advocate•speak in favor of

ad (to) + voc (voice)

ponderous•weightypond (weight)+ous (full of) +

retribution•revenge

re (back / again) +trib (pay)

android•robotandro (man) +oid (appearance)

infidel•unbelieverin (not) + fid (faith)

resurgence• rising again

re (again) +surg (rise)

punctilious•precise in conduct

punct (point) +ous (full of)

condescend• lower oneselfcon (together) +de (down) + scend (climb)

collateral•side by side

col (together) + lat (side)

irrevocable• impossible to change

ir (not) +re (back / again) +voc (voice)

elucidate•explain

el = ex (out) +luc (light)

epigram• witty comment

epi (upon) + gram (writing)

eccentricity•oddness

ex (out) + centr (center)

cognizant•awarecogn (know)

stringent•strict, binding

string (bind)

anthropoid•manlikeanthropo (man) +oid (appearance)

diffident• shydif = dis (away) +fid (faith)

pandemonium•tumult or chaospan (all) +demon (evil spirit)

urbane• sophisticatedurb (city)

tractable• easily controlled or managed

tract (pull) +able

supersede• replacesuper (over) +sed (sit)

temporize• delaytempor (time) +ize (make)

somnambulist•sleepwalker

somn (sleep) +ambul (walk)

sanguinary•bloody

sangui (blood)

inanimate• lifeless

in (not) +anim (mind)