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vocab test
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Salio, Salire, Salui, Saltum | <L. "to jump", "to leap" |
| assail | tr.v.1. To attack violently; to assault. 2. To attack with words; to ridicule or criticize harshly. |
| desultory | adj.1. Jumping from one to another; rambling. 2. Haphazard or random. |
| exult | intr. v. To rejoice greatly; to be triumphant. |
| resilient | adj.1.Capable of returning to the original shape after being bent or stretched. 2.Buoyant; recovering quickly from illness, change, or misfortune. |
| salient | adj.1. Conspicuous; striking. 2.Projecting up or out. |
| Valeo, Valere, Valui, Valitum | <L. "to be strong" |
| convalesce | intr. v. To recover health after illness. |
| avail | tr.v. To use to one's own advantage(to avail oneself of). |
| prevalent | adj. Widely occurring or in general use. |
| valor | n. Heroic courage; bravery. |
| Volvo, Volvere, Volvi, Volutum | <L. "to revolve" |
| evolve | intr. v. 1. To develop gradually. 2.To change from a simpler to a more complex form of animal or plant life. |
| voluble | adj. Speaking in a steady, easy flow of words; talkative; glib. |