Latin ii Stage 21 (1)

1. word of the day gravid gravis ‘heavy, serious’ To preserve the species, it is illegal to take gravid fish from local waters. Latin ii Stage 21 (1)

2. word of the day adjuvant adiuvō, adiuvāre, adiuvī ‘help’ After surgery, Mimi’s doctor prescribed adjuvant drugs to help prevent infection. Latin ii Stage 21 (2)

3. word of the day perennial annus ‘year’ Hompo likes to plant perennials, so he doesn’t have to re-plant every spring. Latin ii Stage 21 (3)

4. word of the day duress dūrus ‘hard, harsh’ It was only when under duress that Pookapomp confessed to the crime. Latin ii Stage 21 (4)

5. word of the day efficacious efficiō, efficere, effēcī, effectus ‘carry out, accomplish’ After years of trying different allergy medications, finally I got an efficacious remedy from my doctor. Latin ii Stage 21 (5)

6. word of the day plenitude plēnus ‘full’ Many people love all-you-can-eat buffets because of the plenitude of food and drink. Latin ii Stage 21 (6)

7. word of the day inevitable vītō, vītāre, vītāvī, vītātus ‘avoid’ A common saying is that the only two things in life that are inevitable are death and taxes. Latin ii Stage 22 (1)

8. word of the day virtuoso virtūs ‘courage’ Because young students are such computer virtuosos, older teachers often ask them to help! Latin ii Stage 22 (2)

9. word of the day verbatim verbum ‘word’ Horklesnip earned a zero on the paper because she copied two paragraphs verbatim from Wikipedia. Latin ii Stage 22 (3)

10. word of the day reTARD tardus ‘late’ Lack of sun can severely retard the growth of plants. Latin ii Stage 22 (4)

11. word of the day parsimonious parcō, parcere, pepercī ‘spare’ In these tough economic times, Grizeldquist is so parsimonious that he won’t take his family on a single vacation. Latin ii Stage 22 (5)

12. word of the day premonition moneō, monēre, monuī, monitus ‘warn, advise’ Totoboko had a scary premonition that his fish would die at the paws of his cat, and when he got home, there was his fish, lying dead on the floor! Latin ii Stage 22 (6)

13. word of the day incessant cēdō, cēdere, cessī ‘give in, give way’ Your incessant chattering is really driving me crazy! Latin ii Stage 23 (1)

14. word of the day ingenuity ingenium ‘character, talent’ Daedalus was able to develop solutions to many problems because of his great ingenuity. Latin ii Stage 23 (2)

15. word of the day omniscient sciō, scīre, scīvī ‘know’ Let’s ask Magister Webb the answer to these questions, because he is omniscient! Latin ii Stage 23 (3)

16. word of the day modicum modus ‘manner, way, kind, measure’ Unfortunately, some students only give teachers a modicum of respect. Latin ii Stage 23 (4)

17. word of the day potent potēns ‘powerful’ Prescription drugs are much more potent than over-the-counter ones, which is why a doctor must prescribe them. Latin ii Stage 23 (5)

18. word of the day retaliate tālis ‘such’ Because the pigs had launched a massive attack the day before, the ducks decided to retaliate with an attack of their own. Latin ii Stage 23 (6)

19. word of the day incarceration carcer ‘prison’ Throughout Mr. Webb’s incarceration for pencil burglary, his wife visited him every single day. Latin ii Stage 24 (1)

20. word of the day colloquialism colloquium ‘chat, talk’ Dorkzoidus had to re-write the cover letter of his resume because he had included too many colloquialisms for such a formal letter. Latin ii Stage 24 (2)

21. word of the day incomprehensible comprehendō, comprehendere, comprehendī, comprehensus ‘arrest’ Sometimes Magister Webb speaks so fast that his Latin is incomprehensible. Latin ii Stage 24 (3)

22. word of the day flume flūmen ‘river’ Thousands of gallons of water are channeled through the flume to the hydroelectric power plant every day. Latin ii Stage 24 (4)

23. word of the day perfidy perfidus ‘treacherous, untrustworthy’ “Such perfidy!” yelled Hoozakina after she discovered that her husband shamelessly visited other women’s houses every day of their marriage. Latin ii Stage 24 (5)

24. word of the day pontoon pōns ‘bridge’ Yubaba loves his pontoon because he can take so many people out onto the lake in it. Latin ii Stage 24 (6)

25. word of the day authoritative auctōritās ‘authority’ “Smith’s English-Latin Dictionary” is the authoritative resource for finding accurate Latin words. Latin ii Stage 24 (7)

26. word of the day veracity vērum ‘the truth’ Detective Donglebink was concerned about the veracity of the suspect’s statement, because he kept looking around the room nervously. Latin ii Stage 24 (8)

27. word of the day pugilistic oppugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus ‘attack’ Muhammad Ali had one of the most successful pugilistic careers of all time. Latin ii Stage 24 (9)

28. word of the day aperture aperiō, aperīre, aperuī, apertus ‘open’ Through tiny apertures cut into the wall of his cell, Zonkhead was able to see the light of the outside world. Latin ii Stage 25 (1)

29. word of the day subpoena poena ‘punishment’ Although Yodlemeister was subpoenaed to testify in court as a witness, he did not show up and was thus arrested. Latin ii Stage 25 (2)

30. word of the day coagulate cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctus ‘force, compel’ Adding vinegar to milk will coagulate the milk, creating a semisolid goopy substance. Latin ii Stage 25 (3)

31. word of the day deposition dēpōnō, dēpōnere, dēposuī, dēpositus ‘put down, take off’ Because he had knowledge of how the crime went down, Rigglebert came to the lawyer’s office to give a deposition in front of lawyers and a court reporter. Latin ii Stage 25 (4)

32. word of the day extraneous extrā ‘outside’ Even though Bob wrote 54 pages for his Latin report, he earned a poor grade because the report was so full of extraneous information on skiing. Latin ii Stage 25 (5)

33. word of the day latent lateō, latēre, latuī ‘lie hidden’ The Crime Scene Investigators spent much of their time dusting for latent fingerprints. Latin ii Stage 25 (6)

34. word of the day orifice ōs ‘face, mouth’ After Juggabugga stole the pencil, the police arrested him and searched every orifice in order to find it. Latin ii Stage 25 (7)

35. word of the day suave suāvis ‘sweet’ That fancy restaurant is popular because all of its waiters are so suave and thus well liked by the diners. Latin ii Stage 25 (8)

36. word of the day penultimate ultimus ‘farthest’ Monday will be the penultimate day before the Holiday Break! Latin ii Stage 26 (1)

37. word of the day docent doceō, docēre, docuī, doctus ‘teach’ The docent lead the young students around the museum, explaining the significance of the various artworks to them. Latin ii Stage 26 (2)

38. word of the day bellicose bellum ‘war’ Rooofus got into a fisticuff with a group of bellicose fans at the Red Sox game, after he mentioned his love of the Yankees. Latin ii Stage 26 (3)

39. word of the day confidant fidēs ‘loyalty, trustworthiness, faith’ Dick Cheney was President Bush’s friend and confidant -- Bush shared all his untested ideas as well as secret problems with the Vice President. Latin ii Stage 26 (4)

40. word of the day relegate lēgātus ‘commander, ambassador’ Because the slaves performed so poorly in the kitchen, they were relegated to the fields to harvest crops. Latin ii Stage 26 (5)

41. word of the day referendum referō, referre, rettulī, relātus ‘bring back, deliver, report’ The citizens of California voted in a referendum on whether or not to allow gay marriage. Latin ii Stage 26 (6)

42. word of the day interregnum rēgnum ‘kingdom’ Umpalumpus’s job during his interregnum was to maintain the kingdom until the new king could be chosen. Latin ii Stage 26 (7)

43. word of the day preoccupied occupō, occupāre, occupāvī, occupātus ‘seize, take over’ Tysonboculus was so preoccupied with watching the football game that he didn’t even hear the smoke alarm going off. Latin ii Stage 26 (8)

44. word of the day imperative imperō, imperāre, imperāvī ‘order, command’ At the inauguration, it is imperative that the Secret Service diligently protect the President. Latin ii Stage 27 (1)

45. word of the day incendiary incendō, incendere, incendī, incensus ‘burn, set on fire’ The terrorists hurled an incendiary device at the building, hoping to blow it up. Latin ii Stage 27 (2)

46. word of the day insidious īnsidiae ‘trap, ambush’ The two mob bosses had a longstanding insidious alliance that was only revealed when they combined forces for the bank heist. Latin ii Stage 27 (3)

47. word of the day innocuous noceō, nocēre, nocuī ‘harm’ Although the question Yoyorqua asked Mr. Bob about where he went to college was innocuous, he grew enraged that she would question his education. Latin ii Stage 27 (4)

48. word of the day precipice praeceps ‘headlong’ Magister Webb screeched to a halt in his skis as he caught sight of the precipice -- it’s a long way down! Latin ii Stage 27 (5)

49. word of the day tacit tacitus ‘silent’ Although the President did not publicly support the attacks, he gave his tacit approval by not condemning them. Latin ii Stage 27 (6)

50. word of the day decorous decet / mē decet ‘it is proper / I ought’ The teacher frustrated all the students by announcing that they must keep a decorous space between them when they dance. Latin ii Stage 27 (7)