Vocab 7-8

Question 1

Affable

Answer 1

(Adj) easy to speak to; approachable; polite, friendly

Question 2

Ineffable

Answer 2

(Adj) beyond description; indescribable not to be uttered, taboo

Question 3

Dictatorial

Answer 3

(Adj) domineering; autocratic; like a dictator

Question 4

Diction

Answer 4

(N) choice of words in speed or writing a person’s manner of uttering or pronouncing words

Question 5

Dictum

Answer 5

(N) an authoritative expression or opinion

Question 6

Ditty

Answer 6

(N) a simple song

Question 7

Edict

Answer 7

(N) a decree or proclamation issued by an authority

Question 8

Indict

Answer 8

(Tr. v) to issue a formal charge of a crime to accuse

Question 9

Indite

Answer 9

(Tr. v) to write; to compose

Question 10

Interdiction

Answer 10

(N) a prohibition; the act of forbidding

Question 11

Jurisdiction

Answer 11

(N) control the authority, especially to interpret and exercise the law

The specific area of someone’s or something’s control or authority

Question 12

Malediction

Answer 12

(N) a curse

Question 13

Gloss

Answer 13

(N) an explanation of a difficult expression in a text to explain away

Question 14

Polyglot

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(N) a person who knows several languages well

Question 15

Acclamation

Answer 15

(N) applause; enthusiastic approval

An oral vote, especially an enthusiastic vote of approval

Question 16

Clamor

Answer 16

(N) a loud outcry, especially in protest to insist or exclaim noisily

Question 17

Declaim

Answer 17

(Tr. v) to speak loudly or passionately

Question 18

Forensic

Answer 18

(Adj) referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric the study or practice of formal debate

Question 19

Forum

Answer 19

(N) the central square or marketplace of a Roman city a public meeting or any situation for a open discussion

Question 20

Lingo

Answer 20

(N) unfamiliar language; a dialect or special jargon

Question 21

Lingua Franca

Answer 21

(N) A language used by people who do not speak a common tongue; usually combines aspects of different languages

Question 22

Linguist

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(N) a person who speaks several languages; a polyglot a person who studies linguistics, the structure of human speech

Question 23

Circumlocution

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(N) the use of many words when few would do evasive talk; roundabout expression

Question 24

Colloquium

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(N) a meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting

Question 25

Locution

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(N) a word or expression; phraseology

Question 26

Loquacious

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(Adj) very talkative

Question 27

Proverbial

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(Adj) of or like a wise or witty folksaying; well known; notorious; frequently spoken of

Question 28

Verbatim

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(Adj) Word for word; in exactly the same words

Question 29

Verbose

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(Adj) wordy; using excessive words

Question 30

Fateor, fari, fassum

Answer 30

(L) to speak, to confess, to admit

Question 31

Dico, dicere, dixi, dictum

Answer 31

(L) to say, to tell

Question 32

Glossa, glotta

Answer 32

(G) tongue, language

Question 33

Clamo, clamare, clamavi, clamatum

Answer 33

(L) to cry out, to shout

Question 34

Forum

Answer 34

(L) forum, place out of doors

Question 35

Lingua

Answer 35

(L) speech, language, tongue

Question 36

Loquor, loqui, locutum

Answer 36

(L) to speak

Question 37

Verbum

Answer 37

(L) word