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Latin Year 1
Week 16 Vocab
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9th Grade
03/24/2011

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Term
mordant
Definition
cutting, caustic, or sarcastic.
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mordacious
Definition
bitin, sharp, or caustic.
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premorse
Definition
ending abruptly and unevenly, as bitten off.
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postmortem
Definition
examination of a body after death
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mortal
Definition
that must eventually die
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mundane
Definition
of the world commonplace
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extramundane
Definition
not of this world
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nocturnal
Definition
of the night
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noctuid
Definition
any of a large family of moths that fly at night
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nocturne
Definition
a painting of a night scene
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ocular
Definition
of the eye; like the eye
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oculist
Definition
an eye doctor
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ossiferous
Definition
containing bones, as a geological deposit.
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ossifiy
Definition
to settle rigidly into a practice or custom
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ossuary
Definition
a container for the bones of the dead
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