Latin Vocab Test Flashcards
Longevity
Long individual life
Altimetor
Instrument for measuring height above sea level
Picturesque
Visually charming
Primeval
Pertaining to first age
Cornucopia
Horn of plenty
Clavicorn
Having club shaped antennae
Essence
Basic nature of a thing
Habitual
Repeated
Flamboyant
Strikingly bold
Flambeau
A flaming torch
Bonanza
A rich massive ore
Copious
Abundant
Infamous
Having extremely bad reputation
Provincial
Belonging to a providence
Postlude
Concluding piece of music
Postgraduate
After high school
Posthumous
After death
Aqueous
Watery
Herbage
Non-woody vegetation
Insular
Pertaining to an island
Linguistics
The science of language
Nautilus
Deep sea shellfish
Amity
Friendship
Beatific
Bestowing bliss
Gladiolus
Flower
Genuflection
Bending of the knee
Firmament
Sky
Ficus
Tropical tree
Damnation
State of being damned
Defoliate
To strip leaves off
Exfoliate
To remove surface of
Funicular
Pertaining to a rope
Gustatory
Relating to taste
Dilapidate
To fall into a state of dispair
Lapidary
A rock worker
Lenticular
Pertaining to a lens
Ossuary
A place for bones of the dead
Preponderance
Superiority in weight or power
Plebean
Common person
Pulverize
To reduce to powder
Rosaceous
Like a rose