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Unit 5 & 6 Flashcards

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Jocose

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Adj. Cheerful, merry
Syn: happy, mirthful
Ant: morose

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JOC

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Latin JOCUS “joke”

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Jocular

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Adj. Characterized by joking

Syn: jovial

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FEST, FET

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Latin FESTUS “festive”

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Festoon

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V. To drape or adorn festively

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Fete

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V. To honor with a banquet or feast

Syn: to celebrate

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BACCH

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From the name of the roman god of wine and celebration BACCHUS

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Bacchic

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Adj. Of or related to a wild celebration

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Bacchanal

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N. A drunken party or celebration

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PLAINT

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Latin PLANGERE, PLANCFUS “to lament”

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Plaintive

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Adj. sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness

Ant: joyfu

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Plaint

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N. A lament or complaint

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ELEG

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Greek ELEGOS “song of lament”

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Elegy

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N. A song or poem memorializing something or someone

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Elegiac

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Adj. Mourning that which is lost or last; sorrowful

Syn: mournful

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SOMN

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Latin SOMNUS “sleep”

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Somnolent

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Adj. Drowsy, sleepy
Syn: drowsy
Ant: alert

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SOPOR

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Latin SOPOR “sleep”

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Soporific

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Adj. Causing sleep or fatigue

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Sopor

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N. Sleep, drowsiness

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LANG

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Latin LANGUERE “to be weak, be faint”

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Languid

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Adj. Lacking energy; weak
Syn: tired
Ant: active

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Languish

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V. To waste away

Syn: weaken

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Languor

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N. Lack of physical or mental energy

Syn: listlessness, lethargy

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VIGIL

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Latin VIGIL “watchful”

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Vigilant

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Adj. On the alert; watchful

Syn: aware

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Vigilante

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N. Someone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands

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QUIES

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Latin QUIESCERE, QUIETUS “to rest”

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Acquiesce

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V. To give in
Syn: submit, accede
Ant: resist

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Requiem

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N. A song or religious service for the dead or lost

Syn: elegy

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Quittance

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N. A repayment; compensation

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