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conticuere (conticescō, conticescere, conticuī); TACIT, TACITURN, RETICENT, RETICENCE
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to become silent
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toro (torus, -ī m.)
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couch
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orsus (ordior, ordīrī, orsus sum); PRIMORDIAL
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to begin
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infandum (infandum, -a, -um); INFANT, INFANTRY, [from Latin infantem or youth], FAME, NEFARIOUS
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unspeakable
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opes (ops, opis f. sing.;opēs, opum pl.); OPULENT, COPIOUS, COPY, CORNUCOPIA
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pl. resources and power
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eruerint (eruō, eruere, ēruī, ērutus); RUIN, RUINOUS
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to overthrow
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related to ruo, ruere, rui, rutus to rush, fall violently, collapse; Present Participle: ruens, ruentis hence ruin
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quaeque (quī, quae, quod)
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and which things (relative pronoun neuter pl.)
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miserrima (miser, -a, -um, miserior, -or, -us, miserrimus, -a, -um); COMMISERATION, MISERABLE
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very/most wretched or unhappy
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fando (for, fārī, fatus sum); INFANT, PROPHET (via Greek)
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to speak or say
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temperet (temperō, temperāre, temperāvī, temperātus); TEMPERANCE, TAMPER, TEMPER
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to refrain or control oneself
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lacrimis (lacrima, lacrimae f.); LACRIMAL or LACRYMAL
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tear
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umida (ūmidus, -a, -um); HUMID
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damp
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praecipitat (praecipitō, praecipitāre, praecipitāvī, praecipitātus); PRECIPITATION
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to rush or throw headlong
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suadentque (suādeo, suādēre, suāsī, suasus); PERSUADE, DISSUADE, SWEET
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to urge
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cadentia (cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsus); ACCIDENT, CADENCE, CASE, DECADENCE,
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to fall or die
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horret (horreō, horrēre, horruī); ABHOR, HORRIBLE, HORRID, ORDURE
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to shudder at
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repulsi (repellō, repellere, reppulī, repulsus); REPULSIVE, REPEL, IMPEL, EXPEL, REPEAL, PROPEL, IMPULSE, PULSE, PUSH
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to drive or push back
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[Middle English pusshen, from Old French poulser, pousser, from Latin pulsāre, frequentative of pellere, to strike, push.]
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costas (costa, costae f.); INTERCOSTAL, COAST (sea-side or seashore), ACCOST
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rib or side
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French accoster, from Old French, from Medieval Latin accostāre, to adjoin : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin costa, side.
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simulant (simulō, simulāre, simulāvī, simulātus); SIMULATE, SIMILE, SIMILAR
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to pretend (to be); to imitate, look like or copy [Latin simulāre, simulāt-, from similis, like. See similar.]
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votum (vōtum, -ī n. from voveō, vovēre, vōvī, vōtus); VOTIVE, VOW, VOTE (vow of support)
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votive offering (made for an answered prayer); solemn vow (made to a deity)
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reditus (reditus,-ūs m.); RETURN
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return (a turn back)
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vagatur (vagor, vagārī, vagātus sum); VAGABOND (a wanderer), VAGUE, VAGARY, EXTRAVAGANT
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to wander or go about
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In 1387 from M.L. extravagantem, originally a word in Roman Catholic Canon Law for uncodified papal decrees, prp. of extravagari "wander outside or beyond," from L. extra "outside of" + vagari "wander, roam." Extended sense of "excessive, extreme" first recorded 1599; that of "wasteful, lavish" 1711. See http://www.etymonline.com.
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includunt (inclūdō, inclūdere, inclūsī, inclūsus); CLOSE, INCLUDE, CLOISTER, CONCLUSION
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to shut in
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see claudō
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penitus adv.; PENETRATE, PENATES (gods of the inside of the house)
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deep within (penetrālis, penetrāle adj. inmost)
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lateri (latus, lateris n.); LATERAL, QUADRALATERAL, COLLATERAL
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side or flank
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COLLATERAL (a security pledged a-side to guarantee the loan)
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cavernas (caverna, -ae f.); CAVERN
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cavity or cavern
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uterumque (uterus, -ī m.); UTERUS
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belly or womb
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provecti (prōveho, provehere, provēxī, provectus): VEHICLE, INVECTIVE, INVEIGH, VECTOR
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to carry forwards; transport or convey
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condunt (condo, condere, condidi, conditus); CONDITION, AB URBE CONDITA
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to build, found or establish; hide or bury
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con + do
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rati [sumus] (reor, rērī, ratus sum); RATE, REASON, RATIONAL, REASONABLE
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to think
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solvit (solvo, solvere, solvi, solutus); SOLVENT, SOLVE, SOLUBLE, DISSOLUTION, ABSOLUTE, ABSOLUTION
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to loosen
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panduntur (pandō, pandere, pandī, passus); PASS
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to throw open; open up; spread out
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iuvat (imp. verb)
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it pleases
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litus (litus, litoris n.); LITORAL
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shore
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relictum (relinquo, relinquere, reliqui, relictus); RELINQUISH, RELIC, DERELICT, DELINQUENT
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to leave behind
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manus (manus, manūs f.); MANUAL, MANIPULATE, EMANCIPATE, MANACLE (Roman handcuffs), MANAGER, MANUSCRIPT, MANUMISSION
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hand or band
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saevus (saevus, -a, -um)
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savage
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classibus (classis, classis f.); CLASS, CLASSIC
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fleet
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certare (certo, certāre, certāvī, certātus)
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to fight or contend; vie
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stupet (stupeo, stupēre, stupuī); STUPID, STUPEFACTION, STUPENDOUS
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to be amazed
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from L. stupidus "amazed, confounded," lit. "struck senseless," from stupere "be stunned, amazed, confounded
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innuptae ( NUPTIAL
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exitiale (exitiālis, exitiāle adj.);
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destructive, fatal or deadly
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exitus, -ūs, final departure or exit, hence death.
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melior (bonus, -a -um, melior, -or -us, optimus, -a, -um); AMELIORATE
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better
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sententia (sententia, -ae f.); SENTENCE, SENTIENT
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opinion
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menti (mens, mentis f.); MENTAL
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mind
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pelago (pelagus, -ī n.);
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sea
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insidias (insidiae, -ārum f. pl.); INSIDIOUS
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ambush or strategem
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praecipitat (praecipitō, praecipitāre, praecipitāvī, praecipitātus); PRECIPITATION
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to rush or throw headlong
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urere (urō, urere, ussī, ustus); COMBUSTION, URN (?)
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to burn
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subiectis (subiciō, subicere, subiēci, subijectus
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to throw or place under
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cavas (
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terebrare (
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temptare (tempto, temptare, temptavi, temptatus); ATTEMPT, TEMPTATION, TENTACLE, TENTATIVE
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to test or try
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scinditur (scindo, scindere, scidī, scissus); SCISSORS, RESCIND
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to split or divide
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studia (
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vulgus (vulgus, -ī n.); VULGAR
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the common people
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caterva (caterva, -ae f);
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crowd
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avectos (āveho, avehere, avēxī, avectus): VEHICLE, INVECTIVE, INVEIGH, VECTOR
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to carry away
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