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CLC Stage 31: Vocabulary Derivatives

Match the following words (the Latin word from which it is derived from is given) to its definition. Great practice for the upcoming stage test.

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altitude (altus)Height of an object in the atmosphere above sea level
anguish (angustus)Acute distress or suffering
antediluvian (ante)Existing or occurring before the Great Flood
clientele (cliens)All of those who one serves collectively
abduct (dux)to capture someone illegally or against their will
fraudulent (fraus)deceitful, using deceit
mores (mos)fundamental customs of a group
inexorable (oro)not influenced, persuaded, or moved by prayers or entreaties
patronize (patronus)to support; to go to regularly as a customer
preterit (praetereo)a verb in the past tense
progressive (progressus)favoring reform; liberal
publican (publicus)a collector of taxes in ancient Rome
rations (rationes)a fixed portion; an alloted amount
sectioning (seco)to separate or divide into parts
despair (spero)to lose hope
extemporaneous (tempus)improptu; lack of preperation
ubiquitous (ubique)found everywhere; omnipresent
inveigh (veho)to make a violent verbal attack; to rail
voluble (volvo)characterized by words that flow smoothly and rapidly
concatenate (catena)to connect or link in a series
favorable (favor)winning approval; pleasing
idem (idem)something that has been mentioned previously
negligence (neglego)failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable
serenity (serenus)a disposition free from stress or emotion
superb (superbus)of unusually high quality; excellent


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