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It Pays to Increase Your Word Power: McKeown Chap. 3
Match the English word with the Latin word from which it derives. E.g. "timid" (fearful) derives from the Latin verb "timeō". The purpose of this exercise is twofold: (a) help you learn your Latin verbs via English derivatives and (b) increase your English vocabulary in the process!
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| pugnacious | pugnāre |
| tolerance | tolerāre |
| risible | rīdēre |
| tenacious | tenēre |
| frangible | frangere |
| effusive | fundere |
| surge | surgere |
| tangible | tangere |
| dormant | dormīre |
| aquatics | aqua, aquae (f) |
| cornucopia | cōpia, cōpiae (f) |
| lunar | lūna, lūnae (f) |
| spelunker | spēlunca, spēluncae (f) |
| stellar | stella, stellae (f) |
| turbid | turba, turbae (f) |
| vital | vīta, vītae (f) |
| quotidian | cottīdiē |
| frustration | frustrā |
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