Something that helps or gives an advantage; synonym: effectiveness, antonym: disadvantage.

Cruel violence; synonym: savagery, antonym: kindness.

Not showing reason; animal-like; raw; antonym: humane.

Derived from Latin "primere, pressum" meaning "to press."

OPPRESS (ə pres') v.

To keep down by force. Synonym: persecute.

IMPRESS (im pres') v.

To have a strong effect on; to strongly convey or to make a mark with. Antonym: liberate.

Something, especially a work of art or literature, that follows an original.

SEQUENCE (se' kwens) n.

The order in which something happens.

To follow forward; to try (as in a trial). Example: The District Attorney wanted to prosecute him for robbery, but there wasn't enough evidence.

To lead; to oversee. Example: As the captain of the hockey team, Michael had to conduct afternoon practice. Synonyms: govern, run.

To bring forth; to create. Derived from Latin "pro," meaning "forth," and "ducere," meaning "to lead forth."

To kidnap; from Latin "ab" (away from) + "ductum" (to lead away). Synonym: steal.

Something that carries. In 1900, gasoline-powered vehicles were almost never seen.

The movement of heat in a gas or liquid. From Latin "con" (together) + "vectus" (to carry together).

Latin TRAHERE, TRACTUS, "to draw; to drag"

(adj.) Pleasing. Latin: ad, "towards" + tractus = drawing towards. Synonym: appealing. Antonym: unpleasant.

(v.) To draw together; to tighten. Latin: con, "together" + tractus = to draw together. Synonym: squeeze. Antonyms: widen, enlarge.

(v.) To take someone's attention away. Latin: dis, "apart, away" + tractus = to draw away. Synonym: sidetrack. Antonym: captivate.

Latin PLECTERE, PLEXUS, "to weave" and Latin PLICARE, PLICATUM, "to fold"

A use or a putting on. Example: An application of the cream to the rash should provide relief in a few days.

Adjective meaning complicated. Comes from Latin "com," meaning "together," and "plexus," meaning "woven together."

Verb meaning to make another or to copy. Synonym: reproduce.

Latin TEXERE, TEXTUS, "to weave"

The way something feels to the touch. Example: The soft texture of the blanket was comforting to the baby.

Cloth or fabric. Example: In ancient culture, people wove beautiful textiles into rugs, hanging decorations, and blankets.

Latin VELARE, VELATUM, "to cover"

To make known. Latin re, "back" + velare to pull the cover back. Synonym: show. Antonym: hide.

To uncover. Example: The name of the latest person to win the multimillion-dollar prize will be unveiled on national television next week.

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GRAV (Latin GRAVIS)

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Means "heavy"

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GRAVE (adj.)

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Very serious; synonym: grim, antonym: lighthearted

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GRAVITY (n.)

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Seriousness; antonym: insignificance

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LEV, LEVER (Latin LEVIS)

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Means "light" or "to lift up"

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LEVITATE (v.)

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To cause to hover or float above the ground

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ALLEVIATE (v.)

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To make better or less serious; synonym: lighten, antonym: worsen

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ELEVATE

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To lift up; derived from Latin "e" meaning "out of" and "levare" meaning "to lift out."

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