NLE derivatives

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Stellar, solar, and lunar all describe objects that can be found where?

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in caelō

Answer explanation

Definition of lunar

2a: of, relating to, or resembling the moon

Front

Why would a worker typically receive a bonus?

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Their work was good.

Answer explanation

Definition of bonus

: something in addition to what is expected or strictly due: such as

a: money or an equivalent given in addition to an employee's usual compensation

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The French word mère, the Spanish word madre, and the English word matron ultimately all derive from what Latin word?

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māter

Answer explanation

Definition of matron

1a: a married woman usually marked by dignified maturity or social distinction

Front

Based on its Latin root, some items found in storage can be called antiques because they are _____ .

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old

Answer explanation

Definition of antique

1: a relic or object of ancient times

Front

What type of classmate would be described as magniloquent?

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one who tries to impress using lofty speech

Answer explanation

Definition of magniloquent

: speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner magniloquent boasts

Front

What is the meaning of the Latin verb gustāre from which gustatory, gusto, and disgust are all derived?

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to taste

Answer explanation

Definition of gustatory

: relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste

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October, octet, and octave are all related to the Latin word for

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eight

Answer explanation

Definition of octave

1: an 8-day period of observances beginning with a festival day

2a: a stanza of eight lines

Front

When sailors circumnavigate an island, they sail

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around it

Answer explanation

Definition of circumnavigate

transitive verb

: to go completely around especially by water

Front

According to its Latin root, a laboratory is a place for

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working

Answer explanation

Definition of laboratory

1a: a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis

Front

Which Latin word gives us the English words decompose, expound, expository, and opponent?

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pōnō

Answer explanation

Definition of expound

transitive verb

1a: to set forth : STATE

b: to defend with argument

2: to explain by setting forth in careful and often elaborate detail