Words of latin origin

A

abysmal

adage

arraignment: call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge; find fault with; censure.

augury: a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.

B

baritone

bastardize: change something in a bad way by adding new elements

beneficiary

belabour: argue or discuss in excessive detail, I don't want to belabour the point

C

clandestine

clemency: mercy; lenience

an appeal for clemency was granted

continuative, continual, continuous

Continuative: Indicates an action that is ongoing, sometimes described as the "progressive" aspect in grammar. Continuative: (Grammar example) "She has been writing the book since she was in her twenties and at last it's finished" (continuative reading of the perfect tense).

Continual: Repeated occurrences with gaps (like waves crashing on the shore). Continual: the rain had been a continual downpour all day.

Continuous: A steady, unbroken flow (like the water in a river) Continuous: the engine hummed with a continuous, low drone.

D

de riguer: required by etiquette or current fashion

"it was de rigueur for bands to grow their hair long"

discounted: virtually discounted theories

disinclined

E

embellish

encumbrance: an impediment or burden

ennoble: give someone a noble rank or title

exhaustive

expectant: having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good.

expectant crowds arrived early

F

familial: amidst familial opposition

fray: brawl,

I've come to join the fray

G

gasket: don't blow a gasket

H

herbaceous

J

jostle: push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd

L

licentious: promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters

M

maximal:

Definition: as great or as large as possible

mileage:

Example: If you're put of by in-app purchases, your mileage may vary. Here mileage means literally how far you can go and also 'experience'

mock: pretend,fake mock confusion

O

P

paginate:

Definition: number the pages of

penchant

plaudit

prime: prime your brain

profligate: recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

propertied

R

retinue: a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person.

revamp

S

supplicate: ask or beg for something earnestly, or humbly

I

intractable:

Definition: hard to control or deal with

Definition: (of a person) difficult or stubborn

immemorial: since time immemorial people have called emacs bloat

incendiary

indifferent

ire: she was the object of my ire

J

jaded

L

N

nutritive

R

rear:

Example: in the decades since, ebola has reared its ugly head again and again

Example: she reared her young on television and fast-food

rein:

Example: give a child free-rein

S

sacrosanct

sire

straitlaced:

Definition: strict moral attitudes

T

table, tabled:

Definition: (British), present formally for discussion or consideration at a meeting.

Example: more than 200 amendments to the bill have already been tabled

Definition (US), postpone consideration of

Example: I'd like the issue to be tabled for the next few months

tack 

- _To tack on definitions to masculinity_

torrential:

Definition: (of rain) falling rapidly and in abundant quantities

Example: a torrential downpour

trove

tumorous

U

upmarket

P

putative:

Definition: generally considered or reputed to be.

Example: "the putative author of the book"