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to discourage or intimidate
What is daunt?
100
This word comes from the Latin word, ban.
What is banal?
100
This Latin word means "not changeable."
What is immutabilis?
100
edict
What is a law, command, or an official public order?
100
the word pronounced "kuh johl"
What is c-a-j-o-l-e?
200
to flatter, coax, or persuade.
What is to cajole?
200
This word comes from the Latin word, edictum.
What is edict?
200
This Latin word means "army shelter."
What is herberga?
200
banal
What is something that is trite or overly common?
200
the word pronounced "faa stihd ee uhs"
What is f-a-s-t-i-d-i-o-u-s?
300
being careful with details, overly critical, or easily disgusted.
What is fastidious?
300
This word comes from the Latin word, granarium.
What is garner?
300
This Latin word means "to tame."
What is domitare?
300
juggernaut
What is a huge force destroying everything in its path?
300
the word pronounced "haar buhn juhr"
What is h-a-r-b-i-n-g-e-r?
400
to give up a position, right, or power.
What is abdicate?
400
This word comes from the Hindi word, Jagannath?
What is juggernaut?
400
This French word means "a chatter like a jaybird."
What is cajoler?
400
daunt
What is to discourage or intimidate?
400
the word pronounced "ihm myoot uh buhl"
What is i-m-m-u-t-a-b-l-e?
500
a precursor, or a sign of something to come.
What is harbinger?
500
This word comes from the Latin word, immutabilis.
What is immutable?
500
This Latin word means "to be squeamish, or scornful."
What is fastidiosus?
500
immutable
What is unchangeable or invariable?
500
the word pronounced "juhg uhr naht"
What is j-u-g-g-e-r-n-a-u-t?