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Vocab for English
Terms | Definition |
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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 |