Lesson 21

rēx

Hint: Think: regal, reign, royal — kingly authority (note: genitive is rēgis)

lēx

Hint: Think: legal, legislate, legitimate — of or relating to law

dux

Hint: Think: duke, duct, conduct — leading or directing

lūx

Hint: Think: lucid, luminous, translucent — clear and full of light

vōx

Hint: Think: vocal, vocalize, invoke — using the voice to speak or call

crux

Hint: Think: crucial, crucify, cross — the instrument of execution

pāx

Hint: Think: pacifist, pacify, Pacific — seeking or making peace

facere

Hint: Think: factory, manufacture — to do or make

dare

accipere

Hint: Think: accept, acceptance — to receive

habēre

Hint: Think: habit, exhibit — to have or hold

tenēre

Hint: Think: tenant, retain — to hold or keep

capere

Hint: Think: capture, captive — to take or seize

obtinēre

Hint: Think: obtain, obtainable — to hold or possess