Latin Roots L#20 Flash Cards

contemporary

• belonging to or occurring in the present

• related to ancient history

• a style of painting

• a type of music genre

lucid

• able to understand and think clearly

• confused and disoriented

• difficult to comprehend

• vague and unclear

export

• sending goods or services to another country for sale

• receiving goods or services from another country

• selling goods or services within the same country

• transporting goods to a different location within the country

ambiguous

• having one clear meaning

• having two possible meanings, answers, or definitions

• being completely certain

• lacking any meaning

transcribe

• to write a written copy

• to speak aloud

• to erase a document

• to summarize a text

ambidextrous

• able to use both hands equally well

• having a preference for using one hand over the other

• able to write with both hands simultaneously

• skilled in using tools with both hands

benevolent

• a person who is kind and charitable

• a person who is selfish and greedy

• a person who is indifferent to others

• a person who is hostile and aggressive

contradict

• to agree with a statement

• to say against; deny the truth of a statement that says the opposite meaning

• to support a claim

• to clarify a misunderstanding

elucidate

• to explain

• to confuse

• to ignore

• to complicate

contraband

• goods that are legally owned and traded

• goods forbidden by law to be owned or brought into the country

• goods that are taxed heavily by the government

• goods that are allowed for import with a permit