccompanied by effort to obtain
volition n. the act of making a choice
conflagration n. a very intense fire
afflatus n. a strong creative impulse
reconnaissance n. the act of reconnoitering
cognizant adj. having knowledge or understanding
juvenilia n. literary or artistic works produced by an author during his youth
juvenescent adj. growing or becoming young
lunation n. the period between successive new moons
lunacy n. foolish or senseless behavior
morose adj. showing a brooding ill humor
mores n. conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
misconstrue v. to interpret in the wrong way
infrastructure n. the basic structure of a system
impugn v. to attack as false
pugnacious adj. tough and callous by virtue of experience
augur v. to predict from an omen
augmentation n. the amount by which something increases
civic adj. of or relating to a city
civility n. the act of showing regard for others
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