From the Latin word ‘somnus’



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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



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.


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