11st Six Weeks LAVA Words

VOCABULARY

STEM

DEFINITION

deplorable (di-plawr-uh-buhl)

able - ability to

causing regret

formidable (fawr-mi-duh-buhl)

able - ability to

causing fear

inexorable (in-ek-ser-uh-buhl)

able - ability to

unyielding

antidepressant (an-tee-di-pres-uh
nt)

anti - against

a drug used to treat depression

antiquated (an-ti-kwey-tid)

anti - against

outdated

antithesis (an-tith-uh-sis)

anti - against

opposition

concenter (kon-sen-ter)

con - together

to come together toward a common center

concert (kon-surt)

con - together

to act together in harmony; agree

concoct (kon-kokt)

con - together

to prepare by mixing together

amassed (a-massed)

mas - great

to gather a large quantity

massacre (mas-uh-ker)

mas - great

a killing of many people

massif (mas-if)

mas - great

a great mountain range

equivocate (i-kwiv-uh-keyt)

voc - voice

to use ambiguous expression

vocation (voh-key-shuhn)

voc - voice

a calling; occupation

vociferous (voh-sif-er-uh s)

voc - voice

crying out noisily

autocrat (aw-tuh-krat)

crat - rule, power

an absolute power

bureaucrat (byoo r-uh-krat)

crat - rule, power

government official

theocratic (thee-uh-krat-ik)

crat - rule, power

government who recognized God as ruler

beautify (byoo-tuh-fahy)

fy - make

to make beautiful

mystify (mis-tuh-fahy)

fy - make

to make mysterious

vilify (vil-uh-fahy)

fy - make

to speak ill of; slander

criminology (krim-uh-no-uh-jee)

logy - specified
study

the study of crime

oncology (ong-kol-uh-jee)

logy - specified
study

the study of cancer

sociology (soh-see-ol-uh-jee)

logy - specified
study

the study of human society

acuteness (a-kyoot-ness)

ness - quality

the quality of being sharp or severe

repulsiveness (ri-puhl-siv)

ness - quality

the quality of being offensive

superbness (soo-purb-ness)

ness - quality

the quality of going above or beyond

inclination (in-kluh-ney-shuh n)

tion - act or state

a liking or preference

peregrination (per-i-gruh-ney-shuh
n)

tion - act or state

the act of traveling from one place to another

salutation (sal-yuh-tey-shuh n)

tion - act or state

the act of greeting; expressing goodwill