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7th VCR A, Lesson 14
VCR A, Lesson 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Audaces fortuna juvat. | Fortune favors the bold. |
| salio, salire | (Latin) to jump, to leap |
| assail | (transitive verb) to attack violently, to assault |
| assail | (transitive verb) to attack with words; to ridicule or criticize harshly |
| desultory | (adj.) jumping from one thing to another; rambling |
| desultory | (adj.) haphazard or random |
| exult | (intransitive verb) to rejoice greatly; to be triumphant |
| resilient | (adj.) capable of returning to the original shape after being bent or stretched |
| resilient | (adj.) buoyant; recovering quickly from illness, change, or misfortune |
| salient | (adj.) conspicuous; striking |
| salient | (adj.) projecting up or out |
| valeo, valere | (Latin) to be strong |
| convalesce | (intransitive verb) to recover health after illness |
| avail | (transitive verb) to use to one’s own advantage |
| prevalent | (adj.) widely occurring or in general use |
| valor | (n.) heroic courage; bravery |
| volvo, volvere | (Latin) to revolve |
| evolve | (intransitive verb) to develop gradually |
| evolve | (intransitive verb) 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 |