lesson 14 Flashcards
1
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wistful
A
yearning
2
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subtle
A
slight
3
Q
sagacity
A
wisdom
4
Q
remonstrate
A
to object
5
Q
tedious
A
boring
6
Q
wistful part of speech
A
adjective
7
Q
wistful origin
A
whist, wistful does not come from a Latin origin.
8
Q
subtle part of speech
A
adjective
9
Q
subtle LATIN origin
A
subtilis
10
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whist, origin of wistful
A
a sound people made when they wanted silence, like shhhh, or shush.
11
Q
sagacity LATIN origin
A
Sagax - sagacitas - sagacity
12
Q
sagax, sagacity LATIN origin
A
wise
13
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remonstrate LATIN origin
A
remonstrare = re means again, and monstrate means to show
14
Q
tedious part of speech
A
adjective
15
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tedious Latin origin
A
Latin adjective taedios and Latin noun taedium
