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Vocabulary 15, 16
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Lessons 15 & 16 Oaks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apiary | (n) a place where hives or colonies of bees are kept for their honey |
| apis (L) | "bee" |
| avis (L) | "bird" |
| aviary | (n) a house, enclosure, or large cage for birds |
| bos, bovis (L) | "cow" or "ox" |
| bovine | (adj.) having the quality of a cow or ox; sluggish, dull |
| canis (L) | "dog" |
| canine | (n) member of the dog family or (adj) the qualities associated with a dog |
| caper or capra (L) | "goat" |
| caper | (n) a playful hop, leap, or skip; a prank or wild escapade; (v) to leap, frolic |
| caprice | (n) a sudden impulse, whim or change of mind |
| capricious | (adj) subject to whim; impulsive; unpreditable or fickle |
| equus (L) | "horse" |
| equine | (adj) belonging to the horse/zebra family; pertaining to a horse |
| equitation | (n) the art of riding horses |
| equestrian | (adj) pertaining to a rider of horses, or skill in riding; (n) one who rides or performs on horseback |
| felis (L) | "cat" |
| feline | a member of the family of cats, lions, tigers, and jaguars |
| leo, leonis (L) leon (G) | "lion" |
| leonine | (adj) pertaining to a lion; having characteristics of a lion, such as fierceness and majesty |
| lionize | (v) to regard or treat a person as a celebrity |
| piscis (L) | "fish" |
| piscine | (adj) typical of fish |
| porcus (L) | "swine," "pig," "hog" |
| porcine | (adj) pertaining to or resembling a pig |
| serpens, serpentis (L) | "serpent," "snake" |
| serpentine | (adj) resembling a serpent in form or movement; sinuous, winding |
| simia (L) | "monkey," "ape" |
| simian | (adj) pertaining to or resembling an ape or monkey; (n) an ape or monkey |
| ursa (L) | "bear" |
| ursine | (adj) pertaining to or characteristic of a bear |
| zoion (G) | "living being," "animal" |
| zoology | (n) the science dealing with animals |
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