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The Latins
Words that Start with "A"
What's a ____?
S*** Shaxpere Says
Tier I Words Are for LOOOOOSERS
100
The Latin root of this word means "doubt;" the word itself means "of uncertain quality."
What is DUBIOUS?
100
This is the word that represents this: "_______ is to _____ as ______ is to _______."
What is ANALOGY?
100
Tydus, what's a PERSON, PLACE, THING, or IDEA?
What is a NOUN?
100
Replace the word in ALL CAPS with the modern equivalent: HATH
What is HAS?
100
Lazy
What is LETHARGIC, VEGETATE, ABDICATE (for responsibility)?
200
Derived from the Latin for "hard," this word means "stern or joyless."
What is DOUR?
200
This means "to reduce or relieve"
What is ALLAY?
200
Holly, what's a word that's an action?
What is a VERB?
200
Hamlet calls Polonius one of these.
What is a FISHMONGER?
200
Big thing
What is BEHEMOTH?
300
Derived from the Latin for "sense of touch," this word means "considerate and skillful in acting to avoid offense to others."
What is TACTFUL?
300
A monstrous creature or thing
What is ABOMINATION?
300
Lane, what describes an action word?
What is an ADVERB?
300
This is how the word FIE is used.
What is SWEARING?
300
Look at / check out
What is SCRUTINIZE?
400
Meaning "negligent" or "failing to take care of," this word comes from the Latin meaning "to send back."
What is REMISS?
400
This divides a contraction
What is APOSTROPHE?
400
What kind of word describes a person, place, thing, or idea?
What is an ADJECTIVE?
400
This word is the olden-times version of WHY.
What is WHEREFORE?
400
Scold
What is CHASTISE or REPROACH?
500
The word for "practical" is, itself, practical, deriving from Latin roots meaning "relating to the deed or act."
What is PRAGMATIC?
500
This is the name of the following symbol: &
What is AMPERSAND?
500
In a sentence, what is the thing to which the action is done?
What is the OBJECT?
500
This is what Hamlet reveals when he states that he is "mad only north-northwest."
What is he's only pretending to be crazy?
500
Give two words that mean "to lessen or delay."
What are ALLAY, DEFER, INHIBIT, and/or PRECLUDE?