Chapter 5 Flashcards
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CUM
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Latin. “with,” “together with”
2
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coherent
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adj. 1. Showing an orderly relation of parts
2. Sticking together
3
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colloquial
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adj. Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing.
4
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commiserate
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tr. and intr. v. To feel or express sorrow or pity (used with with)
5
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condone
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tr. v. To forgive; to disregard an offense.
6
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commodious
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adj. Spacious, roomy, as in a house.
7
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contrite
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adj. Thoroughly remorseful and repentant of one’s sins.
8
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TENEO, TENERE, TENUI, TENTUM
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Latin “to keep”
9
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abstain
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intr. v. To refrain from something by one’s choice.
10
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impertinent
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adj. 1. Impudent; rude.
2. Irrelevant
11
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pertinacious
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adj. Holding firmly, even stubbornly, to a belief.
12
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tenacity
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n. Hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly.
