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Vocab for English
| Terms | Definition |
|---|---|
| circum | around |
| annus | year |
| corpulent | obese |
| incarcerate | to imprison |
| dominus | lord, master |
| dens | tooth |
| benefactor | one who gives |
| abscond | to steal away |
| gravity | severity |
| habito | to live |
| ager, agri | field, farm |
| bipartisan | two parties represented |
| guatuity | a tip |
| genesis | beginning |
| fraternize | to be friendly with |
| fortitude | inner strength |
| exculpate | free from guilt |
| e, ex | out from |
| hospitable | welcoming |
| infinite | endless |
| finis | end |
| fallacy | a lie |
| equus | horse |
| exodus | mass departer |
| exhume | to dig out of the earth |
| humus | Earth |
| humiliate | to lower oneself |
| habitat | natural environment |
| belligerent | war like |
| canine | dog like |
| horrendous | dreadful |
| brevis | short |
| atlus | tall, high |
| alias | other name/false name |
| biblo | book |
| amicable | friendly |
| imbibe | to drink/to take in |
| bellum | war |
| aviary | bird cage |
| armaments | weapons |
| aqua | water |
| ante | before |
| beneficiary | one who receives |
| bis | twice |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| domicile | house/home |
| condescend | to talk down to |
| corpus | body |
| contraband | illegal items |
| condolences | expression of sympathy |
| circumuent | to go around |
| deify | to raise to the level of a god |
| domineering | controlling |
| diction | word choice |
| culpable | guilty |
| cognizant | aware of |
| de | down, from |
| contra | against |
| extraneous | not needed |
| credence | belief in |
| intercede | mediate |
| lingua | language |
| lavatory | rooms with sinks and toilets |
| intra | within, inside |
| infra | below |
| intervene | interfere |
| colloquialism | regional speech |
| iniquity | sin |
| luminary | a light |
| inter | between, among |
| ignis | fire |
| ignoramus | a dolt |
| incendo | to burn |
| ingenious | clever |
| liberate | to free |
| lumen | light |
| latus | side |
| laudable | praiseworthy |
| liber | free |
| lunar | moon |
| interim | meantime |
| magnamious | generosity of spirit |
| innocous | harmless |
| novice | beginner |
| mandatory | required |
| commiserate | to share sympathy with |
| non | not |
| annihilate | destroy completely |
| malign | to speak ill of someone |
| dementia | progressive deterioration of the mind |
| minutiae | minor detail |
| mens | mind |
| nocturnal | at night |
| malefactor | criminal |
| nauta | sailor |
| nihil, nil | nothing |
| enumerate | to list |
| munio | to defend |
| malice | desire to cause pain |
| mandate | authoritative command |
| novus | new |