Latin 2 3a Flashcards

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Catapult

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V)to launch or leap

N)ancient military device for throwing large objects

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Cadence

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N)flow of rhythm; beat; measured movement in dance

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Circumspect

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A) careful; cautious; attentive to all factors

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Compost

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N) a mixture of decaying vegetable refuse, manure

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Confer

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V) bestow; discuss; converse; exchange ideas

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Demote

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V) lower in rank; reduce to a lower grade

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Display

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V) to unfold; to spread out; exhibit to advantage

N) exhibition; show

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Envy

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V) to feel ill will at another for his advantages

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Execute

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V) to follow out or carry out; do; preform; administer; kill

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Extort

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V) to get money by violence, threats

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Extrovert

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N) a person who is active & expressive; one more interested in others than himself

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Inverse

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A) reversed in order; directly opposite

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Nomenclature

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N) systems of names used in a branch of learning

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Penchant

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N) a strong liking or fondness; inclination; taste

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Persist

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V) to continue; refuse to quit; endure

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Submissive

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A) docile; yielding;giving in without resistance

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Superstition

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N) belief in charms, omens, an attitude inconsistent with known laws of science

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Suspect

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N) a person thought to have done a crime

V) to distrust; believe someone guilty with little or no evidence