LA Vocab 2024

• Human condition is common experiences all humans share
• Theme is questions about the human condition the author explores.
• Hubris is pride, or the belief a person is as good/capable/skilled as God/gods
• Pro means before
• Prometheus is a Titan in Greek mythology who created man. His name means “forethinker.”
• Epi means after
• Epimetheus is a Titan in Greek mythology. The brother of Prometheus. His name means “afterthought” or act before you think.
• A signet is a seal or stamp
• A lamentation is a sad song
• To Lament is to regret; to feel sad about something
• To be anointed is to be blessed with oil in a religious ceremony
• A cherub is like a “seraphim”; a powerful angel
• Profane is something that is immoral or not sacred/good
• Profanity is language that is immoral
• Pan means all
• Pandora is the first woman in greek mythology. Her name means "all gifts"
• Panacea is to cure all
• Theos means god in greek
• Theocracy is a government based on religion or God
• A pandemic affects all people and means "all people"
• Democracy is a government decided by the people
• To surpass is to pass above or beyond. It means "above pass"
• Irelevent is not meaningful
• The root word sens means feel
• Sentience means able to feel emotion
• The root word genos means origin/to be born/a grouping or kind
• Genesis is a book in the Old Testament describing the creation of humans