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Lessons 13 & 14
The Hands
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Literature
9th Grade
05/30/2009

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MANUS
Definition
hand
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Emancipate
Definition

to free from restraint or influence

 

to free (a slave) from bondage

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Manacle
Definition

(usually plural) a device for confining the hands; handcuffs

 

anything that constrains

 

to restrain, as with manacles

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Mandate
Definition
a formal order from a higher court; an authoritative command, order, or injunction
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Manifest
Definition

clearly apparent to sight or understanding; obvious

 

to show plainly; to reveal

 

to prove

 

a list of cargo or passengers

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Manipulate
Definition

to use or handle skillfully

 

to manage with devious skill, or to adjust to suit one's purpose

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DEXTRA
Definition
right hand
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Dexterity
Definition

skill in the use of the hands or body; adroitness

 

mental skill or adroitness; cleverness

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Ambidextrous
Definition
able to use either hand equally well
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DIGITUS
Definition
finger
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Digital
Definition

relating to a finger or to a unit of measure (3/4 inch) the breadth of a finger

 

referring to a numerical system for encoding data

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FLECTO, FLECTERE, FLEXI, FLEXUM
Definition
to bend
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Deflect
Definition

to turn aside

 

to swerve or turn aside

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Genuflect
Definition
to bend the knee in a kneeling or half-kneeling position to express reverence or respect
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Inflection
Definition

an alteration of pitch or tone of the voice

 

in grammar, an alteration of the form of a word to show different grammatical or syntactical relationships

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Reflection
Definition

the act or condition of being thrown back

 

something thrown back, as light, heat, sound, or an image

 

discredit; indirect reproach

 

deep thought

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RAPIO, RAPERE, RAPUI, RAPTUM
Definition
to snatch
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Rapacious
Definition

excessively grasping or greedy

 

given to seizing for plunder or as prey

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Rapt
Definition

giving one's complete attention

 

overcome with emotion; completely filled with joy

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Surreptitious
Definition
done secretly, without approval
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PLICO, PLICARE, PLICAVI, PLICATUM
Definition
to fold
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Complicity
Definition
participation with another in an act that is or seems to be deceitful
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Duplicity
Definition

deceitfulness in speech or conduct; double-dealing

 

being physically or numerically double or two-fold; doubleness

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Explicate
Definition
to make clear; to explain thoroughly, often in a literary context
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Explicit
Definition
definite; stated in detail, leaving nothing to be guessed at; outspoken
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Exploit
Definition

a notable or heroic deed

 

to make use of selfishly or unethically

 

to publicize

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Imply
Definition

to indicate indirectly; to hint

 

to require as a necessary condition

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Ploy
Definition
a tactic intended to frustrate, embarrass, or gain an advantage over an opponent
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Ply
Definition

to use a tool or weapon vigorously; to work at a trade

 

to offer something persistently

 

the thickness of cloth, yarn, or rope

 

wood layered with crosswise grain

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Supplicate
Definition
to ask humbly or earnestly for, as in praying; to beseech
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PREHENDO, PREHENDERE, PREHENDI, PREHENSUM
Definition
to catch, to seize, to grasp
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Apprehend
Definition

to arrest

 

to grasp mentally; to understand

 

to anticipate with anxiety

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Comprise
Definition
to consist of; to contain
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Entrepreneur
Definition
a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for business ventures
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Impregnable
Definition

strong enough to resist attack of capture, as a fortress

 

not to be outweighed or overcome in argument

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Reprehend
Definition
to reprimand, reprove, or express disapproval
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Reprisal
Definition
an action or act of retaliation against someone for injuries received
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