Latin II 16A Flashcards

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Apostasy

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An abandoning of what one believed in

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Adversity

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Misfortune; calamity; wretched state

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Cognomen

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The family name; surname

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Compensate

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To make up for; counterbalance; make amends; pay for

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Complicity

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A partnership in wrong doing

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Compromise

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Settlement in which both sides give up some demands; to settle by giving up some demands

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Credential

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that which entitles to confidence; often a certificate of position

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Device

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A plan; scheme; trick; mechanical contrivance; a design or emblem

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Ecstatic

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Characterized by emotions of great joy

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Equivocate

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Hedge; use vague terms; be purposely ambiguous

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Phosphorescent

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Giving light without heat

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Plight

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Predicament; awkward or dangerous situation

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Portray

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To make a picture of; depict; delineate

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Positive

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Sure; definite; confident; assured

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Repository

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Box, chest, or room for safekeeping; place where things are kept

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Restitution

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Reparation; making good for loss or damage

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Specialize

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To make particular; to direct or concentrate on one thing

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Spectrum

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The range of colored bands in light; a range of something

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Vertigo

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Dizziness or giddiness

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Visible

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Can be seen by the eye; can be observed with the mind; manifest