Bonus Flashcards
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agitat
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frequentative form of agere, “to do, drive”
2
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consumit
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com-intensive prefix + sumere- “to take up”
3
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ducit
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Il Duce: nickname of Benito Mussolini, leader of Italy, WWI
4
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eum
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accusative form of is, “he”
5
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facile
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from facere, “to make, do”
6
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ferae naturae
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(=untamed. lit. “of a fierce nature”
7
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pes
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- sesquipedalian=use of long words
- impedimentum = hindrance
- pedes=footsoldier
- impedire=to hinder
- expidere=to set free
8
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porta
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from portare, “to carry”
9
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pugnat
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- pugilist(=boxer)
2. poniard (= a short, slender dagger)
10
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rebumbit
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from cubere, “to lie”
11
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totus
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factotum (=a handyman or servant, from facere, “to do”+ totus, “all”
12
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gladius
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- gladius (=sword shaped like a leaf)
2. gladiolus (=sword lily)
13
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habitat
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form habere, “to have”
14
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hic
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hic iacet/ hic jacket (“here lies”) used as an epitah, abbreviated HJ
15
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incitat
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- in- intensive prefix + citare, “to stimulate”
- excitonic (=a mobile combination of an electron and a hole in an excited crystal, as a semiconductor)
- oscitant (yawning, drowsy, dull, from os=”mouth”)
