Unit 5 & 6 Flashcards
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Jocose
Adj. Cheerful, merry
Syn: happy, mirthful
Ant: morose
JOC
Latin JOCUS “joke”
Jocular
Adj. Characterized by joking
Syn: jovial
FEST, FET
Latin FESTUS “festive”
Festoon
V. To drape or adorn festively
Fete
V. To honor with a banquet or feast
Syn: to celebrate
BACCH
From the name of the roman god of wine and celebration BACCHUS
Bacchic
Adj. Of or related to a wild celebration
Bacchanal
N. A drunken party or celebration
PLAINT
Latin PLANGERE, PLANCFUS “to lament”
Plaintive
Adj. sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness
Ant: joyfu
Plaint
N. A lament or complaint
ELEG
Greek ELEGOS “song of lament”
Elegy
N. A song or poem memorializing something or someone
Elegiac
Adj. Mourning that which is lost or last; sorrowful
Syn: mournful
SOMN
Latin SOMNUS “sleep”
Somnolent
Adj. Drowsy, sleepy
Syn: drowsy
Ant: alert
SOPOR
Latin SOPOR “sleep”
Soporific
Adj. Causing sleep or fatigue
Sopor
N. Sleep, drowsiness
LANG
Latin LANGUERE “to be weak, be faint”
Languid
Adj. Lacking energy; weak
Syn: tired
Ant: active
Languish
V. To waste away
Syn: weaken
Languor
N. Lack of physical or mental energy
Syn: listlessness, lethargy