mulct & horrent

[scottobear]

mulct \MULKT\, noun:
A fine or penalty.

transitive verb:
1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or demanding a forfeiture.
2. To obtain by fraud or deception.
3. To defraud; to swindle.

Mulct comes from Latin multa, "a fine."

horrent \HOR-ehnt\ adjective

Standing up like bristles, bristling.

From Latin horrent-, stem of horrens, present participle of horrere (to bristle).

Comments

[missv.livejournal.com]

Mulct! I remember that one from the National Spelling Bee a few years ago!! The girl who spelled it repeated it so many times that it's burned on my brain...