Aeneid Book 1: Derivatives Lines 1-75

Question 1

vim

Answer 1

energy; enthusiasm

Question 2

super

Answer 2

especially; very

Question 3

superior

Answer 3

higher in rank, status, or quality

Question 4

memorable

Answer 4

worth remembering/easily remembered

Question 5

memorial

Answer 5

something, especially a structure, established to remind people of a person/event

Question 6

condiment

Answer 6

a substance used to add flavor to food

Question 7

numinous

Answer 7

having a strong religious/spiritual quality

Question 8

elide

Answer 8

omit (a sound/syllable) when speaking; merge

Question 9

elision

Answer 9

the omission of a sound/syllable when speaking

Question 10

dolor

Answer 10

the state of great sorrow/distress

Question 11

dolorous

Answer 11

feeling/expressing great sorrow/distress

Question 12

insignia

Answer 12

a distinguishing mark/token of something

Question 13

piety

Answer 13

the quality of being religious or reverent

Question 14

progeny

Answer 14

a descendant of a person, animal, or plant

Question 15

sanguinary

Answer 15

involving/causing much bloodshed

Question 16

sanguine

Answer 16

a blood-red color; optimistic/positive

Question 17

excise

Answer 17

a tax levied for a license to carry on certain employment, pursue certain sports, etc.; to cut out surgically

Question 18

incendiary

Answer 18

(of a device/attack) designed to cause fires

Question 19

erratic

Answer 19

not even/regular in pattern/movement

Question 20

error

Answer 20

a mistake

Question 21

mole

Answer 21

a large solid structure on a shore serving as a pier, breakwater, or causeway

Question 22

molecule

Answer 22

a group of atoms bonded together

Question 23

tellurian

Answer 23

of/inhabiting the earth

Question 24

tellurium

Answer 24

the chemical element of atomic number 52; a silvery-white metallic element

Question 25

salinity

Answer 25

the quality/condition of being salty

Question 26

ruin

Answer 26

the state/condition of being destroyed/decayed

Question 27

ruinous

Answer 27

destructive; diastrous

Question 28

equal

Answer 28

evenly proportioned/balanced

Question 29

suppliant

Answer 29

petitioner; a person making a humble plea to someone in power

Question 30

supplicate

Answer 30

ask/beg for something earnestly and honestly

Question 31

incarcerate

Answer 31

imprison/confine

Question 32

mollify

Answer 32

appease the anger/anxiety of (someone)

Question 33

atrabilious

Answer 33

melancholy or ill-tempered

Question 34

lares and penates

Answer 34

a person's home and household possesions

Question 35

turbulent

Answer 35

not controlled or calm

Question 36

saline

Answer 36

pertaining to salt