Latin Lesson 2
Vocabulary words
13. linguistics – (noun) the science of language; the study of speech (lingu= language, tongue)
14. languid - (adjective) lacking energy, weak, slow (langu = faint, weary)
15. veracity – (noun), the truth (ver =truth)
16. virile – (adjective) having characteristics of an adult male; manly (vir = man)
17. omnivorous – (adjective) eating all kinds of food, including animals and vegetables (omni - = all; vor = eat)
18. elongate – (verb) to lengthen (long - = long)
19. verbose – (adjective) wordy, too much speech (verb = word)
20. voracious –(adjective) greedy for food, ravenous (vor = eat)
21. brevity – (noun) briefness of duration, shortness of time (brev - = short)
22. virtuoso – (noun) one with masterful skill in the arts (virtu = strength, virtue)
23. multilingual – (adjective) speaking many languages (multi- = many, lingu = language, tongue)
24. sonogram – (noun) a picture made by sound waves (son = sound)
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