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Latin XII - Review

Terms

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approbation
approval; commendation; official approval or sanction
abnegation
to refuse or deny oneself
exquisite
of special beauty or charm, or rare and appealing excellence, as a face, a flower, coloring, music, or poetry
legalize
to make legal; authorize
mercantile
of or pertaining to merchants or trade; commercial
incredible
so extraordinary as to seem impossible
injustice
violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment
docility
easily managed or handled; tractable
obligatory
mandatory; incumbent or compulsory; binding
literature
writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
punctuation
the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses
electoral
pertaining to electors or election
ossuary
a place or receptacle for the bones of the dead
repugnant
distasteful, objectionable, or offensive:
solvent
able to pay all just debts
ossification
The natural process of bone formation.
irrational
without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason
confiscate
to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
compute
to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate
credential
evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form:
prerequisite
required beforehand
requisition
the act of requiring or demanding
legitimate
according to law; lawful
confidential
spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret
arbitration
the hearing and determining of a dispute or the settling of differences between parties by a person or persons chosen or agreed to by them
repetitious
Filled with repetition, especially needless or tedious repetition
descriptive
having the quality of describing; characterized by
admiration
a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval
peculiar
strange; queer; odd
pugnacity
inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
justifiable
that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible
competition
a contest for some prize, honor, or advantage
constriction
the feeling of tightness or inward pressure
probable
likely to occur or prove true
referendum
the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection.
appreciate
to be grateful or thankful for, to value or regard highly; place a high estimate on:
fiduciary
person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
distinguish
to mark off as different
legend
a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical
adoration
the act of paying honor, as to a divine being; worship
litigious
inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative
quermonious
Complaining; apt to complain
appropriate
suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion
vacillation
a state of indecision or irresolution, unsteady movement; fluctuation
pecuniary
consisting of or given or exacted in money or monetary payments
absolute
free from imperfection; complete
elegant
able to pay all just debts
indistinguishable
indiscernible; imperceptible
dubiety
doubtfulness; doubt
obligation
noun 1. something by which a person is bound to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc.
subscribe
to give or pay in fulfillment of such a pledge
precious
tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc
federalism
the federal principle of government
depreciate
to lessen the value or price of
doctrine
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government
obliterate
to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely
restrictive
limiting the meaning of a modified element
lucrative
profitable; moneymaking; remunerative
dispute
to engage in argument or debate
impecunious
having little or no money; penniless; poor.
centripetal
directed toward the center
expropriate
to take possession of, esp. for public use by the right of eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner
petition
a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power
deputize
to appoint as deputy.
indoctrinate
to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., esp. to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
expunge
to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate
jurist
a person versed in the law, as a judge, lawyer, or scholar
mirage
something illusory, without substance or reality
inquisitive
unduly or inappropriately curious; prying
indisputable
not deniable; uncontestable
property
that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner
probe
to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely
subscription
the right to receive a periodical for a sum paid, usually for an agreed number of issues.
oratory
skill or eloquence in public speaking
stimulus
something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.:
documentary
pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents
extinct
that has ended or died out; no longer in use; obsolete
appetite
a desire for food or drink
restrain
to strain again
mercenary
working or acting merely for money or other reward
stricture
an abnormal contraction of any passage or duct of the body
prejudice
an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason
extralegal
being beyond the province or authority of law
reputation
the estimation in which a person or thing is held, esp. by the community or the public generally
litigant
a person engaged in a lawsuit
proprietary
pertaining to property or ownership
legation
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission
intelligence
capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
transcription
the act or process of transcribing
nondescript
of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind
amputate
to cut off (all or part of a limb or digit of the body), as by surgery
recollect
to gather, or assemble again
diligent
constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything
indubitable
that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
selectivety
having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
putative
commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed
astringent
harshly biting; caustic; stern or severe; austere
extinguish
to put out (a fire, light, etc.); put out the flame
document
a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading
absolve
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences
superscription
an address on a letter, parcel, or the like
miraculous
performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency

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