Lessons 20-21 Flashcards

1
Q

What does paternoster mean?

A

Our Father

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2
Q

Ambassadorships are a typical form of political

A

patronage

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3
Q

What is the prefix in illegal and what does it mean?

A

in; not

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4
Q

What is the prefix in irregular and what does it mean?

A

in; not

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5
Q

What does Lucifer mean?

A

bringer of light

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6
Q

allowing light to shine through

A

translucent

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7
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truthful, accurate

A

veracious

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8
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genuine; truly so-called

A

veritable

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9
Q

What is the prefix in subordinate and what does it mean?

A

sub; under, beneath, below

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10
Q

What is the Latin root and literal meaning of subordinate?

A

ordo ordinis; beneath or lower in rank

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11
Q

having to do with position in series

A

ordinal

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12
Q

to give in

A

capitulate

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13
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to repeat in concise form

A

recapitulate

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14
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having to do with time

A

temporal

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15
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of short duration, impermanent

A

temporary

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16
Q

What is the suffix in tempestuous and what does it mean?

A

ous; having or full of

17
Q

What is the literal meaning of tempestuous?

A

full of storms

18
Q

What is the noun corresponding to hostile?

A

hostility

19
Q

What is the Latin root of reign?

A

rengum

20
Q

from patres conscripti (‘senators’)

A

patrician

21
Q

family with female head

A

matriarchy

22
Q

of matriarchy

A

matriarchal

23
Q

What noun corresponds with the adjective lucid?

A

lucidity

24
Q

rules in a king’s place

A

regent

25
Q

ruling administration

A

regime

26
Q

What is the suffix in veracious and what does it mean?

A

cus; having or full of

27
Q

What is the literal meaning of veracious?

A

having truth, full of truth

28
Q

appearing true

A

verisimilitude