Lesson 15

Question 1

tempus

Answer 1

time

Question 2

improvised, composed or uttered without advance preparation; without advance preparation

Answer 2

extempore

Question 3

pertaining to worldly affairs; transitory, short lived

Answer 3

temporal

Question 4

to accept or adapt to a situation, to compromise; to postpone a decision in order to gain time

Answer 4

temporize

Question 5

Xpovos

Answer 5

time (khronos written in English) Know how to spell the root in Greek because it’s not spelled right here.

Question 6

a person or thing out of place in a historical period or sequence of events; a person, custom, or idea considered out-of-date

Answer 6

anachronism

Question 7

a continuous, detailed record of historical events in other ft their occurrence

Answer 7

chronicle

Question 8

happening at the same time, moving at the same rate

Answer 8

synchronous

Question 9

annus

Answer 9

year

Question 10

a chronological record of events of successive years, without interpretation or analysis by the author, a historical record; a periodic journal of a learned field or annual reports of an organization

Answer 10

annals

Question 11

lasting two years; happening every to year

Answer 11

biennial

Question 12

a span of one thousand years

Answer 12

millennium

Question 13

retired or disqualified because of age or infirmity; antiquated, obsolete

Answer 13

superannuated

Question 14

dies

Answer 14

day

Question 15

daily; occurring in a day or every day; active during the daytime rather than at night

Answer 15

diurnal

Question 16

the highest point or stage of development, apogee, zenith; the imaginary half circle connecting the North and South poles

Answer 16

median

Question 17

a temporary stay, a brief visit

Answer 17

sojourn

Question 18

nox

Answer 18

night

Question 19

a romantic melody or composition dealing with evening or night, a reverie

Answer 19

nocturne

Question 20

each of the two times of the year when days and nights are of equal length

Answer 20

equinox