Latin II 2a Flashcards

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Avert

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To turn away; ward off;prevent

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Auspice

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An omen; divination or prophecy

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Cadaver

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A dead body; a corpse

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Circumference

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The distance around a circle

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Commotion

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Violent motion; turmoil; agitation; confusion; disturbance

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Compose

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To make up; to put together; to create; to calm; to adjust

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Compulsory

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Required; obligatory; coercive; forced

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Consequence

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Result; effect; logical conclusion; importance as a cause

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Deploy

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To spread out to form a wider front of narrow depth

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Distort

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To twist out of shape; misrepresent; misstate; pervert

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Envisage

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To see in the mind; form a mental image

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Indpendent

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Free from influence or control of others; self-governing

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Introvert

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To bend inward

Person who dwells on himself

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Misnomer

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Act of applying the wrong name to a person or thing

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Prostate

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Refers to a muscular gland at the base of a male’s bladder

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Sextuple

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To multiply by six

Six fold

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Subtract

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To take away or deduct

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Surmise

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A guess; a conjecture; idea formed from inconclusive evidence

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Systemic

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Of or affecting the entire organism

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Transfer

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To move or send from one person, place, or position to another