From the Latin word ‘somnus’

From the Latin word ‘somnus’

• From the Latin word ‘somnus’

• Sleep

Somnolent

• Somnolent

• Adjective; Drowsy; sleepy
• The already somnolent professor found that sitting through a slow afternoon of student presentations was agonizing.
• Synonym: drowsy antonym: alert

From the Latin word ‘sopor’

• From the Latin word ‘sopor’

• Sleep

Soporific

• Soporific

• Adjective; Causing sleep or fatigue
• Although we had been promised that the play would “astonish and amaze” us, we found the whole thing rather soporific.

Sopor

• Sopor

• Noun; Sleep; drowsiness
• Tim explained that his sopor was a result of the medicine given to him by the dentist, not a lack of interest.

From the Latin word ‘languere’

• From the Latin word ‘languere’

• To be weak,

• be faint

Languid

• Languid

• Adjective; Lacking energy; weak
• In response to James’ voice, the sick dog was still able to give a languid wag of its tail.
• Synonym: tired Antonym: active

Languish

• Languish

• Verb; To waste away
• Bernard feared that if he was not granted parole, he would languish in prison for the rest of his life.
• Synonym: weaken

Languor

• Languor

• Noun; Lack of physical or mental energy
• The heat wave that the city had been experiencing for three weeks left residents in a state of languor.
• Synonym: listlessness, lethargy

From the Latin word ‘vigil’

• From the Latin word ‘vigil’

• Watchful

Vigilant

• Vigilant

• Adjective; On the alert; watchful
• Having grown up in a tough neighborhood, Byron was known for keeping a vigilant eye on everything around him.
• Synonym: aware

Vigilante

• Vigilante

• Noun; Someone who takes law enforcement into his or her own hands
• A number of mothers in the community decided that the police were not doing enough to combat teen violence, so they used vigilante tactics to clean up the neighborhood.

From the Latin word ‘quiescere’, ‘quietus’

• From the Latin word ‘quiescere’, ‘quietus’

• To rest

Acquiesce

• Acquiesce

• Verb; To consent or comply passively or without protest
• Geraldine finally acquiesced to her teacher’s request to remain silent during the testing period.
• Synonym: submit; accede
• Antonym: resist

Requiem

• Requiem

• Noun; A song or religious service for the dead or lost
• Verdi composed a moving requiem about Romeo and Juliet.
• Synonym:elegy

Quittance

• Quittance

• Noun; A repayment; compensation
• After weeks of negotiation, the company finally allowed Jorge a quittance for his work.