Lesson 14 Terms

Question 1

roots—salio, salire, salui, saltum

Answer 1

L. for “to jump” or “ to leap”

Question 2

assail

Answer 2

v. 1) to attack violently, to assault
2) to attack with words, to ridicule, or criticize harshly

Question 3

desultory

Answer 3

adj. 1) jumping from one thing to another; rambling
2) haphazard or random

Question 4

exult

Answer 4

v. to rejoice greatly; to be triumphant

Question 5

resilent

Answer 5

adj. 1) capable of returning to the original shape after being bent or stretched
2) buoyant; recovering quickly from illness, change, or misfortune.

Question 6

salient

Answer 6

adj. 1) conspicuous; striking
2) projecting up or out

Question 7

roots–valeo, valere, valui, valitum

Answer 7

Latin for “to be strong”

Question 8

convalesce

Answer 8

v. to recover health after illness

Question 9

avail

Answer 9

v. to us to one’s own advantage

NOTE: As a noun, avail also means “benefit” or “advantage” as usually used in the phrase to no avail.

Question 10

prevalent

Answer 10

adj. widely occurring or in general use

Question 11

valor

Answer 11

n. heroic courage; bravery

Question 12

roots–volvo, volvere, volvi, volutum

Answer 12

Latin for “to revolve”

Question 13

evolve

Answer 13

v. 1) to develop gradually
2) to change from a simpler to a more complex form of animal or plant life

Question 14

voluble

Answer 14

adj. speaking in a steady, easy flow of words; talkative; glib