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CAPUT IX DERIVATIVES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SECOND | coming after 1st; 1/60 of a minute; to support a proposal |
| SECONDHAND | owned or used in the past by someone else |
| LACHRYMOSE | mournful, cries a lot |
| JANITOR | a person who cleans and maintains a building |
| HOROLOGIST | expert in clock and watches |
| HOROSCOPE | astrological chart OR what will happen to you based on the position of stars and planets at your birth |
| HOURGLASS | instrument for measuring time (two glass bulbs with sand) |
| TACIT | understood without being spoken out loud; implied |
| TACITURN | reluctant to join in conversation |
| COMMISERATE | express sympathy |
| MISER | someone who hoards their wealth and does not spend it |
| MANSION | a huge house |
| REMAIN | to stay in the same place |
| TEMPTRESS | an alluring woman |
| NOLO CONTENDERE | a type of legal plea; "I don't dispute the charges" |
| REMISSION | when symptoms of a disease lessen or go away |
| OMIT | to leave out |
| COMMIT | to dedicate fully to something |
| NULLIFY | make something invalid |
| NULL | having no value or significance |
| PROMISING | showing signs of success |
| PROMISSORY NOTE | a written agreement to pay a certain amount of money |
| VALEDICTORIAN | person with the highest rank in the graduating class |
| SIMULTANEOUS | happening at the same time |
| SIMULATE | to imitate |
| SIMULCRUM | a representation of something |
| COMPLEX | made of many different parts, hard to understand |
| COMPLEXION | appearance of the skin on a person's face |
| TENANT | a person who occupies land or property |
| TENET | a belief people hold as true |
| TENEMENT | apartment building with crowded conditions |
| TENACITY | determination, persistence |