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Latin Review 9-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inexorable | unyielding; unalterable |
| perfidious | treacherous; deceitful |
| oracular | the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle |
| punctilious | strict or exact in the observance of formalities or amenities of conduct or actions |
| abnegation | to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.) |
| insolvent | bankrupt; without money |
| impute | to attribute or ascribe |
| impugn | to challenge as false |
| reprobate | a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person |
| injudicious | showing lack of judgement; unwise |
| compunction | an uneasy feeling of guilt or regret |
| mercenary | working or acting merely for money or other reward |
| fiduciary | a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another |
| approbation | approval; commendation |
| deprecation | to express earnest disapproval of |
| imputation | an accusation |
| judiciary | the judicial branch of government |
| dissolute | indifferent to moral restraints |
| allegation | an assertion made with little or no proof |
| perjury | the willful giving of false testimony under oath |
| adjudicate | to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence |
| adjure | to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty |
| abjure | to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp with formal solemnity |
| arrogate | to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously |
| abrogate | to annul by an authoritative act |
| counterpoint | the art of combining melodies |
| jurisdiction | power; authority; control |
| jurisprudence | the philosophy or science of law |
| peroration | a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language |
| perquisite | a tip |
| requisition | a demand made |
| fiscal | of or pertaining to the public treasury or revenues |
| legation | a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission |
| opprobrium | the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful |
| putative | reputed; supposed |
| probity | integrity; honesty |
| oscillate | to swing like a pendulum |
| vacillate | to be indecisive |
| expropriate | to take possession of |
| relegate | to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition |
| renege | to go back on one's word |
| allege | to assert without proof |
| appreciate | to raise in value |
| litigate | to contest at law |
| affidavit | a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official |
| recreant | cowardly; craven |
| jurist | a person versed in law |
| referendum | the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection |
| appreciate | to raise in value |
| litigate | to contest at law |
| affidavit | a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official |
| recreant | cowardly; craven |
| jurist | a person versed in law |
| referendum | the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection |
| appreciate | to raise in value |
| litigate | to contest at law |
| affidavit | a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official |
| recreant | cowardly; craven |
| jurist | a person versed in law |
| referendum | the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection |
| appreciate | to raise in value |
| litigate | to contest at law |
| affidavit | a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official |
| recreant | cowardly; craven |
| jurist | a person versed in law |
| referendum | the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection |
| appreciate | to raise in value |
| litigate | to contest at law |
| affidavit | a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official |
| recreant | cowardly; craven |
| jurist | a person versed in law |
| referendum | the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection |