Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

demur

 

(v.) to object, take exception; (n.) objection

 

When she demurred at the boss’s suggestion that she work additional without additional pay, she knew that her days with the company were numbered.

 

Related English words: demurrage, demurral, demurrer

 

Latin root words: demoror, demorari, demoratus - to delay, retard; mora, morae, f. - a delay; moror, morari, moratus sum - to delay, linger

 

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