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8th Grade Greek & La
Week 31
Question | Answer |
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SPECTO/SPECTATUM | to look at, see (L) |
VOX/VOCIS | voice (L) |
LOQUOR/LOCUTUS | speak (L) |
FELIX/FELICIS | happy (L) |
FIDES | faith, trust (L) |
SOLUS | alone, only (L) |
MONOS | alone, solitary (G) |
RIDEO/RISUM | laugh, make fun of (L) |
inspect | to look carefully at or over; to view or examine formally |
spectator | person who looks on or watches; observer |
perspective | picturing depth and spatial relationships on a flat surface; a mental? |
vowel | a voiced sound made by air passing through the throat |
vocal | uttered, produced, or performed by the voice |
vocation | a calling; a career to which one feels summoned |
vocabulary | the range of words used by a particular person or group |
eloquent | marked by forceful and fluent expression |
colloquial | conversational; informal speech |
ventriloquism | speaking so that the voice seems to come from somewhere else |
felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
felicitations | happy greetings |
fidelity | strict observance of promises; loyalty; accuracy of sound or image recording |
confide | to trust to the charge or knowledge of another |
confidence | belief that someone is trustworthy or reliable |
fiance' (M) or fiance'e (F) | [F] someone who has pledged faith to another; engaged to be married |
solo | an act performed by one person; to pilot an airplane by oneself |
soloist | a person who performs a solo |
solitary | without companions |
soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself; a dramatic monologue that voices inner emotions |
monarch | a solitary or absolute ruler; a king or queen |
monogram | the initials of a person printed on stationery or embroidered clothing or towels |
monopoly | exclusive possession or control of a product or natural resource by a person or company |
monotone | of unvaried vocal or musical tone; tedious sameness; of uniform color |
ridiculous | laughable |
ridicule | speech or action intended to make fun of someone |