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QUIZ #6: Morals, Moral Turpitude

Note all capitalized words are English derivatives. Can you guess what they mean based on the Latin definition?

AB
virtus, virtutiscourage, virtue
voluntas, voluntatisgood will
amicitia, aefriendship / alliance
gaudium,i (N)joy
beneficium, i (N)kindness BENIFICENT
supplicium, i (N)punishment SUPPLIANT
sperno, spernere, sprevi, spretusscorn / despise SPURN
odium, i (N)hatred ODIUM
pudor, pudorisshame / modesty IMPUDENT
desiderium, i (N)desire
mos, moriscustom / conduct AMORAL
voluptas, voluptatisdesire VOLUPTUOUS
avaritia, aegreed AVARICE
invidia, aeenvy INVIDIOUS
cupiditas, cupiditatisgreed CUPIDITY
superbia, aearrogance
vitium, i (N)crime / vice VITIATE
officium, i (N)duty / work OFFICIOUS
prudentia, aediscretion PRUDENCE
relinquo, relinquere, reliqui, relictusleave / abandon RELINQUISH
pravus, a, umwicked DEPRAVITY
improbus, a, umwicked OPPROBRIUM
inanis, is, eempty INANE
pernicies, perniciesdestruction / disease PERNICIOUS
odi, odisse, osus****to hate -- Defective Verb: perfect form, present meaning


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