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Latin 2 Derivatives
Latin 2 Derivatives Term 3 Chapters 23-32
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Permanent | Remains forever |
| Obstreperous | Loud, noisy |
| Munition | Defenses |
| Pontiff | Priest, bridge maker |
| Stupor | The act of being amazed/stunned |
| Nidicolous | Bearing young that need assistance |
| Pontifex Maximus | The greatest bridge maker |
| Lapidation | The act of stoning someone to death |
| Ultramontane | Beyond the mountains, on the other side |
| Lucifugous | Scared of lights-bats |
| Patron | A guardian |
| Capitation | To count heads |
| Arcuate | Something that is arched shaped |
| Mons Tarpeia | The Tarpeian rock |
| Ludicrous | Prone to playfullness, playing |
| Domicile | A place where you live, home |
| Edifice | A building |
| Lector | A reader |
| Centrifugal | To flee the center |
| Ex libris | From the books, library |
| Pollution | The effects of activities that cause dirt |
| Innocuous | Harmless, not harmful |
| Vincible | Ability to be overcome, conquered |
| Terraqueous | Land/water containing, lives on both |
| Gladiolus | A flower with sword leaves |
| Terra firma | Firm land |
| Terra incognita | Unexplored land, unknown |
| Defenestration | The act of throwing out a window |
| Parietal | Pertaining to a wall/boundary |
| Elation | Carried away,happy |
| Incendiary | Flammable |
| Dubious | Full of doubt |
| Peninsula | Water on three sides |
| Insular | Like an island, removed, isolated |
| Oppressive | Something burden-some |
| Penultimate | The next to last day/thing |
| Fenestrate | Sponge-something with porous openings |
| Infantile | Acting baby-like |
| Obscurity | Something hidden,random |