Wordlist 6

Question 1

Caveat

(root cavere)

Answer 1

Warning

From cavere (“to be careful, on guard”)

Question 2

Conceptual

(roots co- and cept)

Answer 2

Related to or based on metal concepts or complex ideas

From co- (“together, with”) and cept (“grasp, take, seize”)

Question 3

Conclusion

(roots co- and clud)

Answer 3

A judgment or decision someone makes through reasoning

From co- (“together, with”) and clud (“shut, close”)

Question 4

Definitive

(roots de- and fin)

Answer 4

Complete and final

From de- (“down, away, totally”) and fin (“boundary, limit”)

Question 5

Nuance

(root nubes)

Answer 5

Small or subtle differences, or the ability to recognize those differences

From nubes “a cloud, mist, vapor”)

Question 6

Replicate

(roots re- and plic)

Answer 6

Make an exact copy of, reproduce

From re- (“back, again, against”) and plic (“to fold”)

Question 7

Verbatim

(root verbum)

Answer 7

In exactly the same words

From verbum (“word”)

Question 8

Anomie

(roots a- and nom)

Answer 8

A loss of moral values or standards that leads to a breakdown of social bonds or community

From a- (“without”) and nom (“law, custom”)

Question 9

Exacerbate

(roots ex- and acer)

Answer 9

To make a bad thing worse

From ex- (“totally, all the way out”) and acer (“sharp”)

Question 10

Lacuna

(root lakus)

Answer 10

A gap, missing part, or empty space.

From lakus (“pond, lake, hollow, opening”)

Question 11

Caper

(root capri)

Answer 11

Hopping or skipping dance moves

From capri (“male goat”)

Question 12

Zealot

(root zeal)

Answer 12

A fanatical believer

From zeal (“passion for something”)