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Latin. Unit 5 (lega, act-ag, puls-pel, lat) Questions and Answers
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Latin. Unit 5 (lega, act-ag, puls-pel, lat)lega (Latin LEGARE, LEGATUM) - answer to appoint, send on a mission, to charge with
legacy – answer n. body of ideas, achievements, and morals; example. The crooked
judge, retiring today, leaves behind a _________ of dishonesty ad corruption. syn:
heritage
delegate - answerv. to divide up, especially responsibilities. L. de, "down"+ legare = to
hand down an appointment. Our parents __________ed the easiest tasks, like
collecting firewood, to the younger children. syn: designate
act/ag (Latin AGERE, ACTUM) - answer to do, to act
agenda - answern. Plan of action; purpose. L. literally, those tings which must be done.
Although some critics have wondered whether that author had a political ________ in
her last novel, she insists that there was no secret purpose.
proactive - answeradj. seeking to solve a problem before it occurs. L. pro, "before" +
actum = to act before. Gwen, who was _________ about getting a job, was hired right
after she left college.
exacting - answeradj. demanidng perfection; strict. L. ex, "out of" + agree = to drive out
of. The __________ conductor sometimes kept the orchestra for hours to practice a
single passage. syn: picky, ant: lenient
puls/pel (Latin PELLERE, PULSUM) - answerto push
repulsion - answern. desire to avoid; disgust. L. re, "back" + pulsum = to push back.
After months of eating primarily peanut butter, Izzie began to feel __________ for it.
syn: horror, ant: attraction
dispel - answerv. to scatter about, break up. L. dis, "apart" + pellere = to push apart.
Policemen were sent in to _______ the crowd of onlookers that had gathered near the
accident. syn: banish, ant: gather
propel - answerv. to cause to move towards; push. L. pro, "forward" + pellere = to push
forward. A strong wind __________ed the toy boat across the surface of the lake.
lat (Latin LATUM) - answer brought, carried
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