Lessons 20-21 Flashcards
What does paternoster mean?
Our Father
Ambassadorships are a typical form of political
patronage
What is the prefix in illegal and what does it mean?
in; not
What is the prefix in irregular and what does it mean?
in; not
What does Lucifer mean?
bringer of light
allowing light to shine through
translucent
truthful, accurate
veracious
genuine; truly so-called
veritable
What is the prefix in subordinate and what does it mean?
sub; under, beneath, below
What is the Latin root and literal meaning of subordinate?
ordo ordinis; beneath or lower in rank
having to do with position in series
ordinal
to give in
capitulate
to repeat in concise form
recapitulate
having to do with time
temporal
of short duration, impermanent
temporary
What is the suffix in tempestuous and what does it mean?
ous; having or full of
What is the literal meaning of tempestuous?
full of storms
What is the noun corresponding to hostile?
hostility
What is the Latin root of reign?
rengum
from patres conscripti (‘senators’)
patrician
family with female head
matriarchy
of matriarchy
matriarchal
What noun corresponds with the adjective lucid?
lucidity
rules in a king’s place
regent
ruling administration
regime
What is the suffix in veracious and what does it mean?
cus; having or full of
What is the literal meaning of veracious?
having truth, full of truth
appearing true
verisimilitude
