Etymology: Latin Lesson 2

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Supersonic

Faster than the speed of sound

Verbal

Relating to or consisting of words

Languid

Having little strength

Veracity

Truth or accuracy

Voracity

Having or showing the tendency of eating too much food.

Virile

Having (or suggested) qualities of men that are attractive in men

Virtuoso

A person who does something in a very skillful way (typically a musician)

Omnivorous

Eating both animals and plants

Multilingual

Able to speak and understand several languages

Paucity

Small amount of something; less of what's needed or wanted

Elongate

Make something longer or grow larger

Brevity

Using few words to say something

Verity

Something that's true

Verbose

Using more words than needed

Lingual

Of to or relating to the tongue.

Omni-

All

Multi-

Many

Pauci-

Few

Long-

Long

Brev- [brief]

Short

Son

Sound

Verb

Word

Lingu

Language; tongue

Langu

Faint; weary

Ver

Truth

Vor

Eat

Vir

Man

Virtu

Strength; virtue