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Jones 55-59 Vocab
Jones PIB Cards 55-59 Semester 2
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cardo Cardinis | Hinge |
| Cardinal | Essential, main |
| Cardinal winds | Winds blowing from one of the cardinal points of the compass |
| Cardinal edge (of a shell) | The connection between the two bivalves of a shell |
| Porta | Door, gate, entry |
| Portal | Doorway or gateway of stately or elaborate construction; any kind of entryway |
| Portcullis | Vertically sliding castle door |
| Coulies | Sliding |
| Porto Portatum | To carry |
| Porter | Someone who carries your luggage for you |
| Portage (n) | The act of carrying anything |
| Portage (v) | To carry a boat over land between two bodies of water |
| Trans | Across |
| Ex | Out of |
| In | In |
| Re | Back |
| Novus | New |
| Novel | Of a new kind or nature; not previously known |
| Novice | A beginner, an inexperienced person; a probationary member of a religious order, before taking of vows |
| Novelty | New in character and originality; a new or unusual occurrence; a small toy of novel design |
| Nouveau Riche | Newly rich |
| Nova | A star that suddenly increases in brightness then subsides |
| Supernova | A star that suddenly increases in brightness and then explodes |
| Ordo Ordinis | Row, array, command |
| Ordinance | An authoritative order; a decree |
| Ordinal number | Number defining place in a series; first, second, etc. |
| Extra | Outside |
| Novus Ordo Seclorum | "A New Order of the Ages"- motto on the Great Seal of the United States (on the back of a one dollar bill) |