Something You ATE? - Answers1. Vitiate (from Latin vitiare, to spoil) means to weaken, impair. Their will to continue the cross-country run was vitiated by their thirst and by the heat.2. To tessellate (from Latin tessell, small squares) is to arrange in small squares. The old men sat all day staring at checkers on the tessellated tables between them. 3. To venerate (from Latin venus/vener, love) is to view with respect and awe. In some societies, people who score well on word-quizzes are venerated. 4. To satiate (from Latin satiare, to satisfy) can mean to satisfy fully (The fine meal satiated them nicely) or to oversupply to the point of disgust (After satiating myself at the all-you-can-eat buffet, I couldn’t look a pizza in the eye for weeks). 5. Crenellated (probably From Old French cren, notch) means notched. The crenellation of castle parapets was likely considered a major advance in military science. |
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