Latin Stems List 1 10 (Fast & Curious Round 2)

captious

• taking time to find fault with someone

• to poke a hole with a pointed object

• moral uprightness

• a weighty amount of evidence

rectitude

• a speech paying criticism to someone

• taking time to find fault with someone

• moral uprightness

• a weighty amount of evidence

diatribe

• a speech paying criticism to someone

• to poke a hole with a pointed object

• moral uprightness

• a weighty amount of evidence

puncture

• taking time to find fault with someone

• to poke a hole with a pointed object

• moral uprightness

• a weighty amount of evidence

preponderance

• taking time to find fault with someone

• to poke a hole with a pointed object

• moral uprightness

• a weighty amount of evidence

The _____ person arrived as expected at the appointed time.

• correct

• punctual

• captivate

• ponder

The fighter was seeking _____, or payback for an embarrassing defeat.

• rectify

• capture

• puncture

• retribution

My team _____ the flag at the war games and won.

• captured

• tributed

• punctuated

• ponderous

The bags of sand were so _____ I needed a 4-wheeler to help me carry the heavy load.

• captious

• rectitude

• ponder

• ponderous

PUNCTilious

• to observe points of correct behavior

• to keep time

• to study how clocks work