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8th Grade Greek & La
Week 31
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| SPECTO/SPECTATUM | to look at, see (L) |
| VOX/VOCIS | voice (L) |
| LOQUOR/LOCUTUS | speak (L) |
| FELIX/FELICIS | happy (L) |
| FIDES | faith, trust (L) |
| SOLUS | alone, only (L) |
| MONOS | alone, solitary (G) |
| RIDEO/RISUM | laugh, make fun of (L) |
| inspect | to look carefully at or over; to view or examine formally |
| spectator | person who looks on or watches; observer |
| perspective | picturing depth and spatial relationships on a flat surface; a mental? |
| vowel | a voiced sound made by air passing through the throat |
| vocal | uttered, produced, or performed by the voice |
| vocation | a calling; a career to which one feels summoned |
| vocabulary | the range of words used by a particular person or group |
| eloquent | marked by forceful and fluent expression |
| colloquial | conversational; informal speech |
| ventriloquism | speaking so that the voice seems to come from somewhere else |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| felicitations | happy greetings |
| fidelity | strict observance of promises; loyalty; accuracy of sound or image recording |
| confide | to trust to the charge or knowledge of another |
| confidence | belief that someone is trustworthy or reliable |
| fiance' (M) or fiance'e (F) | [F] someone who has pledged faith to another; engaged to be married |
| solo | an act performed by one person; to pilot an airplane by oneself |
| soloist | a person who performs a solo |
| solitary | without companions |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself; a dramatic monologue that voices inner emotions |
| monarch | a solitary or absolute ruler; a king or queen |
| monogram | the initials of a person printed on stationery or embroidered clothing or towels |
| monopoly | exclusive possession or control of a product or natural resource by a person or company |
| monotone | of unvaried vocal or musical tone; tedious sameness; of uniform color |
| ridiculous | laughable |
| ridicule | speech or action intended to make fun of someone |