Pre-States Questions—Intermediate Flashcards
What third declension noun would be an antonym for vir?
UXOR
B1 What first declension noun would be an antonym for ignis?
AQUA
B2 What first declension noun would be an antonym for sol?
LUNA
Differentiate in etymology between the words incisor and incident.
INCISOR-CAEDO (TO CUT) INCIDENT-CADO(TO FALL)
B1: Differentiate in etymology between the words dolorous and indelible.
DOLOROUS-DOLEO (TO GRIEVE) INDELIBLE-DELEO(TO DESTROY)
B2: Differentiate in etymology between the words adjacent and adjective.
ADJACENT-IACEO (TO LIE) ADJECTIVE-IACIO (TO THROW)
Which of the following does not come from the same root: presence, quintessential, subsume, possible?
SUBSUME
B1: What is the meaning of the verb at the ultimate root of subsume?
TO TAKE
B2: What verb with what meaning is at the root of the other words in the tossup?
SUM-TO BE
Differentiate in meaning between maritus and mare.
HUSBAND and SEA
B1 Differentiate in meaning between mons and mens.
MOUNTAIN and MIND
B2 Differentiate in between mensa and mensis.
TABLE and MONTH
What is the meaning of the Latin verb at the root of lotion, laundry, lava, and lavatory?
TO WASH
B1 What English verb, meaning “to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of something” is a derivative of lavo?
DILUTE
B2 What English adjective, meaning “marked by excess” is derived from lavo?
LAVISH
What word does not come from the same Latin root as the others: peer, parent, pair, disparage, umpire?
PARENT
B1: What adjective with what meaning do peer, pair, disparage, and umpire come from?
PAR-EQUAL
B2: What English word from the same root means “personal attire : clothing of a particular kind”?
APPAREL
Quid Anglice significat ille?
THAT
B1: Quid Anglice significat illuc?
TO THAT PLACE / THERE
B2: Quid Anglice significat idem?
THE SAME
Quid Anglice significat “frango”?
TO BREAK
B1 Quid Anglice significat “tango”?
TO TOUCH
B2 Quid Anglice significat “posco”?
TO DEMAND
What English word derived from the Latin meaning to cook is British English for a cookie and in American English is “a small quick bread made from dough that has been rolled out and cut or dropped from a spoon”?
BISCUIT
B1: What type of pasta is derived from the Latin word for tongue due to its flat shape?
LINGUINI
B2: From what two Latin words, with what meanings, is the English word vinegar derived?
VINUM-WINE & ACER-SHARP
What English adjective meaning “skillful with one’s hands” comes from the Latin adjective meaning “right”?
DEXTROUS/ ADROIT (comes from directus)
B1 What English adjective meaning “evil” comes from the Latin adjective meaning “left”?
SINISTER
B2 What English adjective meaning “distinctly perceived” comes from the Latin noun meaning “hand”?
MANIFEST
Differentiate in meaning between poena and poeta.
POENA-PUNISHMENT & POETA-POET
B1: Differentiate in meaning between venator and venditor.
VENATOR-HUNTER & VENDITOR-SELLER
B2: Differentiate in meaning between pictor and pistor.
PICTOR-PAINTER & PISTOR-BAKER
What derivative for the Latin word for salt means “fixed compensation paid regularly for services”?
SALARY
B1 What derivative for the Latin word for salt means “a condiment or relish used for food”?
SAUCE
B2 What derivative for the Latin word for salt means “highly seasoned minced meat usually stuffed into casings”?
SAUSAGE
Quid Anglice significat: “fulmen”
LIGHTNING
B1 Quid Anglice significat: “imber”
RAIN
B2 Quid Anglice significat: “nix”
SNOW
What Latin noun with what meaning is at the root of the English verb expedite?
PES-FOOT
B1: What derivative of pes refers to charging a public official with misconduct in office?
IMPEACH/IMPEACHMENT
B2: What old-timey word for bicycle is a derivative from a Latin adjective for swift, and the word for foot?
VELOCIPEDE
Give the dictionary entry for the verb meaning to rejoice.
GAUDEO, GAUDERE, GAVISUS SUM
B1 Give the dictionary entry for the verb meaning to dare
AUDEO, AUDERE, AUSUS SUM
B2 Give the dictionary entry for the verb meaning to be accustomed.
SOLEO, SOLERE, SOLITUS SUM
