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Vocab 8B
English Vocab 8B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inimicus | enmity:noun - mutual hatred |
| Paedere | pedantic:adj - characterized by a narrow concern for a book of learning and formal rules |
| Sine+cura | sinecure:noun - a position of office that requires little or no work but provides a salary |
| An-+odure | anodyne:adj - capable of eliminating pain |
| Lassitude/Lassus | Lassitude:noun - a state of weariness |
| Palin | palimpest:noun - a manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment that has beed written on more than once |
| Futuus | fatuous:adj - vacuously foolish |
| Esteule+stipula | etiolate:verb - to make weak by stunting growth |
| Diminuere | diminution:noun - the resulting reduction |
| En-+petra | empirical:adj - relying on observation |