Latin ll 16a Flashcards

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Apostasy

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n) an abandoning of what one believed in

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Adversity

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n) misfortune; calamity; wretched state

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Cognomen

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n) the family name; surname

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Compensate

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v) make up for; counterbalance; make amends; pay for

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Complicity

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n) a partnership in wrongdoing

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Compromise

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n) settlement in which both sides give up some depends

v) to settle by giving up some demands

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Credential

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n) that which entitles to confidence; often a certificate of position

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Device

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n) a plan; scheme; trick; mechanical contrivance; a design or emblem

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Ecstatic

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a) characterized by emotions of great joy

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Equivocate

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v) hedge; use vague terms; be purposely ambiguous

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Phosphorescent

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a) giving light without heat

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Plight

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n) predicament; awkward or dangerous situation

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Portray

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v) to make a picture of; depict; delineate

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Positive

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a) sure; definite; confident; assured

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Repository

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n) box, chest, or room for safekeeping; place where things are kept

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Restitution

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n) reparation; making good for loss or damage

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Specialize

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v) to make particular; to direct or concentrate on one thing

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Spectrum

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n) the range of colored bands in light; a range of something

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Vertigo

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n) dizziness or giddiness

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Visible

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a) can be seen by the eye; can be observed with the mind; manifest