Praepositiones et Verba

To PERAMBULATE is to walk . . .

• around

• outside

• through

• out of

• in front of

An entirely-Latin replacement for the word OVERSEER would be . . .

• supervisor

• spectator

• pervisor

• visor

• bishop

Which of the following words means "to engrave words on a surface?"

• inscribe

• describe

• subscribe

• proscribe

• circumscribe

Sticking with the same root there, if you UNDERWRITE a publication or a streaming service, you are a . . .

• subscriber

• inscriber

• circumscriber

• proscriber

• describer

We know what it means to EXSANGUINATE someone—but what would you be doing if you INSANGUINATE them?

• put blood into them

• circle them with blood

• make them your relative

• throw blood in front of them

The last question contained a reference to another derivative of SANGUIS, one that refers to relatives. Which one of these is it?

• consanguinity

• insanguinity

• circumsanguinity

• desanguinity

• resanguinity

You're SUPERANNUATED when you're . . .

(Hint: quid significat ANNUS, ANNI [M.])

• too old

• exactly right

• too young

• immortal

Based on their prepositional prefixes, as well as their meanings, which two derivatives of PORTŌ, -ĀRE, -ĀVĪ, -ĀTUS are opposites?

• import

• export

• transport

• deport

• comport

Which of these is the Latin equivalent of the English verb TO COME UPON?

• rēveniō, rēvenīre

• conveniō, convenīre

• inveniō, invenīre

• ēveniō, ēvenīre

• perveniō, pervenīre

Which of the following words DO NOT have the preposition cum (+abl.) as part of their etymology?

• commiserate

• compare

• cucumber

• conversation

• cummerbund