Lesson 4 Latin Vocabulary Lesson 4 audible able to be heard AWdihbul benevolent charitable benEHvolent somber gloomy SOMber prostrate lying flat PROSStrait profuse abundant proFYOOS ID: 461241
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CAESAR’S ENGLISH II
Lesson 4Slide2
Latin Vocabulary Lesson 4
audible: able to be heard (AW-dih-bul)
benevolent: charitable (ben-EH-vo-lent)
somber: gloomy (SOM-ber)
prostrate: lying flat (PROSS-trait)
profuse: abundant (pro-FYOOS)Slide3
Audible – able to be heard
(adj)
Audible
comes from the Latin word
audiabilis
which refers to anything that can be heard, but it often means something that is barely heard.Slide4
Audible – able to be heard
(adj)
In his 1954
Lord of the Flies
, William Golding wrote that the “chant was
audible
but at that distance still wordless.”Slide5
Audible
directional signage
is invaluable to the sight-impaired.Slide6
Benevolent means charitable
(adj)
The English adjective
benevolent
comes from the Latin
benevolens
. To be
benevolent
means to be charitable, to be of good (bene) will (vol).Slide7
Benevolent means charitable
(adj)
Benjamin Franklin felt that “a
benevolent
man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.”
What do you think Franklin meant by that?Slide8
Giving to charity to help those less fortunate
is a mark of a
benevolent
person.Slide9
Somber means gloomy
(adj)
The English adjective
somber
actually derives from the Latin
umbra
, shade, and refers to things that are dark,
gloomy
, melancholy. Slide10
Somber means gloomy
(adj)
President John F. Kennedy, in
Profiles in Courage
wrote, “Democrats and Republicans alike, battle-scarred veterans of the Civil War and the violence of politics, sat in
somber
silence.”Slide11
A career in law enforcement may bring profoundly
somber
moments, along with moments of accomplishment, relief, and satisfaction.Slide12
Prostrate – lying flat
(adj)
Prostrate
comes from the Latin
prostratus
. To be
prostrate
is to be
lying down, face down
. You can
prostrate
yourself by throwing yourself down. Slide13
Prostrate – lying flat
(adj)
Stephen Crane described “a thunderous, crushing blow that would
prostrate
the resistance” in
The Red Badge of Courage
.Slide14Slide15
Prostrate
in prayer.Slide16Slide17
Profuse means abundant.
(adj)
The English adjective
profuse
, from the Latin
profusus
, means
abundant
. There can be
profuse
plants,
profuse
thanks, and
profuse
curls.Slide18
Profuse means abundant.
(adj)
In Herman Melville’s
Moby Dick
, a character wipes “the
profuse
sweat from his brow” and in Charles Dickens’
David Copperfield
, a character is “
Profuse
in his farewells.”Slide19Slide20Slide21
Word definition
serene
Remember these words from Caesar’s English I?Slide22
Word definition
serene calm
acute
Remember these words from Caesar’s English I?Slide23
Word definition
serene calm
acute sharp
grotesque
Remember these words from Caesar’s English I?Slide24
Word definition
serene calm
acute sharp
grotesque distorted
condescend
Remember these words from Caesar’s English I?Slide25
Word definition
serene calm
acute sharp
grotesque distorted
condescend to patronize
odious
Remember these words from Caesar’s English I?Slide26
Word definition
serene calm
acute sharp
grotesque distorted
condescend to patronize
odious hateful
Remember these words from Caesar’s English I?Slide27
Caesar’s Alterations
Noun adjective
verb
adverb
audibility audible audibly
benevolence benevolent benevolently
somberness somber somberly
prostration prostrate prostrate
profusion profuse profusely
serenity serene serenely
odium odious odiously Slide28
Sesquipedalian Story
The serene silence and darkness of the night almost cloaked the barely audible tramping of the legions up through the prodigious forest. By dawn they would move stealthily into place, completely surrounding the camp of the implacable
Gauls
, those derisive and odious barbarians, with their vivacious songs and chants, now languorous and prostrate in their tents. Slide29
Sesquipedalian Story
The profuse moon shown somber beams on the forest floor, breaking the profound darkness with almost benevolent circles of silver. The countenances of the soldiers were manifestly grotesque, filled with apprehension for the coming battle, and the normal condescending retorts of the soldiers were withheld, under the acute orders of the commanders. Surprise was crucial to the attack.Slide30
Latin Vocabulary Lesson 4
audible: able to be heard (AW-dih-bul)
benevolent: charitable (ben-EH-vo-lent)
somber: gloomy (SOM-ber)
prostrate: lying flat (PROSS-trait)
profuse: abundant (pro-FYOOS)