Certamen - Language Flashcards

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Answer: AMBULARE

Transcript: In the sentence, “We could walk home in three hours,” translate “walk”.

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Answer: DOMUM

Transcript: In the sentence, “We could walk home in three hours,” translate “home”.

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Answer: TRIBUS HORIS

Transcript: In the sentence, “We could walk home in three hours,” translate “in three hours”.

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Answer: CASTIGATE

Transcript: What derivative of ago, agere means “to criticize, rebuke, or reprimand severely”?

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Answer: EXIGENT

Transcript: What derivative of ago, agere means “urgent or critical”?

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Answer: COGITATE

Transcript: What derivative of ago, agere means “to ponder, think, or deliberate”?

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Answer: LEGO - CHOOSE, READ; LIGO - BIND

Transcript: Differentiate in meaning between lego and ligo.

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Answer: OTIUM - LEISURE; NEGOTIUM - TASK, BUSINESS

Transcript: Differentiate in meaning between otium and negotium.

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Answer: LUMEN - LIGHT; NUMEN - DIVINE SPIRIT

Transcript: Differentiate in meaning between lumen and numen.

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Answer: NON SEQUITUR

Transcript: What Latin phrase is used to indicate an illogical conclusion?

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Answer: STATUS QUO

Transcript: What Latin Phrase is used to indicate no change in the circumstances of events?

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Answer: QUID PRO QUO

Transcript: What Latin phrase denotes that an equitable exchange has taken place?

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Answer: SPECIERUM PULCHRARUM

Transcript: Change the phrase species pulchra to the genitive plural.

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Answer: MARIUM CAERULEORUM

Transcript: Give the genitive plural for the phrase mare caeruleum.

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Answer: MARI CAERULEO

Transcript: Change marium caeruleōrum to the ablative singular.

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Answer: TO INFORM

Transcript: What is the meaning of the Latin idiom certiorem facere?

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Answer: REVOLUTION

Transcript: What is the meaning of the Latin idiom res novae?

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Answer: TO BEGIN / JOIN BATTLE

Transcript: What is the meaning of the Latin idiom proelium committere?

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Answer: COURTEOUS

Transcript: Which of the following words, if any is NOT derived from the same Latin root as the others: courteous, courageous, core, cordial?

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Answer: COHORS

Transcript: From what Latin noun do we derive “courteous”?

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Answer: COR

Transcript: From what Latin noun do we derive “courageous”, “core”, and “cordial”?