Week of April 27 Words of the day 46-60

	46. tacit Word Meaning: silent Root: tacit Root Meaning: silent Related words: taciturn, reticent, reserved, laconic, dour, acquiescent
47. decapitate Word Meaning: to cut off someone’s head Root: capit Root Meaning: head Related words: capitol, capital	48. centennial Word Meaning: 100 years Root: cent (ennial=year) Root Meaning: one hundred Related words: century, centigrade, cent, centurion, centipede, centenarian
49. scriptorium Word Meaning: the room where monks in the Middle Ages (500-1500AD) kept their scripts/scripture Root: script Root Meaning: write Related words: prescription, proscribe	50. hydroponics Word Meaning: growing plants in water and not in earth Root: hydro Root Meaning: water Related words: hydrophobia, hydrosphere, hydrofoil, hydrophyte
51. audiometry Word Meaning: testing done to see how well you hear Root: audio Root Meaning: hearing Related words:  auditorium, audience, audible, audition, auditor	52. collate Word Meaning: to place in order Root: loca (col=with or jointly) Root Meaning: place Related words: local, allocate, allotment, locus, dislocate
53. occlude Word Meaning: to shut or stop up Root: clude Root Meaning: shut Related words: conclude, seclude, exclude, include, recluse	54. ductile Word Meaning: capable of being formed or pliable Root: duct Root Meaning: lead Related words: aqueduct, viaduct, conduct, deduct, abduct
55. ducal Word Meaning: belonging to the duke, a leader below king & above knight Root: duc/duct Root Meaning: to lead Related words:  reduce, deduce, seduce, produce, induce	56. equanimity Word Meaning: keeping an emotional balance even under stress Root: equa (anim=mind or soul) Root Meaning: equal Related words: equator, equation, equality, equinox
57. salient Word Meaning: prominent/ outstanding; something that leaps out at you Root: sal/sult Root Meaning: to take Related words: salacious, salmon, insult, result	58. lithosphere Word Meaning: the hard-rock portion of the Earth’s crust Root: sphere (litho=rock) Root Meaning: round shape Related words: atmosphere, troposphere, stratosphere
59. encryption Word Meaning: using secret codes to rearrange the written message Root: crypt (en=in) Root Meaning: hidden Related words: cryptogram, cryptanalysis, encrypt	60. just Word Meaning: 1. by a small amount; 2. exactly; 3. reasonable; 4. merited Root: just Root Meaning: has to do with correctness, rightness, or law Related words:  just-in-time, justice, Justice, justify