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Try to find all 22 Latin words that are hidden in the above graphics, especially the small ones, and translate them! Words consisting of just one letter don't count. Different cases do count. The words are written from left to right and from top to bottom. If you want to know the solution, send me your results by e-mail. Exercise 2: Name at least one related Latin word with a similar stem for each of the following words: vir, humanus, amare, arx, audere, crudelis, donare, dubium, plenus, fidelis, gaudere, imperium, iratus, labor, liber, nomen, pater, periculosus, regina, sedere, superbia, perturbare. Solution Tips: How to enlarge your vocabulary without learning anything new There are several rules to the transformation of e. g. adjectives to nouns. In order to learn to recognize these, look at the following pairs: magnus: big --- magnitudo, -inis: size multus: much --- multitudo, -inis: amount, multitude crudelis: cruel --- crudelitas -atis: cruelty brevis: short --- brevitas, -atis: shortness, brevity miser: unfortunate --- miseria, -ae: misfortune gratus: grateful --- gratia, -ae: gratitude innocens: innocent --- innocentia, -ae: innocence liber: free --- liberare: to make free vigil, -is: guard --- vigilare: to guard terrere: to frighten --- terror, -oris: fear clamare: to shout --- clamor, -oris: shout imperare: to command --- imperator, -oris: commander --- imperium, -i: order, kingdom gaudere: to be happy --- gaudium, -i: happiness, joy ducere: to lead --- dux, ducis: leader credere: to believe --- credibilis: credible laudare: to praise --- laudabilis: laudible periculum: danger --- periculosus: dangerous lacrima: tear --- lacrimosus: tearful gratus: grateful --- ingratus: ungrateful credibilis: credible --- incredibilis: incredible amicus, -i: friend --- amicitia, -ae: friendship --- inimicus, -i: foe --- inimicitia, -ae: hostility esse: to be --- adesse: to be there, to be present --- abesse: to be away ire: to go --- adire: to approach --- abire: to go away