Derivatives IX Flashcards
Latin words for: armada
Amra: arms or weapons
Armada
Large fleight of warships
Audacious
Daring or recklessly bold
Latin words for: audacious
Audax: daring
Punitive
Concerned with or giving punishment
Latin words for: punitive
Punio: to punish
Auxiliary
Assisting or supporting
Latin words for: auxiliary
Auxilium: help or aid
Taurine
Relating or represting a bull
Latin words for: taurine
Tarius: bull
Portico
A porch or covered walkway
Latin words for: portico
Porta: gate; portico: porch
Postdate
To date something after the actual date
Latin words for: postdate
Post: after; do: to give
Antebellum
Anything before the civil war
Latin words for: antebellum
Ante: before; bellum: war
Preoccupied
Concerned with the future; taken or filled
Latin words for: preoccupied
Prae: before; occupo: seized
Primate
Order of first creatures
Latin words for: primate
Primus: first
Belligerent
Eager to fight, warlike
Latin words for: belligerent
Bellum: war; gero: to carry
Imperil
In danger, to put in danger
Latin words for: imperil
In: in, not; perculum: danger