Latin Derivatives Stage 22
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
2001 marked the INCEPTION of a millennium
beginning
inception
beginning
The terrain RETARDED our advance.
delayed
The chairman's motion caused DISSENSION among the committee members
disagreement
dissension
disagreement
The situation was DIRE at that point
dreadful
dire
dreadful
avid
eager
we are checking to see who is ______ to run for______to the presidency
eligible, election
ingress
entrance
Is "yellow journalism" an example of media DECEPTION?
fraud
The student enjoyed the TUTELAGE of the elderly professor.
guidance
celestial
heavenly
The neighbors demonstrated some HOSTILITY toward our dogs
ill will
Is a disease in its INCEPTION stage difficult to detect?
initial
What Latin word do we use to indicate the smallest amount?
minimum
deceptive
misleading
What Latin word can be used to indicate a specified, desired or required amount?
quantum
when I asked for a ______, the clerk _________ to give me my money back
refund, refused
adept
skillful
lachrymose
tearful
inject
throw in
The economist believed that taxes were INEVITABLE
unavoidable
inevitable
unavoidable
Some parents MINIMIZE the actions of their hyperactive children.
underestimate
The moderator ADMONISHED the contestants
warned
The suggestion was of a MONITORY nature
warning
admonition
warning
A PRUDENT person rarely has cause for regrets
wise
Legal language is often thought to be VERBOSE
wordy