Word/ Origin of Word
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megalosaurus
Greek – “mega”= long, large, great
Greek – “saurus”= lizard, reptile
pachyderm
Greek – “pachy”= thick
Greek – “derm”= skin
rhinoceros
Greek – “rhinos, rhino”= nose, snout
Greek – “cera, ceras”= horn
tyrannosaurus rex
Greek – “tyrannikos”= tyrant
Greek – “saurus”= lizard, reptile
Latin – “rex”= king
velociraptor
Latin – “raptor”= robber, plunderer
Latin – “veloci”= speedy
brontosaurus
Greek – “saurus”= lizard, reptile
Greek – “Bronto”= thunder
7. stegosaurus
Greek – “saurus”= lizard, reptile
Greek – “stegos”= roof, cover
8. protoceratops
Greek – “cera,ceras”= horn
Greek – “protos”= first, earliest
Greek – “tops”= face
9. pterodactyl
Greek – “dactylos”= finger
Greek – “pteron”= feather, wing
10. triceratops
Greek – “cera, ceras,”= horn
Greek – “tri”= three
Greek – “tops”= face
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If you want to say that the prospects are bleak, you could say "it doesn't augur well." Augur is used as a verb in this English sentence, with no particular religious connotation. In ancient Rome, an augur was a religious figure who observed natural phenomena, like the presence and location to left or right of birds, to determine whether the prospects were good or bad for a proposed venture. If a bird were on the left, it would literally be sinister. The morning star, which is also known as the planet Venus, was known as Lucifer, the light-bearer. Today Lucifer is thought of as Satan and not just a light-heralding morning star. English has acquired many words from Latin, or from Latin via French, and of these some had a religious significance in Ancient Rome or gained one in English. In the case of Lucifer, the religious significance was gained. A 'tenet' is something one holds as an element of one's belief system. In Latin, tenet simply means 'he holds.' Sometimes the religious words maintained their religious connotation: An omen is an 'omen'. A creator can still refer to the 'Creator'.
Here is a list of some of these religious words. Single quotes represent literal translations.
credo - 'I believe'.
omen - 'omen'; a portent of good or evil.
A.D. - Anno Domini - 'in the year of our Lord'.
ave - 'hail'; now used in prayer with "Maria".
requiem - 'rest'; now used in a mass for the dead.
sinister - 'left'.
lucifer - 'light-bringer'; Satan.
pastor - 'shepherd'; leader of a congregation.
pax vobiscum - 'Peace be with you'; used in church services.
requiescat in pace - 'may he rest in peace'; prayer for the dead.
pater noster - 'our father'; used as the start of the Latin Lord's Prayer.
Test 1
A handwritten signature; especially, the signature of a famous person:
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Flesh-eating mammals: "I am ready for prime stuff; not just the weak, sickly, or the lame."
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A seat, table, or other similar structure with three legs; especially, a three-legged stool:
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Having just one foot or being "one-footed" or having "one full leg":
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The inability to sleep; sleeplessness:
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A person having only one foot (or leg); a one-footed creature:
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Divination, or foretelling the present or the future, by picking Bible or other book passages at random:
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A written or verbal explanation of someone or something:
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The Greek god of Hades; the Roman god of wealth, ruled the dark underworld of myth and was formerly considered to be the ninth and outermost planet in the solar system before being reclassified in 2006 as a dwarf planet:
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Divination with some revolving device; such as, a wheel or revolving circle:
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Indicating an earnest or eager desire for some type of achievement or distinction; such as, power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its achievement:
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Divination, or predicting the present and the future, by interpreting the stars, one of the ancient systems of prophecy:
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A record consisting of symbols; such as, prehistoric cave drawings:
The evolution of man has resulted in many modern men who illustrate the condition we now know as:
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The patient says, "Doctor, I have absolutely no idea why I'm supposed to be here!"
A man-like, or male, robot:
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A person who denies, or disbelieves, the existence of a supreme being or beings (God or gods):
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A person who studies and records the global distribution of animals and animal communities:
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Having two feet, two-footed; specifically designating a reptile that uses its two hind feet for walking or running; also denoting this method of movement:
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The waiter is offering the man on the left something that has caused a fear or dread called:
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Feeding on or “ingesting” light as a source of energy; especially, applicable to light-seeking robots:
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An extreme fear or aversion to technology:
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The man on the table is mentally exaggerating a treatment called:
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Marked by writing about one's own experiences and life history:
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One guy is telling the other one that if he thinks she is obese now, he should have seen her before she had fat surgery or:
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Eating both animal and vegetable foods:
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The art or skill of producing beautiful or artistic handwriting:
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Someone who has the ability to use either hand with equal skill:
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An intense hatred, or fear, of smoking or having anyone around who is polluting the air in the immediate vicinity with tobacco smoke; whether from cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or from other processes of smoke distribution:
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The woman hinders the man’s efforts to escape from her control:
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A course of specialized religious training, especially one intended to lead students to a vocation in the Christian Church:
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Without hindrance or obstruction; free to move or to progress:
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An irresistible compulsion to steal, motivated by a neurotic impulse rather than some material need:
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To retard in progress or action by putting obstacles in the way; to obstruct; to hinder; to stand in the way of walking or running:
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Having more than two eyes or many eyes:
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Two men are at a bar and one of them is pointing to a bottle of wine that is floating in the air, apparently controlled by that man who is not touching the bottle, and it is pouring its contents into a glass for the other guy:
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Having a mentality of animalistic psychosis or hatred for others or for one's situation:
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Having several wives or husbands at the same time; or having more than two wives or husbands at the same time:
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Test 2