1. word of the day NOTES: *1 a day *Alternate words/phrases
*Use in a sentence
*Review previous by asking students to use in sentences
Latin i-a Clc unit 1 (Stages 1-12)

2. The habitat of fish and whales is the ocean.
word of the day
habitat
habitābant
‘they were living’
The habitat of fish and whales is the ocean.
Latin i-a tres ursi (1)

3. Use a microscope to magnify the cell
word of the day
magnify
magna
‘big’
Use a microscope to magnify the cell
on that slide.
Latin i-a tres ursi (2)

4. That big man has a very ursine way
word of the day
ursine
ursus
‘bear’
That big man has a very ursine way
of walking!
Latin i-a tres ursi (3)

5. You did a mediocre job on that quiz;
word of the day
mediocre
mediocris
‘medium-sized’
You did a mediocre job on that quiz;
I know you can do better!
Latin i-a tres ursi (4)

6. paternity pater ‘father’ word of the day
Puff Daddy asked for a paternity test
to see if the child was his.
Latin i-a tres ursi (5)

7. sylvan silva ‘forest/woods’ word of the day
I saw many sylvan creatures such as bears and deer on my recent trip to the National Forest.
Latin i-a tres ursi (6)

8. Horticulture involves too much digging!
word of the day
horticulture
hortus
‘garden’
Horticulture involves too much digging!
Latin i-a Stage 1 (1)

9. Bob is so sedentary; he never goes outside!
word of the day
sedentary
sedet
‘sits, is sitting’
Bob is so sedentary; he never goes outside!
Latin i-a Stage 1 (2)

10. From the viaduct you can see
word of the day
viaduct
via
‘street’
From the viaduct you can see
the road below.
Latin i-a Stage 1 (3)

11. affiliation fīlius ‘son’ word of the day There is no affiliation
between those two groups.
Latin i-a Stage 1 (4)

12. The ability to collaborate is essential
word of the day
collaborate
labōrat
‘works, is working’
The ability to collaborate is essential
for working in groups.
Latin i-a Stage 1 (5)

13. you should go to culinary school!
word of the day
culinary
culīna
‘kitchen’
That pie was so tasty;
you should go to culinary school!
Latin i-a Stage 1 (6)

14. servile servus ‘slave’ word of the day If Spartacus were not servile,
his master would get mad.
Latin i-a Stage 1 (7)

15. matrilineal māter ‘mother’ word of the day When my grandmother died,
I received a matrilineal inheritance.
Latin i-a Stage 1 (8)

16. amicable amīcus ‘friend’ word of the day
Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd have
anything but an amicable relationship!
Latin i-a Stage 2 (1)

17. Mr. Webb is cool because he always makes laudatory comments to me.
word of the day
laudatory
laudat
‘praises’
Mr. Webb is cool because he always makes laudatory comments to me.
Latin i-a Stage 2 (2)

18. The salutatorian gave a speech
word of the day
salutatorian
salūtat
‘greets’
The salutatorian gave a speech
at graduation.
Latin i-a Stage 2 (3)

19. dormant dormit ‘sleeps’ word of the day The people of Pompeii thought
Mt. Vesuvius was dormant.
Latin i-a Stage 2 (4)

20. mercantile mercātor ‘merchant’ word of the day
The Federal Trade Commission
regulates mercantile matters.
Latin i-a Stage 2 (5)

21. For your gustatory delight,
word of the day
gustatory
gustat
‘tastes’
For your gustatory delight,
I have made fudge!
Latin i-a Stage 2 (6)

22. The priest took the communion wafers
word of the day
ciborium
cibus
‘food’
The priest took the communion wafers
out of the ciborium.
Latin i-a Stage 2 (7)

23. cenacle cēna ‘dinner’ word of the day Won’t you step into the cenacle
and we shall enjoy our meal?
Latin i-a Stage 2 (8)

24. portage portat ‘carries’ word of the day
Because those rapids are so dangerous, we will have to portage the canoe around them.
Latin i-a Stage 3 (1)

25. irate īrātus ‘angry’ word of the day
The students were irate because the teacher gave them tests for 8 days in a row.
Latin i-a Stage 3 (2)

26. imbibe bibit ‘drinks’ word of the day
After the hero imbibed the witch’s potion, he fell to the ground, dead.
Latin i-a Stage 3 (3)

27. insurrection surgit ‘gets up, rises’ word of the day
The terrible conditions in that country caused an insurrection by its people.
Latin i-a Stage 3 (4)

28. circumnavigate nāvis ‘ship’ word of the day
Ferdinand Magellan was the first person
to circumnavigate the globe.
Latin i-a Stage 3 (5)

29. deride rīdet ‘laughs, smiles’ word of the day
The principal was angry because students
at his school often deride each other.
Latin i-a Stage 3 (6)

30. magnanimous magnus ‘great, big’ word of the day
Quacklebert expressed his magnanimous nature
when he donated to the poor,
even though he himself has little money.
Latin i-a Stage 3 (7)

31. visage videt ‘sees’ word of the day
Looking down from the mountain, I can see the dirty visage of the run-down town below.
Latin i-a Stage 3 (8)

32. precocious coquit ‘cooks’ word of the day
Your baby daughter is so precocious; she already knows what she wants to be when she grows up!
Latin i-a Stage 4 (1)

33. rehabilitate habet ‘has, have, hold’ word of the day
After a car accident injured her legs, Foofoo went through months of rehabilitation to learn to walk again.
Latin i-a Stage 4 (2)

34. designate signum ‘sign’ word of the day
I designated Poopina as the person in charge of finding syrup for the pancake breakfast.
Latin i-a Stage 4 (3)

35. inquisition quaerit ‘seeks, looks for’ word of the day
During the Spanish Inquisition, the Church tried to root out non-believers.
Latin i-a Stage 4 (4)

36. vocation vocat ‘calls’ word of the day
The church’s Director of Vocations speaks with people who are interested in becoming priests.
Latin i-a Stage 4 (5)

37. judicial iudex ‘judge’ word of the day
After Mooglebert earned his law degree,
he became an expert in judicial matters.
Latin i-a Stage 4 (6)

38. impecunious pecunia ‘money’ word of the day
Because Foodlebert has never been able to find a steady job, he constantly finds himself impecunious.
Latin i-a Stage 4 (7)

39. egotism ego ‘I’ word of the day
I can’t stand Blorkbong’s egotism; all he ever talks about is how he always gets A’s.
Latin i-a Stage 4 (8)

40. agrarian agricola ‘farmer’ word of the day
The 16,000 dairy farmers in Wisconsin
lead an agrarian lifestyle.
Latin i-a Stage 5 (1)

41. urbane urbs ‘city’ word of the day
Horsenose couldn’t satisfy his urbane tastes for theatre and fine dining when he lived out in the country.
Latin i-a Stage 5 (2)

42. convene venit ‘comes’ word of the day
The Senators convened in Washington, DC in order to try and solve the problem.
Latin i-a Stage 5 (3)

43. Lewis and Clark went on an excursion to explore the American West.
word of the day
excursion
currit
‘runs’
Lewis and Clark went on an excursion to explore the American West.
Latin i-a Stage 5 (4)

44. effeminate femina ‘woman’ word of the day
Many of his classmates made fun of Poozletip because they felt he acted effeminately.
Latin i-a Stage 5 (5)

45. contentious contendit ‘hurries’ word of the day
The two presidential candidates debated many contentious issues last night.
Latin i-a Stage 5 (6)

46. perambulator ambulat ‘walks’ word of the day
Hogpus and Dorkwina put their baby back in the perambulator after checking it for their flight.
Latin i-a Stage 5 (7)

47. confabulate fabula ‘story’ word of the day
The eyewitness couldn’t remember the entire story, so he just confabulated most of it.
Latin i-a Stage 5 (8)

48. avarice avarus ‘miser, scrooge’ word of the day
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 (1)

49. pulsate pulsat ‘beats’ word of the day
My headache was so bad that it felt like
my entire skull was pulsating.
Latin i-a Stage 6 (2)

50. furtive fur ‘thief’ word of the day
The cat burglar crept furtively from house to house, stealing as many goods as possible.
Latin i-a Stage 6 (3)

51. inscription scribit ‘writes’ word of the day
The inscription above the entrance to the temple indicated that it was dedicated to the gods.
Latin i-a Stage 6 (4)

52. fortitude fortis ‘strong, brave’ word of the day
Because LaBomba has such intestinal fortitude, drinking a bottle of hot sauce did not affect her.
Latin i-a Stage 6 (5)

53. redemption emit ‘buys’ word of the day
Many religious people believe that God has
a plan for the redemption of the world.
Latin i-a Stage 6 (6)

54. benevolent bonus ‘good’ word of the day
While many dictators are cruel and oppressive, some have been benevolent.
Latin i-a Stage 6 (7)

55. vituperate vituperat ‘curse’ word of the day
The teacher vituperated Nosemonk mercilessly after he spilled acid all over the floor.
Latin i-a Stage 6 (8)

56. omnibus omnis ‘all’ word of the day
Congress passed an omnibus anti-crime bill that addressed a variety of crime-related issues.
Latin i-a Stage 7 (1)

57. nihilistic nihil ‘nothing’ word of the day
Jinglepop’s nihilistic beliefs enraged his friends, who believe that life has purpose.
Latin i-a Stage 7 (2)

58. umbrage umbra ‘shadow’ word of the day
The candidate for American Idol took umbrage at the judges’ cruel remarks.
Latin i-a Stage 7 (3)

59. pulchritude pulcher, pulchra ‘beautiful’ word of the day
Some say that no-talent singers like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton only succeed because of their pulchritude.
Latin i-a Stage 7 (4)

60. interrogation rogat / rogāvit ‘asks’ word of the day
The police interrogated the suspect for 56 straight hours, until she confessed to stealing the eraser.
Latin i-a Stage 7 (5)

61. confection facit / fēcit ‘makes, does’ word of the day
That candy-bar is a tasty confection of
nuts, caramel, nougat, and chocolate.
Latin i-a Stage 7 (6)

62. taciturn tacitē ‘silently’ word of the day
It is often difficult to determine whether
taciturn students are grasping the material.
Latin i-a Stage 7 (7)

63. lachrymose lacrimat / lacrimāvit ‘cries, weeps’ word of the day
Alfengop was pink-eyed and lachrymose as
he read the moving children’s book.
Latin i-a Stage 7 (8)

64. exsanguinate sanguis ‘blood’ word of the day
Because Uniodorf’s body exsanguinated in the accident, he was given multiple pints of blood.
Latin i-a Stage 8 (1)

65. pugnacious pugnat / pugnāvit ‘fights’ word of the day
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 (2)

66. The man’s racist remarks incited the crowd
word of the day
incite
incitat / incitāvit
‘urges on’
The man’s racist remarks incited the crowd
to a riot.
Latin i-a Stage 8 (3)

67. renounce nūntius ‘messenger’ word of the day
After 32 years of smoking a pack a day, Sigabookle renounced the habit entirely.
Latin i-a Stage 8 (4)

68. impediment pēs ‘foot’ word of the day
The log which fell across the road was an impediment on our drive home.
Latin i-a Stage 8 (5)

69. induction dūcit / dūxit ‘leads’ word of the day
Those who wish to become part of the National Honor Society participate in an induction ceremony.
Latin i-a Stage 8 (6)

70. totalitarian tōtus ‘whole’ word of the day
As sole ruler, Emperor Maxiporcus controlled his totalitarian government with an iron fist.
Latin i-a Stage 8 (7)

71. postulate postulat / postulāvit ‘demands’ word of the day
Early scientists postulated that the earth was flat, thus resulting in faulty maps and calculations.
Latin i-a Stage 8 (8)

72. civic cīvis ‘citizen’ word of the day
It is important for everyone 18 and older to do
their civic responsibility and vote!
Latin i-a Stage 9 (1)

73. inhospitable hospes ‘guest’ word of the day
No one can live in the Arctic because
the weather conditions are so inhospitable to humans.
Latin i-a Stage 9 (2)

74. emissions emittit : emīsit ‘throws, sends out’ word of the day
To protect the environment, federal laws require that carbon emissions from cars be below a certain level.
Latin i-a Stage 9 (3)

75. notorious nōtus ‘well-known, famous’ word of the day
Because of the magnitude of their crimes, Billy the Kid and The Unabomber are both notorious criminals.
Latin i-a Stage 9 (4)

76. The ostensible purpose for the trip to Rome was
word of the day
ostensible
ostendit / 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 (5)

77. of nuclear power plants.
word of the day
vociferous
fert / tulit
‘carries’
Because her dog was killed by radiation poisoning, Yukaluka was a vociferous opponent
of nuclear power plants.
Latin i-a Stage 9 (6)

78. his parents, who are both devout Christians.
word of the day
agnostic
agnoscit / 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 (7)

79. celebrant celebrat / celebrāvit ‘celebrates’ word of the day
The celebrant at today’s mass
will be a priest named Fr. Bill.
Latin i-a Stage 9 (8)

80. malcontent contentus ‘satisfied’ word of the day
The presidential candidate could hardly finish
his speech because of all the noise from
the malcontents in the audience.
Latin i-a Stage 10 (1)

81. have people to hang out with.
word of the day
fraternity
frāter
‘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 (2)

82. imperious imperium ‘empire’ word of the day
The general kept all of his soldiers
on their best behavior with his imperious manner.
Latin i-a Stage 10 (3)

83. denounce nūntiat, nūntiāvit ‘announce’ word of the day
The politician vigorously denounced her opponent after he said such horrible things about her dog.
Latin i-a Stage 10 (4)

84. pacifist pāx ‘peace’ word of the day
The pacifists stood in front of the White House, protesting the war in Iraq.
Latin i-a Stage 10 (5)

85. soliloquy sōlus ‘alone, lonely’ word of the day
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 (6)

86. uxorious uxor ‘wife’ word of the day
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 (7)

87. transit it, iit ‘go’ word of the day
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 10 (8)

88. credible crēdit : crēdidit ‘believe, trust’ word of the day
The police did not raid the house because they did
not think the information from the tipster was credible.
Latin i-a Stage 11 (1)

89. convention convenit : convēnit ‘gathers, meets’ word of the day
In June Mr. Webb will go to a national convention
of Latin teachers, and attend many interesting talks.
Latin i-a Stage 11 (2)

90. favoritism favet : fāvit ‘favors, supports’ word of the day
It is very annoying and unfair when some teachers show favoritism to certain students!
Latin i-a Stage 11 (3)

91. legible legit : lēgit ‘reads’ word of the day
Be sure to make your writing legible on the test, otherwise you might not get credit for your answers!
Latin i-a Stage 11 (4)

92. enrapture rapit : rapuit ‘seizes, grabs’ word of the day
Sookiesookie smiled broadly, finding himself
utterly enraptured by the fantastic story.
Latin i-a Stage 11 (5)

93. I’d like an ice cream cone with a liberal sprinkling
word of the day
liberal
līberālis
‘generous’
I’d like an ice cream cone with a liberal sprinkling
of chopped nuts on top.
Latin i-a Stage 11 (6)

94. amiss āmittit : āmīsit ‘loses’ word of the day
As soon as the teacher walked into his classroom,
he realized something was amiss.
Latin i-a Stage 12 (1)

95. incinerate cinis ‘ash’ word of the day
In order to cremate the dead bodies,
the mortician incinerated them.
Latin i-a Stage 12 (2)

96. complementary complet : complēvit ‘fills’ word of the day
“My wife is so complementary to me,” said Skilletdog, “all the qualities that I lack, she has!”
Latin i-a Stage 12 (3)

97. incident incidit : incidit ‘falls’ word of the day
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 (4)

98. epistle epistula ‘letter’ word of the day
After Melissa broke up with Grumio, she wrote him
a lengthy epistle detailing why he was a loser.
Latin i-a Stage 12 (5)

99. refuge fugit : fūgit ‘runs away, flees’ word of the day
Because of the massive flooding in their town,
thousands of residents sought refuge with their
friends and family in other parts of the state.
Latin i-a Stage 12 (6)