Latin Lessons 11-15
Terms
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- cursory
- hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
- stimulate
- raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system)
- incline
- feel willingly or favorably disposed toward and action, belief, or attitude
- depend
- be controlled or determined by; rely on
- adhere
- believe in and follow the practices of, represent truthfully and in detail
- missile
- an object that is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon
- ligature
- a thing used for tying or binding something tightly
- distinct
- recognizably different in nature from something else of similar type
- resist
- withstand the action or effect of
- extensive
- covering or affecting a large area
- digress
- leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing
- lateral
- of, at, toward, or from the side or sides
- cohesive
- characterized by or causing cohesion
- stringent
- (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting
- eligible
- having the right to do or obtain something; satisfy the appropriate conditions
- emissary
- a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative
- pungent
- having a sharply strong taste or smell
- errant
- erring or straying from the proper course or standards
- supersede
- take the place of a person or thing previously in authority or use; supplant
- pugilist
- a boxer, esp. a professional one
- mobility
- the ability to move or be moved freely and easily
- projectile
- a missile designed to be fired from a rocket or gun
- legible
- of handwriting or print clear enough to read
- fugitive
- a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding esp. to avoid
- contain
- have or hold within
- statute
- a written law passed by a legislative body
- translate
- express the sense of words or text in another language
- extravagant
- lacking restraint in spending money or using resources
- divergent
- tending to be different or develop in different directions
- literature
- written words, esp. those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit
- elation
- great happiness and exhilaration
- expensive
- costing a lot of money
- recede
- go or move back or further away from a previous position
- statue
- a craved or cast figure of a person or animal esp. one that is life-size or larger
- litigation
- go to law; be a party to a lawsuit
- expansive
- covering a wide area in terms of space or scope
- pugnacious
- eager or quick to argue; or fight
- restrict
- put a limit on; keep under control
- illegal
- contrary to or forbidden by law, esp. criminal law
- puncture
- a small hole in something such as skin; caused by a sharp object
- impassive
- not feeling or showing emotion
- transpose
- to change places with each other; transfer to a different context
- opponent
- someone who competes against or fights another in a contest, game, or argument
- latitude
- the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the equator
- tenuous
- very weak or slight
- recumbent
- esp. of a person or human figure lying down
- adjacent
- next to or adjoining something else
- latent
- existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden; conceal
- tentative
- not certain or fixed; provisional
- manicure
- a cosmetic treatment of the hands involving cutting, shaping, and often painting of the nails, removal of cuticles, and softening of skin
- migration
- move from one region or habitat to another, esp. regularly according to season
- retentive
- having the ability to remember facts and impressions easily
- stature
- a person's natural height
- incoherent
- expressed in a confusing way
- inscription
- word inscribed as on a monument or in a book
- somnambulist
- sleepwalking
- ponderous
- slow and heavy because of great weight
- superlative
- of the highest quality or degree
- convene
- call people together for a meeting
- miscellaneous
- (of items or people gathered or considered together) of various types or from different sources