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Latin Roots
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SALIO, SALIRE, SALUI, SALTUM
“to jump; to leap”
assail
(verb)To attack violently; to assault (with words or actions)
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salient
(adjective)conspicuous; striking; noticeable
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resilient
(adjective)Able to withstand or recover from illness, change, or misfortune
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salacious
(adjective)treating sexual matters in an indecent way and typically conveying undue interest in or enjoyment of the subject
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VOLVO, VOLVERE, VOLVI
“to revolve”
devolve (into)
(verb) degenerate or be split into
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voluble
(adjective)Speaking in a steady, easy flow of words, talkative, glib
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CAPER, CAPRA
“goat”
caper
(verb)To leap, frolic, or frisk about(noun)A playful hop, leap, or skip
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caprice
(noun)A sudden impulse, urge, whim, or change of mind
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capricious
(adjective)Subject to whim, impulsive, unpredictable
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LEO, LEONIS, LEON
“lion”
leonine
(adjective)Pertaining to a lion; having the characteristics of a lion, such as fierceness and majesty
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lionize
(verb)To regard or treat a person as royalty or a celebrity
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lionhearted
(adjective)Brave and determined
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ZOION, ZOA
“living being, animal”
zoology
(noun)The science dealing with animals
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protozoan
(noun)single-celled microscopic animals, This include amoebas, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans, and many other forms
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zodiac
(noun)a belt of the sky that is divided into twelve equal divisions or signs (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces).
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