AP Latin Q4 Derivatives

Flashcards from lecture notes.

Avarice

An inordinate desire for money or property; greed.

Mellifluous

1. Flowing sweetly or smoothly. 2. Made sweet with (or as if with) honey.

Equinox

The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about September 22 and March 20).

Pandiculation

The involuntary stretching of the body, often accompanied by yawning, typically associated with transitions between wakefulness and sleep.

Kerfuffle

State of being disordered or ruffled.

Ambidextrous

Capable of using both hands with equal ease.

Contumelious

(of behavior) scornful and insulting; insolent.

Quindecimvirate

A group of fifteen people, especially a council of fifteen men sharing office or rule, particularly such groups of magistrates in ancient Rome.

Circumlocution

The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

Penumbra

Almost shadow.

Ebullient

Overflowing, enthusiastic, effervescent, gushing forth like boiling water.

Indenture

A legal agreement, contract, or document. Also, to bind someone by a contract to labor.