Vocabulary from the Classical Roots Level E: Lesson 11

partiur pax bello

peace is begotten of war

battuo

to beat/to knock

battery

n. a beating or pounding, especially an unlawful beating, as in assault and battery; guns or heavy artillery; a group of similar things used together

battlement

n. a defense wall with alternating high and low sections (often used in plural form)

abate

into. v. to reduce in quantity or intensity; to subside; to diminish

bellum

war

bellicose

adj. warlike; eager to fight

belligerent

n. a country or persons engaged in warfare or hostile action

adj. behaving in a hostile or aggressive manner; engaged in combat

domo

to tame, to subdue

daunt

tr. v. to intimidate; to discourage or dishearten

indomitable

adj. unconquerable

fortis

strong

forte

n. a person's strong point; the thing in which a person excels

fortitude

n. courage in enduring pain or trouble

khartes

leaf or papyrus/a writing

carte blanche

n. unrestricted power to act at one's discretion; unconditional permission or authority

cartel

n. an organization of firms in the same industry for the purpose of regulating production, pricing, and marketing of goods and decreasing competition by members; a coalition of political or special-interest groups to achieve a common cause

cartographer

n. a maker of maps or charts

pugno

to fight

pugilist

n. a fist fighter, especially a professional boxer

pugnacious

adj. quarrelsome; eager for a fight

impugn

tr. v. to oppose or attack as false; to seek to discredit