Latin Roots
Joy/Flattery
Sadness/Stoutness
Mythology
Italian
100
"break" or "burst"
What is "rupt" ?
100
"cheerful" or "able to float"
What is "buoyant" ?
100
"plump and attractive"
What is "buxom" ?
100
"merry" or "good-humored"
What is "jovial" ?
100
"male singer who plays a comic role in an opera"
What is "buffo" ?
200
"killing" or "killer"
What is "cide" ?
200
"fond of eating or drinking with friends"
What is "convivial" ?
200
"causing grief or sadness"
What is "doleful" ?
200
"intimidate with threats"
What is "hector" ?
200
"boastful pretender"
What is "mountebank" ?
300
"live" or "alive"
What is "viv" ?
300
"state of overwhelming joy"
What is "ecstasy" ?
300
"homesickness"
What is "nostalgia" ?
300
"using words sparingly"
What is "laconic" ?
300
"intermediate story in the theater between teh main floor and the first balcony"
What is "mezzanine" ?
400
"break"
What is "frag" ?
400
"offensive because of insincerity"
What is "fulsome" ?
400
"excessive body weight"
What is "obesity" ?
400
"shield" or "protection"
What is "aegis" ?
400
"with breaks between excessive notes"
What is "staccato" ?
500
"order" or "command"
What is "mand" ?
500
"excessive praise"
What is "adulation" ?
500
"unfortunate state"
What is "plight" ?
500
"very loud"
What is "stentorian" ?
500
"all"
What is "tutti" ?
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