| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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tacit
1. understood without being expressed; not openly stated, but implied; 2. silent, saying nothing
The absence of express proscription is not always tantamount to tacit approval. Latin root words: taceo, tacere, tacui, tacitus - to be silent; tacitus, tacita, tacitum - kept secret, not mentioned; tacitum, taciti, n. - a secret
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