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affliction-16P.O.S: noun
Comes From: the Latin verb affligere, which contains the root fligere, meaning “to strike.”
• Definition: a condition of pain, suffering or distress. a cause of pain, suffering or distress.
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Mangle-17
P.O.S: verb
Comes From: the Old French word mangoner, meaning “to cut to bits.”
Definition: to mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting or tearing. to ruin or spoil through ineptitude or ignorance.
Validity-18P.O.S: noun
Comes From: the Latin verb valere, meaning "to be strong," and the Latin adjective validus, meaning "strong and effective."
Definition: truth that can be justified or proven; soundness; correctness.
Arbitrate- 19P.O.S: verb
Comes From: the Latin verb arbitrari, meaning “to give judgment.”
Definition: to settle the issue between two parties involved in a dispute.
Remedy-20
P.O.S: noun or verb (in R&J it is used as a noun)
Comes From: originated with the Latin verb remederi, meaning “to heal”
Definition: something, such as medicine, that relieves pain, cures disease, or corrects a disorder. something that corrects an evil, a fault, or an error
Lurk-21
P.O.S: verb
Comes From: Norwegian word lurke, meaning “to move slowly, sneak away,” and the Middle High German word luren, meaning “to lie in wait.”
Definition: to lie in wait, as in ambush. to move furtively; sneak. to exist unobserved or unsuspected.
Dismal-22P.O.S: adjective
Comes From: dismal was once two words – the Latin phrase dies mali, meaning “unlucky day” – that, over time, was contracted into a single word.
Definition: causing gloom or depression;
dreary. characterized by ineptitude, dullness, or a lack of merit
Stifle -23P.O.S: Verb
Comes From:from the Middle English verb stifilen — meaning “to choke, drown”
• Definition: to interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example). to keep in or hold back; repress. to kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.
Distraught -24
P.O.S: adjective
Comes From: the Latin verb distractus, meaning “to pull apart.
Definition: agitated with anxiety; worried. crazed or mad.
Abhorrent -25
P.O.S: adjective
Comes From: the Latin verb abhorrere, meaning “to shrink from, to shudder.”
Definition: not agreeable. strongly dislike something
Amorous-26P.O.S: adjective
Comes From: the Latin verb amare, meaning “to love.”
Definition: strongly attracted or disposed to love. indicative of love or desire.
Engrossing-27
P.O.S: adjective
Comes From: The Latin word ingrossa means “in large handwriting
Definition: taking up the attention completely; absorbing
Aloof-28
P.O.S: adjective
Comes From: Dutch word alouf, it was a nautical term that referred specifically to a certain technique of sailing.
Definition: distant, especially in one’s relations with other people; indifferent. at a distance, but within view; apart.
Pardon-29
P.O.S: noun or verb (in R&J it is used as a verb)
Comes From: the Latin verb perdonare, which means “to grant freely.”
Definition: to absolve from the consequences of a fault or crime. to allow an offense to pass without consequence