lesson 8 Flashcards
(21 cards)
clamp, clamare, clamavi, clamatum
to cry out, to shout
acclamation
Applause, enthusiastic approval
Clamor
A loud outcry, especially in protest
declaim
To speak loudly or passionately
forum
place out of doors
Forensic
referring to legal proceeds or formal debate or rhetoric (science stuff)
forensics
The study or practice of formal debate
forum
The Central Square marketplace of a Roman city
lingua
speech, language, tounge
lingo
Unfamiliar language, dialect, or special jargon
lingua franca
A language used by people who do not speak a common tongue, usually combines aspects of different languages
Linguist
A person who speaks several languages
loquor, loqui, locutum
To speak
circumlocution
do use of many words when few would do (yapping)
colloquium
A meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting
locution
A word or expression
loquacious
very talkative
verbum
word
proverbial
A wise or witty folksaying
verbatim
Word for Word, and exactly the same words
verbose
Wordie, using too many words
