Lesson 11 and 12: Military Matters
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| battuo, battuere, battui, battum | to beat, to knock |
| battery | n. a beating or pounding, esp. an unlawful beaing, as in assault and battery. 2. Guns or heavy artillery. 3. A group of similar things used together |
| battlement | n. a defense wall with alternating high and low sections. BATTLEMENTED (ADJ) |
| abate | intr.v. to reduce in quantity or intensity; to subside; to diminish ABATEMENT (N) |
| bellum | war |
| bellicose | adj. warlike; eager to fight BELICOSENESS (N); BELLICOSITY (N) |
| Belligerent | n. a country or persons engaged in warfare of hostile action; adj. behaving in a hostile or aggressive manner; engaged in combat BELLIGERENCE (N); BELLIGERENCY (N) |
| genere | to bear |
| domo, domare, domui, domitum | to tame, to subdue |
| daunt | tr.v. to intimidate; to discourage or dishearted DAUNTING (ADJ); DAUNTLESS (ADJ) |
| indomitable | adj. unconquerable INDOMITABILITY (N); INDOMITABLENESS (N) |
| fortis | strong |
| forte | n. aperson's strong point; the thing in which a person excels. adj. ain music, loudly; forcefully |
| fortitude | n. courage in endruing pain or trouble FORTITUDINOUS (ADJ) |
| khartes | leaf of papyrus, a writing |
| carte blanche | n. unrestricted power to act at one's discretion; unconditional permission or authority |
| blanche, blancus | white |
| cartel | n. an organization of firms in the same industry for purpose of regulating production, pricing and marketing of goods and decreasing competition by members; 2. a coalition of political or special-interest groups to achieve a common cause; a bloc CARTELIST, CARTELIZATION (N); CARTELIZE (V) |
| cartograper | n. a maker of maps or charts CARTOGRAPIC, CARTOGRAPHICAL (ADJ); CARTOGRAPHY (N) |
| graphein | to write |
| pugno, pugnare, pugnavi, pugnatum | to fight |
| pugalist | n. a fistfighter, especially a professional boxer PUGILISM (N); SUGILISTIC (ADJ) |
| pugnacious | adj. quarrelsome; eager for a fight PUGNACITY (N) |
| impugn | tr.v. to oppose or attack as false; to seek to discredit IMPUGNABLE (ADJ); IMPUGNABILITY, IMPUGNER (N) |
| cado, cadere,cecidi, casum | to fall, to come to an end |
| cadence | n. a rhythmic flow of sound, as in poetry or oratory, or of movement as in marching or dancing |
| casuistry | n. the use of moral principles to reason out what is right or wrong in everyday situations (usually associated with a morality that emphasizes adherence to established laws) 2. subtle but misleading or false application of reasoning; a quibbling or evasive way or making difficult desicions CASUIST (N); CASUISTIC, CASUISTICAL (ADJ) |
| decadent | adj. declining or decaying (applied to a condition, things, or people); n. a person who is decaing mentally or morally. 2. a member of a group of 19th century French and English artists who were inspired by artificial and morbid things. DECADENCE (N) |
| occident | n. the parts of the world that lie west of Asia, especially the countries of Europe and the western hemisphere OCCIDENTAL, oCCIDENTAL (ADJ); OCCIDENTALISM (N); OCCIDENTALIZE (V) |
| recidivism | n. a relapse into a former habit, especially criminal or antisocial behavior. RECIVIDIST (n); RECIVIDISTIC, RECIVIDIVOUS (ADJ) |
| cedo, cedere, cessi, cessum | to move, to yield |
| cede | tr.v. to yield or surrender rights or possesions, usually officially |
| accede | intr.v. to consent to agree (to). 2. to take office; to become a ruler (to). ACCESSION (N); ACCESSIONAL (ADJ) |
| concession | n. the act of granting or yielding. 2. permission by authority for special use, especially the privilegeof setting up a buisness in a certain place, or the place itself. CONCEDE (V); CONCESSIONAIRE (N); CONCESSIONARY (ADJ) |
| intercede | intr.v. to act on another's behalf. 2. to mediate in a dispute; to seek to reconcile differences INTERCESSION, INTERCESSOR (N) |
| inter | between |
| praeda | spoils of war, plunder, booty |
| predatory | adj. preying on other animals 2. plundering, exploiting or victimizing others PREDATION, PREDATOR, PREDATORINESS (N) |
| depredation | n. destruction; plunder. DEPREDATE (V); DEPREDATOR (N); DEPREDATORY (ADJ) |
| pungo, pungere, pupugi, punctum | to prick to puncture |
| punctilious | adj. precise; scrupulous; attentive to details, especially of etiquette PUNCTILLIOUSNESS (N) |
| pungent | adj. having a strong, biting taste or smell PUNGENCY (N) |
| compunction | n. uneasiness caused by guilt; remorse; scruples CONPUNCTIOUS (ADJ) |
| expunge | tr.v. to omit; to delete; to obliterate EXPUNCTION< EXPUNGER (N) |
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