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Latin Morphemes 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affability (n) | The quality of being easy and pleasant to speak to friendliness |
| ambition (n) | A strong desire, especially for power or success |
| amiss (adj) | Out of proper order; faulty |
| apprehensive (adj) | Anxious or fearful about the future |
| assail (v) | to assault; to attack |
| barren (adj) | Incapable of producing offspring; also, lacking vegetation |
| base (adj) | having selfish lack of human decency; also, of low rank or position |
| beguile (v) | To deceive; to cheat someone; to distract |
| bid (v) | To issue a command to; to summon |
| bondman/bondsman (n) | A man forced to serve without wages; a slave or a serf |
| cauldron (n) | A large vessel or kettle used for boiling |
| clutch (v) | to grasp, to snatch |
| commence (v) | to begin; to start |
| compel (v) | to force; to constrain |
| corporal (adj) | of or relating to the body |
| cur (n) | an inferior dog; a base or cowardly person |
| deed (adj) | An act or action |
| dire (adj) | Having terrible consequences; desperate |
| dismal (adj) | Causing gloom or depression; dreary |
| dispatch (n) | Speed;haste |
| enterprise (n) | A risky, complicated undertaking; also, a willingness to start new adventures |
| entrails (n) | the internal organs, esp. the intestines |
| entreat (v) | to make a serious request of; to ask for |
| equivocation (n) | the act of being intentionally vague or purposefully misleading while not lying |
| ere (adv) | before |
| fair (adj) | ethical; proper; lawful; also, clear and sunny |
| fantastical (adj) | existing in fantasy only being a mental image |
| firmament (n) | the sky; the heavens |
| foul (adj) | wicked; rotten; also, unfavorable |
| gory (adj) | bloody |
| heath (n) | a moor; a tract of open shrubby land |
| heir (n) | a person who inherits or succeeds in line |
| hence (adv) | from this place; away from here |
| hither (adv) | toward this place; here |
| honor (n) | high respect; also, a cause of credit |
| ill (adj) | resulting in suffering; indicating hostility; distressing |
| imminent (adj) | about to occur |
| impart (v) | to grant a share of, to make known |
| impede (v) | to slow or block the progress of something |
| infirmity (n) | a bodily weakness; frailty; a disease |
| interim (n) | an interval of time between two events |
| kinsman (n) | a male relative |
| lean (adj) | not fan; thin; also, non-productive |
| mantle (n) | a cloak |
| marshal (v) | to gather and set in proper order |
| meet (adj) | fitting; proper |
| mock (v) | to ridicule; to scorn; to disappoint |
| noble (adj) | high-ranked; also, showing high moral character |
| palpable (adj) | capable of being touched; also, obvious |
| prithee (int) | used to express a polite request, as "please" |
| prosperous (adj) | flourishing; well-off; moderately rich |
| puissant (adj) | powerful; mighty |
| rapt (adj) | deeply moved; engrossed; absorbed |
| recount (v) | to narrate or give an account of something |
| remembrance (n) | the period of time one's memory includes |
| remorse (n) | regret for misdeeds |
| render (v) | to provide; to give what is owed; to yield |
| repeal (v) | to revoke; to cancel |
| resolute (adj) | firm; determined; unwavering |
| revel (v) | to engage in festivities; to celebrate noisily |
| sacred (adj) | worthy of religious respect; declared holy |
| scorn (v) | to consider or treat as unworthy; to refuse contemptuously |
| shrewd (adj) | keenly aware and intelligent; sharp; tricky |
| sinews (n) | strength; muscular power |
| sooth (n) | truth; reality |
| sovereign (adj) | having the highest rank or power; supreme |
| spur (n) | an incentive; something that urges one forward |
| sterile (adj) | not capable of producing children; unfruitful |
| stir (v) | to cause to move; to move away from usual place |
| swinish (adj) | pig-like |
| taper (n) | a candle |
| tedious (adj.) | tiresome; dull; boring |
| treason (n) | betrayal of one's country or ruler, esp. through violence |
| trifle (n) | something of little importance; a small amount |
| tyrant (n) | a harsh, cruel ruler |
| utter (v) | to pronounce or speak |
| valiant (adj) | brave |
| valor (n) | courage; boldness |
| vanquish (v) | to defeat; to conquer; to overcome |
| VEXED/VEXed (adj) | irritated; annoyed; also, much debated or discussed |
| vile (adj) | disgusting; of low condition; unpleasant; wicked |
| virtue (n) | moral excellence; a good quality or characteristic |
| visage (n) | the face or facial expression of a person |
| wherefore (adv) | why; also, therefore |
| woe (n) | deep distress or misery; calamity; misfortune |
| wretched (adj) | miserable; also, contemptible or despicable |
| wrought (adj) | shaped; formed; created |
| yield (v) | to give up; to surrender; also, to supply |
| earnest (n) | a token, especially of money, given to promote more payment later |
| apparition (n) | a ghastly figure; a sudden sight |
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