Latin2 16a Flashcards
Apostasy
N) abandoning of what one believed in
Adversity
N) misfortune, calamity, wretched state
Cognomen
N) family name, surname
Compensate
V) make up for, counter balance, make amends, pay for
Complicity
N) partnership in wrong doing
Compromise
N) settlement in which both sides give up some demands
V) to settle by giving up some demands
Credential
N) that which entitles to confidence, often a certificate of position
Device
N) a plan , scheme, trick, mechanical contrivance, a design or emblem
Ecstatic
A) characterized by emotion of great joy
Equivocate
V) hedge, use vague terms, be purposefully ambiguous
Phosphorescent
Giving off light without heat
Plight
Predicament, awkward or dangerous situation
Portray
To make a picture a picture of, depict, delineate
Positive
Sure, definite, confident, assured
Repository
Box, chest, or room for safekeeping, a place where things are kept
Restitution
Reparation, making good for loss or damage
Specialize
To make particular, to direct or concentrate on one thing
Spectrum
The range of colored bands in light, a range of something
Vertigo
Dizziness or giddiness
Visible
Can be seen by the eye, can be observed with the mind, manifest