it’s vocabulary time!. vocabulary workshop, level d etymologies: unit 2 adjourn (v.) to stop...
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It’s Vocabular
y Time!
Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 2
•Adjourn •(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
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•Adjourn – M.E. ajournen, from M.Fr. ajourner, from a- (from L. ad-) + jour day
The meeting was adjourned because they decided that they did not have enough information to make a final decision.
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•Alien •(n.) a citizen of another country
•(adj.) foreign, strange
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• Alien – O.Fr. alien, from L. alienus "of or belonging to another," adj. form of alius "(an)other." Meaning "of another planet" first recorded 1944 in science fiction writing; the noun in this sense is from 1953. The noun sense of "foreigner" is first attested 1330.
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Kang and Kodos are aliens who are alien to Springfield.
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•Comely•(adj.) having a pleasing appearance
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• Comely – O.E. cymlic "lovely, splendid, finely made," from cyme "exquisite, glorious, delicate," from W.Gmc. *kumi- "delicate, feeble." Or perhaps the modern word is from M.E. bicumelic "suitable, exquisite," lit. "becomely. "
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Emma Stone is a very comely actress and is a Arizona native.
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•Compensate •(v.) to make up for; repay for services
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• Compensate – L. compensatus, pp. of compensare "to weigh one thing (against another)," thus, "to counterbalance," from com- "with" + pensare freq. of pendere "to weigh"
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The reckless teenager had to compensate the driver of the vehicle that he hit.
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•Dissolute•(adj.) loose in one’s morals or behavior
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•Dissolute – L. dissolutus, pp. of dissolvere "loosen up"
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When shopping for clothes, it is important that teenagers try to buy outfits that do not make them appear dissolute or people will get the wrong impression about them.
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• Erratic
• (adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
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• Erratic – O.Fr. erratiquem from L. erraticus, from erratum, pp. of errare "to wander, err”
Zombies often walk in an erratic way; heading in no particular direction until they see a human to devour.
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•Expulsion
•(n.) the process of driving or forcing out
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•Expulsion – L. expulsionem, from stem of expellere "drive out"
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The high school student faced expulsion for selling drugs on campus.
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•Feint
•(n.) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
•(v.) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
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•Feint – O.Fr. faint "soft, weak, sluggish," pp. of faindre "avoid one's duty by pretending"
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The football player knew he would have to feint left and right across the field if he wanted to score a touchdown.
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•Fodder
•(n.) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
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•Fodder – O.E. fodor "food," especially "food for cattle," from P.Gmc. *fodran, from PIE *patrom, from *pat- "to feed"
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The farmer gave fresh fodder to his foals and cows.
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•Fortify•(v.) to strengthen, build up
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•Fortify – M.Fr. fortifier, from L.L. fortificare, from L. fortis "strong" + facere "to make"
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The construction workers had to fortify the building with concrete to make it more stable.
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•Illegible•(adj.) difficult or impossible to read
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• Illegible – "il" M.E., from M.Fr., from L.; akin to O.E. un; "legible" M.E., from L.L. legibilis, from L. legere "to read"
Teachers sometimes have a very hard time reading homework assignments because the handwriting is illegible.
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•Jeer
• (v.) to make fun of rudely or unkindly
• (n.) a rude remark of derision
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• Jeer – origin unknown. perhaps from Du. gieren "to cry or roar," or Ger. scheren "to plague, vex," lit. "to shear."
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Carrot Top is a comedian who receives a lot of jeers from his peers who think that they are much funnier than he is.
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•Lucrative•(adj.) bringing in money; profitable
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• Lucrative – L. lucrativus "gainful, profitable," from lucratus, pp. of lucrari "to gain," from lucrum "gain, profit. "
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The “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequels were quite lucrative because Johnny Depp has a lot of loyal fans who will pay anything to see his movies.
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•Mediocre
•(adj.) average, ordinary, undistinguished
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• Mediocre – from Fr. médiocre, from L. mediocris "of middling height or state," originally "halfway up a mountain," from medius "middle" + ocris "jagged mountain "
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Even though her agent told her that her beauty was mediocre, she never gave up hope that she would someday be a famous supermodel like Tyra Banks.
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•Proliferate
•(v.) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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• Proliferate – back-formation from proliferation, from Fr. prolifération, from proliférer to proliferate, from prolifère reproducing freely, from L. proles + -fer -ferous
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Mold spores can proliferate unless the mold is removed completely.
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•Subjugate •(v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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•Subjugate – M.E., from L. subjugatus, pp. of subjugare, from sub- + jugum "yoke"
In order to subjugate acne, people should wash their face twice a day with water and a mild soap, wear water-based cosmetics, and avoid over-touching their face.
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•Sully •(v.) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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•Sully – M.E. sollyen, probably from M.Fr. soiller "to soil"
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If you sully your clothes by spilling something on them, Zout® is the best product to get out the stain.
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•Tantalize
•(v.) to tease, torment by teasing
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• Tantalize – L. Tantalus, from Gk. Tantalos, king of Phrygia, son of Zeus, punished in the afterlife (for an offense variously given) by being made to stand in a river up to his chin, under branches laden with fruit, all of which withdrew from his reach whenever he tried to eat or drink. His name perhaps means lit. "the Bearer" or "the Sufferer," by dissimilation from *tal-talos, a reduplication of PIE base *tel-, *tol- "to bear, carry, support"
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The delicious milk chocolate fountain at the wedding reception was tantalizing all of the guests.
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•Terse
•(adj.) brief and to the point
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• Terse – Fr. ters "clean," from L. tersus "wiped off, clean, neat," from pp. of tergere "to rub, polish, wipe."
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When you break up with someone it is better to be terse instead of drawing it out and prolonging the person’s pain.
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•Unflinching
•(adj.) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
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•Unflinching – un "not,"; "flich" probably from O.Fr. flenchir "to bend"
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Some people are so unflinching in their religious beliefs that they get a tattoo to demonstrate their permanent form of faith.
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Don’t forget your words!