revised 2016 TSJCL Latin Derivatives Test

1. annul: a. annus b. nullus c. animus d. nihil

b. nullus

2. amateur: a. amplus b. amare c. atque d. amens

b. amare

3. collation: a. locare b. loqui c. latus d. colere

c. latus

5. example: a. anima b. emere c. plus d. amplus

b. emere

6. solunar: a. luna b. solvere c. solus d. limen

a. luna

7. juvenile: a. venire b. ventus c. iuxta d. iuvenis

d. iuvenis

8. sole: a. stare b. solus c. solea d. solere

b. solus

9. conjugate: a. iugum b. coniunx c. conari d. iungere

d. iungere

10. require: a. quaerere b. qui c. quies d. relegere

a. quaerere

11. eradicate: a. radius b. radix c. dicere d. errare

b. radix

12. regular: a. gustare b. guttur c. rex d. regere

d. regere

13. rodent: a. morosus b. rodere c. dare d. odi

b. rodere

14. castigate: a. rogare b. agere c. casus d. castra

b. agere

15. execute: a. secare b. cutis c. sequor d. uti

c. sequor

16. canere: a. chanticleer b. cant c. canter d. shanty

a. chanticleer

17. nomen: a. economical b. ignominy c. novena d. inoculate

b. ignominy

18. odium: a. parochial b. anonymous c. disorder d. annoy

d. annoy

19. villa: a. veil b. reveille c. villain d. vigilant

c. villain

20. durus: a. corduroy b. verdure c. duration d. durned

c. duration

21. forma: a. former b. deformed c. formicary d. formidable

b. deformed

22. dicere: a. addict b. dichotomy c. mendicant d. syndicate

a. addict

23. albus: a. albedo b. albeit c. albacore d. alum

a. albedo

24. pungere: a. punch b. pundit c. portrait d. punctual

d. punctual

25. manus: a. mandible b. maniac c. manger d. amanuensis

d. amanuensis

26. mater: a. mate b. matrix c. material d. metronome

b. matrix

27. salire: a. consult b. sultry c. result d. salubrious

c. result

28. sequi: a. section b. suite c. assign d. senescent

b. suite

29. par: a. disparage b. disparate c. parent d. parley

a. disparage

30. capere: a. caper b. capillary c. charm d. capable

d. capable

31. a. injure b. jurisdiction c. perjure d. au jus

d. au jus

32. a. applaud b. laudable c. laud d. laudatory

a. applaud

33. a. collegial b. allegiance c. legate d. legacy

b. allegiance

35. a. isolated b. peninsula c. insolate d. insulin

c. insolate

36. a. circuit b. ire c. ambient d. ambitious

b. ire

37. a. horror b. abhorrent c. horrid d. host

d. host

38. a. heir b. helium c. heritage d. heredity

b. helium

39. a. gust b. disgusting c. gusto d. gustatory

a. gust

40. a. grace b. gravity c. grievance d. grief

a. grace

41. a. aggrandize b. granola c. pomegranate d. gravy

a. aggrandize

42. a. fortune b. forte c. misfortunate d. fortuity

b. forte

43. a. absent b. essential c. sentient d. presence

c. sentient

44. a. doubt b. dubiety c. duplicated d. redound

c. duplicated

45. a. pardon b. Donald c. condonable d. donation

b. Donald

46. The care was repossessed when the owner defaulted on his car payment.
    a. failed to pay b. found fault with c. doubled d. decreased

a. failed to pay

47. The doctor excluded food poisoning as the cause of the illness.
    a. decided on b. added c. listed d. ruled out

d. ruled out

48. Despite their exiguous income, the couple refused any assistance.
    a. large b. additional c. combined d. meager

d. meager

49. The officer issued a categorical denial of the charge.
    a. listed b. unrelated c. absolute d. horrific

c. absolute

50. Miriam was punctilious about her records.
    a. prompt b. meticulous c. annoying d. unpredictable

b. meticulous

51. His behavior disparaged our family.
    a. pleased b. discredited c. represented d. equalized

b. discredited

52. The old movie star was known for his monocle.
    a. illness b. single lens c. bad behavior d. limp

b. single lens

53. The editor agreed that the brackets were supernumerary.
    a. unnecessary b. ridiculous c. permanent d. required

a. unnecessary

54. The crisis called for expeditious action.
    a. far-ranging b. limited c. prompt d. delayed

c. prompt

55. The police dispersed the crowd.
    a. encouraged b. arrested c. accompanied d. broke up

d. broke up

56. alimony: a. feed b. white c. other d. friend

a. feed

57. concept: a. goat b. hair c. take d. sing

c. take

58. dexterity: a. skin b. ten c. tell d. right

d. right

59. error: a. work b. wander c. form d. exist

b. wander

60. fencing: a. window b. ward off c. bear d. trust

b. ward off

61. feminine: a. woman b. boil c. flow d. fasten

a. woman

62. gregarious: a. grieve b. welcome c. friend d. herd

d. herd

63. elate: a. wide b. flow c. carried d. happy

c. carried

64. liberate: a. book b. free c. law d. discipline

b. free

65. miscellany: a. bad b. prison c. mix d. blood

c. mix

66. mop: a. clean b. break c. cloth d. depressed

c. cloth

67. manure: a. remain b. order c. hand d. large

c. hand

68. sport: a. hope b. world c. carry d. harbor

c. carry

69. promiscuous: a. mix b. master c. great d. goods

a. mix

70. savant: a. be wise b. leap c. safe d. climb

a. be wise

96. a. crescendo b. scansion c. ascent d. descendant

a. crescendo

97. a. escalator b. scale c. escalade d. caloric

d. caloric

98. a. salute b. salubrious c. salutation d. salvation

d. salvation

99. a. tempest b. temple c. tempo d. temporary

b. temple

100. a. utilize b. useful c. amuse d. usurp

c. amus