Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots

SOJOURN

• a short stay or visit

• a long journey

• a permanent residence

• a brief encounter

ANACHRONISM

• something that seems to be out of its proper time

• a historical event that is accurately represented

• a type of ancient artifact

• a modern invention that is widely accepted

SYNCHRONOUS

• happening at the same time as

• occurring at different times

• happening in sequence

• independent of time

MORATORIUM

• a formal delay; a suspension

• an immediate action taken

• a type of financial investment

• a legal term for bankruptcy

DIURNAL

• happening or active during the day

• occurring at night

• happening every week

• active during the winter

DEMURE

• modest, shy

• arrogant, bold

• loud, boisterous

• carefree, reckless

TEMPORAL

• having to do with finite time or everyday life

• relating to the eternal or spiritual

• pertaining to the past or history

• connected to the physical or material world

DEMUR

• to express unwillingness to do something; to object

• to agree enthusiastically

• to delay or postpone

• to clarify or explain

EXTEMPORANEOUS

• done without planning; improvised

• carefully planned and executed

• performed with great precision

• deliberately thought out

CHRONICLE

• to tell or write the history of

• to predict future events

• to summarize a story

• to analyze a character's motives