Latin i-a Clc unit 1 (Stages 1-12)

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NOTES:

*1 a day*Alternate words/phrases*Use in a sentence*Review previous by asking students to use in sentences

Latin i-a tres ursi (1)

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habitathabitābant

‘they were living’The habitat of fish and whales is the ocean.

Latin i-a tres ursi (2)

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magnifymagna‘big’

Use a microscope to magnify the cell on that slide.

Latin i-a tres ursi (3)

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ursineursus‘bear’

That big man has a very ursine way of walking!

Latin i-a tres ursi (4)

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mediocremediocris

‘medium-sized’You did a mediocre job on that quiz;

I know you can do better!

Latin i-a tres ursi (5)

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paternitypater

‘father’Puff Daddy asked for a paternity test

to see if the child was his.

Latin i-a tres ursi (6)

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sylvansilva

‘forest/woods’I saw many sylvan creatures such as bears and deer on my recent trip to the National Forest.

Latin i-a Stage 1 (1)

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horticulturehortus

‘garden’Horticulture involves too much digging!

Latin i-a Stage 1 (2)

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sedentarysedet

‘sits, is sitting’Bob is so sedentary; he never goes outside!

Latin i-a Stage 1 (3)

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viaductvia

‘street’From the viaduct you can see

the road below.

Latin i-a Stage 1 (4)

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affiliationfīlius‘son’

There is no affiliation between those two groups.

Latin i-a Stage 1 (5)

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collaboratelabōrat

‘works, is working’The ability to collaborate is essential

for working in groups.

Latin i-a Stage 1 (6)

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culinaryculīna

‘kitchen’That pie was so tasty;

you should go to culinary school!

Latin i-a Stage 1 (7)

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servileservus‘slave’

If Spartacus were not servile, his master would get mad.

Latin i-a Stage 1 (8)

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matrilinealmāter

‘mother’When my grandmother died,

I received a matrilineal inheritance.

Latin i-a Stage 2 (1)

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amicableamīcus‘friend’

Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd have anything but an amicable relationship!

Latin i-a Stage 2 (2)

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laudatorylaudat

‘praises’Mr. Webb is cool because he always makes

laudatory comments to me.

Latin i-a Stage 2 (3)

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salutatoriansalūtat‘greets’

The salutatorian gave a speech at graduation.

Latin i-a Stage 2 (4)

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dormantdormit‘sleeps’

The people of Pompeii thought Mt. Vesuvius was dormant.

Latin i-a Stage 2 (5)

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mercantilemercātor

‘merchant’The Federal Trade Commission

regulates mercantile matters.

Latin i-a Stage 2 (6)

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gustatorygustat‘tastes’

For your gustatory delight, I have made fudge!

Latin i-a Stage 2 (7)

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ciboriumcibus‘food’

The priest took the communion wafers out of the ciborium.

Latin i-a Stage 2 (8)

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cenaclecēna

‘dinner’Won’t you step into the cenacle

and we shall enjoy our meal?

Latin i-a Stage 3 (1)

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portageportat

‘carries’Because those rapids are so dangerous, we

will have to portage the canoe around them.

Latin i-a Stage 3 (2)

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irateīrātus

‘angry’The students were irate because the teacher

gave them tests for 8 days in a row.

Latin i-a Stage 3 (3)

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imbibebibit

‘drinks’After the hero imbibed the witch’s potion,

he fell to the ground, dead.

Latin i-a Stage 3 (4)

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insurrectionsurgit

‘gets up, rises’The terrible conditions in that country caused an insurrection by its people.

Latin i-a Stage 3 (5)

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circumnavigatenāvis‘ship’

Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the globe.

Latin i-a Stage 3 (6)

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deriderīdet

‘laughs, smiles’The principal was angry because students

at his school often deride each other.

Latin i-a Stage 3 (7)

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magnanimousmagnus

‘great, big’Quacklebert expressed his magnanimous nature

when he donated to the poor,

even though he himself has little money.

Latin i-a Stage 3 (8)

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visagevidet‘sees’

Looking down from the mountain, I can see the dirty visage of the run-down town below.

Latin i-a Stage 4 (1)

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precociouscoquit‘cooks’

Your baby daughter is so precocious; she already knows what she wants to be when she grows up!

Latin i-a Stage 4 (2)

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rehabilitatehabet

‘has, have, hold’After a car accident injured her legs, Foofoo went

through months of rehabilitation to learn to walk again.

Latin i-a Stage 4 (3)

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designatesignum‘sign’

I designated Poopina as the person in charge of finding syrup for the pancake breakfast.

Latin i-a Stage 4 (4)

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inquisitionquaerit

‘seeks, looks for’During the Spanish Inquisition, the Church

tried to root out non-believers.

Latin i-a Stage 4 (5)

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vocationvocat‘calls’

The church’s Director of Vocations speaks with people who are interested in becoming priests.

Latin i-a Stage 4 (6)

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judicialiudex

‘judge’After Mooglebert earned his law degree, he became an expert in judicial matters.

Latin i-a Stage 4 (7)

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impecuniouspecunia‘money’

Because Foodlebert has never been able to find a steady job, he constantly finds himself impecunious.

Latin i-a Stage 4 (8)

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egotismego‘I’

I can’t stand Blorkbong’s egotism; all he ever talks about is how he always gets A’s.

Latin i-a Stage 5 (1)

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agrarianagricola‘farmer’

The 16,000 dairy farmers in Wisconsin lead an agrarian lifestyle.

Latin i-a Stage 5 (2)

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urbaneurbs‘city’

Horsenose couldn’t satisfy his urbane tastes for theatre and fine dining when he lived out in the country.

Latin i-a Stage 5 (3)

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convenevenit

‘comes’The Senators convened in Washington, DC in

order to try and solve the problem.

Latin i-a Stage 5 (4)

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excursioncurrit‘runs’

Lewis and Clark went on an excursion to explore the American West.

Latin i-a Stage 5 (5)

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effeminatefemina

‘woman’Many of his classmates made fun of Poozletip

because they felt he acted effeminately.

Latin i-a Stage 5 (6)

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contentiouscontendit‘hurries’

The two presidential candidates debated many contentious issues last night.

Latin i-a Stage 5 (7)

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perambulatorambulat‘walks’

Hogpus and Dorkwina put their baby back in the perambulator after checking it for their flight.

Latin i-a Stage 5 (8)

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confabulatefabula‘story’

The eyewitness couldn’t remember the entire story, so he just confabulated most of it.

Latin i-a Stage 6 (1)

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avariceavarus

‘miser, scrooge’Even though Jigsnap won $1,000 on the slots, his

avarice forced him to keep going - and he lost it all.

Latin i-a Stage 6 (2)

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pulsatepulsat‘beats’

My headache was so bad that it felt like my entire skull was pulsating.

Latin i-a Stage 6 (3)

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furtivefur

‘thief’The cat burglar crept furtively from house to house, stealing as many goods as possible.

Latin i-a Stage 6 (4)

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inscriptionscribit

‘writes’The inscription above the entrance to the temple

indicated that it was dedicated to the gods.

Latin i-a Stage 6 (5)

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fortitudefortis

‘strong, brave’Because LaBomba has such intestinal fortitude, drinking a bottle of hot sauce did not affect her.

Latin i-a Stage 6 (6)

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redemptionemit

‘buys’Many religious people believe that God has

a plan for the redemption of the world.

Latin i-a Stage 6 (7)

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benevolentbonus‘good’

While many dictators are cruel and oppressive, some have been benevolent.

Latin i-a Stage 6 (8)

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vituperatevituperat‘curse’

The teacher vituperated Nosemonk mercilessly after he spilled acid all over the floor.

Latin i-a Stage 7 (1)

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omnibusomnis‘all’

Congress passed an omnibus anti-crime bill that addressed a variety of crime-related issues.

Latin i-a Stage 7 (2)

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nihilisticnihil

‘nothing’Jinglepop’s nihilistic beliefs enraged his friends,

who believe that life has purpose.

Latin i-a Stage 7 (3)

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umbrageumbra

‘shadow’The candidate for American Idol took umbrage

at the judges’ cruel remarks.

Latin i-a Stage 7 (4)

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pulchritudepulcher, pulchra

‘beautiful’Some say that no-talent singers like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton only succeed because of their pulchritude.

Latin i-a Stage 7 (5)

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interrogationrogat / rogāvit

‘asks’The police interrogated the suspect for 56 straight hours, until she confessed to stealing the eraser.

Latin i-a Stage 7 (6)

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confectionfacit / fēcit

‘makes, does’That candy-bar is a tasty confection of nuts, caramel, nougat, and chocolate.

Latin i-a Stage 7 (7)

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taciturntacitē

‘silently’It is often difficult to determine whether

taciturn students are grasping the material.

Latin i-a Stage 7 (8)

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lachrymoselacrimat / lacrimāvit

‘cries, weeps’Alfengop was pink-eyed and lachrymose as

he read the moving children’s book.

Latin i-a Stage 8 (1)

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exsanguinatesanguis‘blood’

Because Uniodorf’s body exsanguinated in the accident, he was given multiple pints of blood.

Latin i-a Stage 8 (2)

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pugnaciouspugnat / pugnāvit

‘fights’Politicians are often so pugnacious that it is difficult to get

them to stop attacking each other and talk about issues.

Latin i-a Stage 8 (3)

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inciteincitat / incitāvit

‘urges on’The man’s racist remarks incited the crowd

to a riot.

Latin i-a Stage 8 (4)

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renouncenūntius

‘messenger’After 32 years of smoking a pack a day, Sigabookle renounced the habit entirely.

Latin i-a Stage 8 (5)

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impedimentpēs

‘foot’The log which fell across the road was an

impediment on our drive home.

Latin i-a Stage 8 (6)

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inductiondūcit / dūxit

‘leads’Those who wish to become part of the National Honor

Society participate in an induction ceremony.

Latin i-a Stage 8 (7)

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totalitariantōtus

‘whole’As sole ruler, Emperor Maxiporcus controlled his totalitarian government with an iron fist.

Latin i-a Stage 8 (8)

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postulatepostulat / postulāvit

‘demands’Early scientists postulated that the earth was flat,

thus resulting in faulty maps and calculations.

Latin i-a Stage 9 (1)

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civiccīvis

‘citizen’It is important for everyone 18 and older to do

their civic responsibility and vote!

Latin i-a Stage 9 (2)

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inhospitablehospes‘guest’

No one can live in the Arctic because the weather conditions are so inhospitable to humans.

Latin i-a Stage 9 (3)

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emissionsemittit : emīsit

‘throws, sends out’To protect the environment, federal laws require that carbon emissions from cars be below a certain level.

Latin i-a Stage 9 (4)

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notoriousnōtus

‘well-known, famous’Because of the magnitude of their crimes, Billy the

Kid and The Unabomber are both notorious criminals.

Latin i-a Stage 9 (5)

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ostensibleostendit / ostendit

‘shows’The ostensible purpose for the trip to Rome was

to see the sights, but in reality, the family just wanted to eat 4,000 pounds of pasta per day.

Latin i-a Stage 9 (6)

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vociferousfert / tulit‘carries’

Because her dog was killed by radiation poisoning, Yukaluka was a vociferous opponent

of nuclear power plants.

Latin i-a Stage 9 (7)

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agnosticagnoscit / agnōvit

‘recognizes’Zitmeister feels that we can’t know if God does or

does not exist; these agnostic beliefs irritate his parents, who are both devout Christians.

Latin i-a Stage 9 (8)

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celebrantcelebrat / celebrāvit

‘celebrates’The celebrant at today’s mass will be a priest named Fr. Bill.

Latin i-a Stage 10 (1)

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malcontentcontentus‘satisfied’

The presidential candidate could hardly finish his speech because of all the noise from

the malcontents in the audience.

Latin i-a Stage 10 (2)

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fraternityfrāter

‘brother’When he arrived at college, James Juicesucker

joined a fraternity so that he could always have people to hang out with.

Latin i-a Stage 10 (3)

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imperiousimperium‘empire’

The general kept all of his soldiers on their best behavior with his imperious manner.

Latin i-a Stage 10 (4)

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denouncenūntiat, nūntiāvit

‘announce’The politician vigorously denounced her opponent

after he said such horrible things about her dog.

Latin i-a Stage 10 (5)

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pacifistpāx

‘peace’The pacifists stood in front of the White House,

protesting the war in Iraq.

Latin i-a Stage 10 (6)

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soliloquysōlus

‘alone, lonely’In a long soliloquy, Dido spoke aloud to herself,

trying to determine what to do now that her lover Aeneas was planning to leave.

Latin i-a Stage 10 (7)

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uxoriousuxor

‘wife’Joe Bob LaBob’s buddies make fun of him because,

ever since his wedding, he has been so uxorious that he won’t ever hang out with them.

Latin i-a Stage 10 (8)

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transitit, iit‘go’

After waiting two months for his new toy from Amazon.com, Toonafeesh called the post office and

found out that the package was still in transit.

Latin i-a Stage 11 (1)

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crediblecrēdit : crēdidit‘believe, trust’

The police did not raid the house because they did not think the information from the tipster was credible.

Latin i-a Stage 11 (2)

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conventionconvenit : convēnit

‘gathers, meets’In June Mr. Webb will go to a national convention of Latin teachers, and attend many interesting talks.

Latin i-a Stage 11 (3)

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favoritismfavet : fāvit

‘favors, supports’It is very annoying and unfair when some teachers

show favoritism to certain students!

Latin i-a Stage 11 (4)

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legiblelegit : lēgit

‘reads’Be sure to make your writing legible on the test,

otherwise you might not get credit for your answers!

Latin i-a Stage 11 (5)

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enrapturerapit : rapuit‘seizes, grabs’

Sookiesookie smiled broadly, finding himself utterly enraptured by the fantastic story.

Latin i-a Stage 11 (6)

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liberallīberālis

‘generous’I’d like an ice cream cone with a liberal sprinkling

of chopped nuts on top.

Latin i-a Stage 12 (1)

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amissāmittit : āmīsit

‘loses’As soon as the teacher walked into his classroom,

he realized something was amiss.

Latin i-a Stage 12 (2)

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incineratecinis‘ash’

In order to cremate the dead bodies, the mortician incinerated them.

Latin i-a Stage 12 (3)

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complementarycomplet : complēvit

‘fills’“My wife is so complementary to me,” said

Skilletdog, “all the qualities that I lack, she has!”

Latin i-a Stage 12 (4)

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incidentincidit : incidit

‘falls’Barfius Bozo sternly told Professor Bob, “You will not

tell anybody about the incident last Friday in which I blew up a Porta-Potty by putting ten potatoes in a microwave!”

Latin i-a Stage 12 (5)

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epistleepistula‘letter’

After Melissa broke up with Grumio, she wrote him a lengthy epistle detailing why he was a loser.

Latin i-a Stage 12 (6)

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refugefugit : fūgit

‘runs away, flees’Because of the massive flooding in their town, thousands of residents sought refuge with their

friends and family in other parts of the state.