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Latin Exam Practice: 11-15

AB
literletter
locplace
locut,loquto speak, to talk
luc, luminlight, to shine
man(u)hand
mater(n), matrmother
medimiddle, between
mem(or)to remember
migrto wander
miss, hit(t)to send
mob, mot, movto move
modmeasure, manner
mor(t)death
novnew
omniall
pater(n), patrfather
pedfoot
pend, pensto hang, to weigh
placto please
pon, pos(e), poundto put, to place
allocateto put aside; save
circumlocutionwordy; evasiveness
elucidateto shed light on a subject; clear explanation
literatischolarly people
loquacioustoo talkative
obliterateto erase; destroy all traces of...
commemorateto honor the memory of . . .
matriarcha woman who rules (family or tribe)
matriculateenroll in college
matrixmold, form, or casting from which things are produced
mandateorder or command
mediocritybeing ordinary or of low quality
emigrantleaving one country to settle somewhere else
emissarya person sent on a mission
immigrantmoving into a country for the first time
modicuma small measure or amount
commodiousspacious; comfortable
intermittentstarting and stopping
innovationsomething new and improved
moribunddeathlike; without vitality
patriciannoble, cultured, and aristocratic
patronone who supports, protects, or encourages - perhaps with $
mortifyto embarrass publicly; to punish oneself
novicea beginner
complacentsmugly self-satisfied
implacablerefusing to be pleased
impositiontaking advantage of someone
pensivedeep or heavy in though (sadness)
expoundput forth and explain
pedestrianon foot; ordinary, common, without cleverness


Groesbeck High School
Groesbeck, TX

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