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25 Cards in this Set
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fama, famae
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feminine noun
rumor, report, fame, reputation |
famous, defame, infamy
Halliday's perfect game; a game that will live in infamy! |
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forma, formae
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feminine noun
form, shape, beauty |
formal, format, formula
the formula for success in memorizing vocabulary is repeated practice. |
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fortuna, fortunae
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feminine noun
fortune, luck |
fortune
Fortunately the study of Latin vocabulary will help me immensely. |
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nauta, nautae
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masculine
sailor |
nautical, argonaut
The sailors dressed into their nautical uniforms. |
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patria, patriae
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feminine noun
fatherland, native land |
patriotic
The stirring patriotic song caused the Tea Party Patriots to sing. |
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pecunia, pecuniae
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feminine
money |
impecunious
The impecunious young boy once again begged his mother for money to buy baseball cards. |
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philosophia, philosophiae
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feminine
philosophy |
What is your philosophy regarding that check swing call?
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poena, poenae
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feminine
penalty, punishment |
poenas dare - to pay the penalty
Christos poenas dare. Christ paid the penalty. |
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poeta, poetae
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masculine
poet |
poetry, poetic
Fleas. Adam had'em. How poetic. |
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porta, portae
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femine
gate |
portal, porch, porthole
Curious George squeezed through the porthole of the ship and found himself falling into the ocean. |
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puella, puellae
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feminine
girl |
no derivative
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rosa, rosae
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feminine
rose |
rosary, rosette
The rosettes decorating the front of the girls dress were outstanding. |
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sententia, sententiae
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feminine
feeling, thought, opinion, vote |
sentiments, sentence
What are your sentiments regarding Yankee fans who live in Philadelphia? |
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vita, vitae
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feminine
life |
vitamin, vitality, revitalize
Jack revitalized the backyard with the addition of his fabulous recreation of the Green Monster. |
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antiquus, antiqua, antiquum
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adjective
ancient |
The antiquated form of communication, sending a letter in the mail, is not a favorite of the new generation.
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magnus, magna, magnum
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adjective
large, great, important |
magnitude, magnificent, magnanimous
The magnanimous older brother forgave his youngest brother for accidentally ripping his favorite baseball jersey. |
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meus, mea, meum
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adjective
my |
no derivatives
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multus, multa, multum
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adjective
much, many |
multitude, multiply, multimillionaire
Soon, Cole Hammels will be a multimillionaire. |
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tuus, tuia, tuum
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adjective
your |
no derivative
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et
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both, and
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Lux et Veritas
"Truth and Light" |
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sed
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conjuction
but |
no derivatives
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O
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interjection
O, Oh! |
O brother, where art thou??
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sine
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preposition
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plus ablative
without I'd like my peanut butter and jelly sans the jelly, please. |
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est
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is
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no derivative
Jack est awesome! |
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ira, irae
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feminine
anger |
irate, ire
Obamacare provoked the ire of the Tea Party conservatives. |
