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Anglo-Saxon words w/ Latin meanings
ya know just your basic latin vocabulary from the ancient english language blah blah blah
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10th Grade
03/29/2012
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Fatherly
 Definition
Paternal
1. fatherly
2. inherited from or related to the father's side
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Motherly
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maternal
1. motherly
2. inherited from or related to the mother's side
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Brotherly
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Fraternal
1. brotherly
2. havind to do with a fraternal society (group organized to pursue a common goal in brotherlike union)
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Daughterly
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Filial
of or befitting a daughter or son, as filial respect
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Childlike
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Infantile
of or like a very young child; babyish
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Childish
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Puerile
foolish for an adult to say or do, as a puerile remark
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Manly
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Masculine
1. denoting the opposite gender of feminine
2. having qualities appropriate to a man
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Womanly
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Feminine
1. denoting the opposite gender of masculine
2. having the features, qualities, and characters belonging to women
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Devilish
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Diabolical
very cruel; wicked; fiendish (stronger word than devilish)
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Bearish
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Ursine
of or like a bear
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Bullish
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Taurine
1. of or like a bull
2. relating to Taurus (zodiac)
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Catlike
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Feline
of or pertaining to the cat family; sly; stealthy
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Cowlike or Oxlike
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Bovine
1. of or like the cow or ox
2. sluggish and patient, as a bovine disposition
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Doggish
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Canine
1. of or pertaining to the dog family
2. designating one of the four pointed teeth next to the incisors
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Donkeyish
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Asinine
like an ass or donkey (thought to be the most stupid beast of burden); stupid; silly
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Fishy
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Piscine (pie-scene)
of or like a fish
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Foxy
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Vulpine
of or like a fox; crafty; cunning
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Goatish
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Hircine
goatlike, especially in smell
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Horsy
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Equine
of or like a horse
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Piggish
 Definition
Porcine
of or like a pig
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Sheepish
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Ovine
of or like a sheep (timid; awkward; embarrassed)
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Wolfish
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Lupine (loo-pine)
of or like a wolf; ravenous; ferocious
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Bloody
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Sanguine
1. red
2. confident

Sanguinary
bloodthirsty; murderous; bloody battle
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Beget
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Procreate; Generate
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Begin
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Originate; Initiate
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Behead
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Decapitate
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Bless
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Consecrate
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Bow, stoop
 Definition
Condescend; Prostrate
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Break
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Disintegrate; Invalidate
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Chew
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Masticate
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Curse
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Execrate
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Drink
 Definition
Imbibe
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Eat
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Devour; Consume
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Flay, fleece, skin
 Definition
Excoriate
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Free
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Emancipate
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Frighten
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Intimidate
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Lie
 Definition
Prevaricate
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Lighten
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Relieve; Alleviate
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Sail
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Navigate
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Shorten
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Abridge; Abbreviate
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Show
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Demonstrate
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Soothe
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Assuage; Pacify
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Spit
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Expectorate
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Steal
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Peculate
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Strengthen
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Corroborate; Invigorate
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Sweat
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Perspire
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Take (for oneself)
 Definition
Appropriate
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Think
 Definition
Cogitate; Ratiocinate
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Twinkle, sparkle
 Definition
Scintillate
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Understand
 Definition
Comprehend
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Withstand
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Resist; Oppose
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Worship
 Definition
Venerate; Revere
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Yield
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Capitulate; Succumb
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Blessing
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Benediction
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Breach
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Infraction; Rupture
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Burden
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Obligation
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Curse
 Definition
Execration; Malediction
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Fire
 Definition
Conflagration
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Food
 Definition
Nutriment
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Greed
 Definition
Avarice
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Heaven
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Firmament
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Home
 Definition
Domicile; Residence
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Mirth
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Hilarity
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Name
 Definition
Appellation
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Oath
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Affirmation
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Shame
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Ignominy
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Shard
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Fragment
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Smear
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Vilification
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Snake
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Serpent; Reptile
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Sorrow
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Contrition; Remorse
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Speed
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Velocity; Celerity
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Stength
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Impregnability
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Theft
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Larceny; Peculation
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Thread
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Filament
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Threat
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Menace
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Truth
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Verity (of things)
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Truthfulness
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Veracity (of persons)
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Wedding
 Definition
Nuptials
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