Jensen's Vocabulary Latin 2:3

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CADENCE

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n) flow of rhythm; beat; measured movement in dancing, etc

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CATAPULT

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v) to launch or leap
n) ancient military device for throwing large objects

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CIRCUMSPECT

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a) careful; cautious; attentive to all factors

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COMPOST

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n) mixture of decaying vegetable refuse, manure, etc.

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CONFER

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v) bestow; discuss; converse; exchange ideas

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DEMOTE

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v) to lower in rank; reduce to a lower grade

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DISPLAY

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v) to unfold; spread out; exhibit to advantage
n) exhibition; show

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ENVY

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v) to feel ill will at another for his advantages

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EXECUTE

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v) to follow out or carry out; do; perform; administer; kill

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EXTORT

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v) to get money by violence, threats, etc.

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EXTROVERT

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n) person who is active & expressive; one or more interested in others than himself

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INVERSE

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a) reversed in order; directly opposite

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NOMENCLATURE

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n) system of names used in a branch of learning

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PENCHANT

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n) a strong liking or fondness; inclination; taste

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PERSIST

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v) to continue; refuse to quit; endure

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SUBMISSIVE

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a) docile; yielding; giving in without resistance

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SUPERSTITION

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n) belief in charms, omens, etc.; an attitude inconsistent with known laws of science

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SUSPECT

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n) person thought to have done a crime, etc.;
v) to distrust; believe someone guilty with little or no evience

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TRACE

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n) path or trail; a visible mark left by something; a barely observable quantity

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TRIPLEX

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a) threefold; triple;
n) house or building split into three separate living units