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22 Cards in this Set
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Hic...mollesque sub arbore somni.
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Here [are] soft slumbers under a tree.--Virgil
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DOMUS
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L. "house"
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domicile
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n. A home; resdience
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domestic
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adj. 1. Related to the family or household.
2. Tame; trained to live with humans 3. Indigenous to a particular country; native. domestically, adv. domesticate, v. |
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DOMINUS
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L "head of household"
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domain
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n. Range of one's control; territory.
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domineer
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tr. and intr. v. To dominate; to be bossy.
domineering, adj. |
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dominion
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n. control; rule; area of influence.
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DORMIO, DORMIRE, DORMIVI, DORMITUM
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L. "to sleep"
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dormant
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adj. Asleep; not in an active state.
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SOMNUS
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L "sleep"
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somnambulate
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intr. v. To walk while sleeping.
somnambulation, n. somnambulism, n. somnambulist, n. |
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somnolent
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adj. 1. drowsy; sleepy
2. Causing sleep. |
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LAVO, LAVARE, LAVI, LAUTUM
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L. "to wash"
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ablution
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n. Washing of the body, especially as a ritual purification
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deluge
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n. A downpour; a great flood.
tr. v. To flood. |
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VESTIS
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L. "garment"
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divest
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tr. v. 1. To take away something belonging to someone, especially a right, title, or property; to dispossess.
2. To strip away, especially clothes. divestment, n divstiture, n. |
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investiture
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n. A ceremony in which a person formally receives the authority and symbols of an office.
investitive, adj. |
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travesty
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n. An absurd or inferior imitation.
travesty, v. |
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vestment
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n. A garment that indicates position or authority, especially the robes worn by clergy.
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vested
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adj. 1. A concern for something from which a person expects to get personal benefit (used with interest)
2. Dressed, especially in vestments. 3. Absolute; without question |
