Lesson 27: New Material Flashcards

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Cítius, Áltius, Fórtius

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Faster, Higher, Stronger

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alienus -a -um

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foreign, alien, strage, unfavorable

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angustus -a -um

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narrow, confined

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beatus -a -um

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blessed

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dúbius -a -um

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doubtful

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durus -a -um

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hard (not soft)

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pius -a -um

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pious, dutiful

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verus -a -um

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true

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citus -a -um

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rapid, quick

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clarus -a -um

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clear, bright, gleaming

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rústicus -a -um

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country (adj.), rural, unsophisticated, rustic

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Faster, Higher, Stronger

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Cítius, Áltius, Fórtius

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foreign, alien, strage, unfavorable

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alienus -a -um

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narrow, confined

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angustus -a -um

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blessed

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beatus -a -um

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doubtful

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dúbius -a -um

17
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hard (not soft)

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durus -a -um

18
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pious, dutiful

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pius -a -um

19
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true

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verus -a -um

20
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rapid, quick

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citus -a -um

21
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clear, bright, gleaming

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clarus -a -um

22
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country (adj.), rural, unsophisticated, rustic

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rústicus -a -um

23
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In adjectives and adverbs, there are ___.

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degrees of comparison

24
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The degrees of comparison are:

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positive, comparitive, superlative

25
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The ___ is descriptive.

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positive

26
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The ___ implies a comparison a comparison among more than two persons or things.

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comparitive

27
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The ___ implies a comparison among more than two persons or things.

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superlative

28
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In English, many positive adjectives can be changed into comparisons by adding ___ and changed into superlatives by adding ___.

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-er; -est

29
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Give an exampole of degrees of comparison in English using the adjective great.

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great, greater, greatest

30
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In English, other adjectives and adverbs are compared by means of the words ___.

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more and most

31
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The Latin comparitive is formed by adding ___ and ___ to the stem.

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-ior; -ius

32
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The Latin comparitive is declined like a regular ___ noun.

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3rd declension

33
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The superlative adjective is formed by adding ___ to the stem.

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-issimus, -rimus, or -limus

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The superlative adjective is declined like ___.

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bonus -a -um