word of the day
NOTES:
*1 a day
*Alternate words/phrases
*Use in a sentence
*Review previous by asking students to use in sentences
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odious
odiōsus
‘hateful’
Cough syrup is so odious,
it makes me want to gag!
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taciturn
tacēte
‘be quiet!’
Sigmund is so taciturn that it is hard
to know how he is feeling.
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umbrage
umbra
‘shadow’
Those branches provide excellent umbrage
for our picnic.
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deleterious
dēlēvērunt
‘they destroyed’
Pollution has a deleterious effect
on wildlife.
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salve
salvē
‘hello!/be well!’
Put this salve on your bee-sting
to help heal it.
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bestiary
bēstiae
‘beasts’
The bestiary says that dogs
are a man’s best friend.
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edifice
aedificium
‘building’
What sort of edifice are they building
over there?
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incantation
cantō, cantāre, cantāvī
‘sing’
While saying the incantation,
the witches added the final ingredient.
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custodial
custōs
‘guard’
Zittia lives with her mother,
who is the custodial parent.
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diction
dīco, dīcere, dīxī
‘say’
What sort of mood
does this poet’s diction create?
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traction
trāhō, trahere, trāxī
‘drag’
I wear Stride-Rite shoes because
they give me the best traction.
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annul
nūllus
‘not any, no’
Jane asked for her marriage to be annulled
when she found out she married a dog.
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ordain
ōrdō
‘row, order’
We, the people of the United States,
do ordain and establish this Constitution.
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advent
adveniō, advenīre, advēnī
‘arrive’
With the advent of television,
kids never play outside anymore!
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decorum
decōrus
‘right, proper’
We expect you to behave with decorum
while on the field trip.
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deify
deus
‘god’
After his death, Romulus was deified
and became known as ‘Quirinus.’
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infidelity
fidēlis
‘faithful, loyal’
Infidelity is a major cause
of the breakup of marriages.
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lavatory
lavō, lavāre, lāvī
‘to wash’
Go to the lavatory and wash up;
you look filthy!
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regal
rēx
‘king’
Those fancy robes make you look
very regal.
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donative
dōnum
‘gift’
Some emperors use donatives to bribe
their soldiers to be loyal.
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domineering
domina
‘mistress’
If Kookina weren’t so domineering,
more people would be friends with her!
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extramarital
marītus
‘husband’
Hollywood celebrities always seem
to have extramarital relationships.
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claustrophobia
claudō, claudere, clausī
‘shut, block’
Whenever Poopina gets into an elevator,
her claustrophobia really affects her.
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Stage 15 (1)
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infraction
fractus
‘broken’
For serious infractions of driving laws
you could lose your license.
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impediment
impediō, impedīre, impedīvī
‘delay, hinder’
Gorphondus’ dyslexia was a serious
impediment to his ability to learn language.
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incontinent
teneō, tenēre, tenuī
‘hold’
Because of his incontinence, Jorge’s mother
put a plastic sheet over his mattress.
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undulate
unda
‘wave’
The snake’s body slithered along the
ground in an undulating motion.
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nautical
nauta
‘sailor’
If you attend the United States Naval
Academy, you will study nautical charts.
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effigy
effigiēs
‘image, statue’
The citizens were so displeased with the
king’s taxes that they burned him in effigy.
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commodious
commodus
‘convenient’
This closet is so commodious that I can fit
all of my 5,000 pairs of shoes!
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auxiliary
auxilium
‘help’
The auxiliary troops were sent into battle
when all the main forces perished.
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Stage 16 (1)
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counsel
cōnsilium
‘plan, idea’
Hoopaloopa retained counsel when she was
sued by her ex-boyfriend.
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delectable
delectāre
‘to delight’
Most ancient Romans considered dormice
coated in honey to be a delectable treat.
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consummate (adj.)
summus
‘highest, top’
Bogmeister is the consummate student; he
studies every night and always does well.
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fabricate
faber / ‘workman’
1. It will take the factory a long time to
fabricate those complicated parts.
2. The judge believes that the criminal
fabricated his entire alibi.
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flourish
flōs
‘flower’
Tomatoes tend to flourish when supplied
with plenty of water and sunshine.
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juxtapose
ponere
‘to put, place’
The juxtaposition of the words “love” and “hate” in
the poem drew our attention to these two emotions.
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impunity
punīre
‘to punish’
It always seems like the teacher’s pet
can do any bad thing with impunity.
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benign
benignus
‘kind’
We were lucky that mother’s tumor
was benign!
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impetus
impetus
‘attack’
Almost flunking out of college was the
impetus Booboo needed to study harder.
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inanimate
animus
‘mind, soul’
Trying to teach Latin to inanimate objects
like rocks and plastic bags is useless.
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receptacle
recipiō, recipere, recēpī
‘to recover, take back’
Trash receptacles are scattered throughout
the park so that people won’t litter.
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facility
facilis, facile
‘easy’
My friend’s father had a facility for
languages; he spoke over 50 of them!
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gravitas
graviter
‘seriously’
Voters felt that the old, distinguished
Senator had the gravitas to be President.
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paucity
paucī, paucae
‘few’
During the war, there was such a paucity of food
that it had to be distributed a little at a time.
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littoral
lītus
‘shore’
We often see littoral creatures such as
mollusks and hermit crabs at the beach.
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audacious
audeō, audēre
‘dare’
The stunt man did progressively more audacious
stunts, until finally he died during one of them.
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recuse
recusō, recusāre, recusāvī
‘refuse’
The judge recused herself from the case,
because the defendant was her cousin.
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sacrosanct
sacer
‘holy, sacred’
Freedom of religion and of speech are two
of the sacrosanct principles of our nation.
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nocturne
nox
‘night’
The sweet nocturne playing on the radio set
just the right mood for the romantic dinner.
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inception
coepere
‘begin’
From its inception, Starbucks Coffee
Company has been a great success.
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petition
petō, petere, petīvī
‘seek, ask for, attack’
Five thousand residents signed a petition
to try and lower the town’s property tax.
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decapitate
caput
‘head’
Before chickens are sent to the
processing plant, they must be decapitated.
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saxifrage
frangō, frangere, frēgī
‘break’
Plants that are saxifrages are amazing their roots grow into rocks!
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vex
vexō, vexāre, vexāvī
‘annoy’
Students who constantly tap their pencils
on their desks tend to vex teachers.
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vociferous
vōx
‘voice’
Despite the rest of his family’s usually quiet nature,
Bobo was a vociferous opponent of the king.
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itinerant
iter
‘journey’
Quacksnuff is an itinerant worker moving with the
seasons; he never stays in one place for very long.
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cogitate
cogitō, cogitāre, cogitāvī
‘think’
The principal stroked his beard and cogitated
on the problem for several minutes.
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dulcet
dulcis, dulce
‘sweet’
She wanted the harp played at her wedding
because of its dulcet tones.
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castigate
castīgō, castīgāre, castīgāvī
‘blame, reprimand’
Poopina castigated her son for not setting
a good example for his younger sister.
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influx
fluō, fluere, flūxī
‘flow’
The small nation was not prepared to
handle the massive influx of refugees.
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curator
cūrō, cūrāre, cūrāvī
‘care for’
The museum’s curator saw to it that all the
artwork was cleaned and restored.
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domicile
domus
‘home’
Those domiciled in the State of New Hampshire pay
no state income tax; those domiciled in Maine do.
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imprecation
precēs
‘prayers’
The witch yelled imprecations from the spell book
at her chosen victims.
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remediation
remēdium
‘cure’
Because Gorglevoomit was so behind in his math
skills, he had to go to remediation every day.
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relinquish
relinquō, relinquere, relīquī
‘leave, abandon’
Even though the ruler was defeated in the election,
he was unwilling to relinquish power.
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artisan
ars
‘art’
The pottery of skilled artisans such as Glenn Smith
is considered the most valuable and prized.
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indoctrinate
doctus
‘learned, clever’
Religious cults take great pains to indoctrinate
their followers in their crazed beliefs.
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irrupt
irrumpere
‘burst in’
The thieves irrupted violently into the bank with
guns blazing, terrifying all the customers.
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Libertarian
līberāre
‘to free, set free’
The “Live Free or Die” philosophy of
New Hampshire is pleasing to many Libertarians.
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