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Latin: Lessons 16-18 Matching

Latin: Lessons 16-18 Matching

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predilectionA partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference.
acumenQuickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
conjunctionThe act of joining.
animadversionStrong criticism.
improbityLack of complete integrity; dishonesty.
accretionGrowth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion.
seditionInsurrection; rebellion.
transientPassing with time; transitory; temporary;
capacityAbility to perform or produce; capability; mental ability; competency.
resoluteFirm or determined; unwavering.
admonitionCautionary advice or warning.
soliloquyThe act of speaking to oneself.
profusionGreat abundance.
incrementThe process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent (of money)
coherentMarked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
firmamentThe vault or expanse of the heavens; the sky.
premonitoryGiving warning in advance.
adjunctSomething attached to another in a dependent or subordinate position.
ambitionAn eager or strong desire to achieve something, such as fame or power.
complementThe quantity or number needed to make up a whole
minusculeVery small; tiny.
exquisiteExcellent; flawless;
transectionThe act of dividing by cutting transversely or across; a cross section.
incorrigibleIncapable of being corrected or reformed
refractionThe turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.
requisitionA formal written request for something needed.
commodiousSpacious; roomy.
progenyOne born of, begotten by, or derived from another; an offspring or a descendant.
revenueAll the income produced by a particular source.
compassionateFeeling or showing compassion; sympathetic.
acidulousSlightly sour in taste or in manner.
canticleA song or chant
approbationAn expression of warm approval; praise.
diminutionThe act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
jugularrelating to, or located in the region of the neck or throat.
adjournTo suspend proceedings to another time or place.
curetteA surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or spoon, used to remove tissue or growths from a body cavity.
incompatibleIncapable of associating or blending or of being associated or blended because of disharmony, incongruity, or antagonism
dissectTo cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study.
infrangibleDifficult or impossible to break or separate into parts.
excrescenceAn outgrowth or enlargement, especially an abnormal one, such as a wart
predigestTo subject (food) to partial digestion, usually through an enzymatic or chemical process, before ingestion.
enduranceThe act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress
commodityAn article of trade or commerce, especially an agricultural or mining product that can be processed and resold.
fervorGreat warmth and intensity of emotion.
renascence1. A new birth or life; a rebirth. 2. A cultural revival; a renaissance.
repositoryA place where things may be put for safekeeping. For example a museum.
conscienceThe awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to one's conduct together with the urge to prefer right over wrong
sonorouslyHaving or producing a full, deep, or rich sound.
dispensaryA public institution that dispenses medicines or medical aid.
confluenceA gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point
clamorousMaking or marked by loud outcry or sustained din.
interdictTo forbid or prohibit from doing something, especially authoritatively.
dissonanceharsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; discord.
valorousMarked by or possessing great personal bravery; valiant
intransigenceRefusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising.
maledictionThe calling down of a curse.
credenceAcceptance as true or valid
assonanceThe repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, especially in stressed syllables, with changes in the intervening consonants, as in the phrase tilting at windmills.
cadenceThe measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching.


Latin Teacher emeritus
Riverheads High School / Stuarts Draft High School
Fishersville, Virginia 22939, VA

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