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Post by NextStep Admin on May 12, 2009 5:59:51 GMT -8
Soua's Vocab Notes
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jun 16, 2009 14:07:32 GMT -8
81 acetic a acetic flavor pertaining to vinegar or acetic acid
81 assumption n wrong assumption something taken for granted
81 ceremonious a ceremonious affair marked by formality
81 convex a convex lens curving outward
81 dissident a political dissidents dissenting; rebellious
81 gait n gait of a horse manner of walking or running; speed
81 indentation n indentation on the door notch; deep recess
81 misapprehensi on n misapprehension of the facts error; misunderstanding
81 quiver(v) v quiver in fear tremble; shake
81 solicitous a solicitous about his health worried; concerned
82 acidulous a acidulous remark slightly sour; sharp or caustic
82 assurance n you have my assurance promise or pledge; certainty
82 certitude n no certitude of getting the job certainty
82 convivial a convivial celebrations festive; gay
82 dissuade v dissuade him from running away persuade not to do; discourage
82 galaxy n stars in the galaxy group of stars
82 indenture v indentured servants bind as servant or apprentice to master
82 misdemeanor n charged with a misdemeanor minor crime
82 ramp n wheelchair ramp slope; inclined plane
82 soliloquy n Hamlet's soliloquy talking to oneself
83 acme a acme bomb highest point, summit, peak
83 asteroid n asteroids in space small planet
83 cessation n cessation of all activities stoppage
83 copious a copious amount plentiful
83 distant a distant manner reserved or aloof; cold in manner
83 gale n dangerous gale; gale of laughter windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears)
83 indeterminate a indeterminate number uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
83 misgivings n misgivings about taking the trip doubts
83 rampant a rampant gang violence growing in profusion; unrestrained
83 solitude n live in solitude state of being alone; seclusion
84 acoustic n acoustic guitar pertaining to sound or sense of hearing
84 astral a astral signs relating to the stars
84 chafe v neck was chafed by the collar worn by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing)
84 corollary n corollary of the theorem consequence; accompaniment
84 distill v distilled water extract the essence; purify; refine
84 galleon n galleons of the navy large sailing ship
84 indicative a indicative of a problem suggestive; implying
84 mishap n unfortunate mishap accident
84 ramshackle a ramshackle house rickety; falling apart
84 soluble a soluble in water able to be dissolved; able to be explained
85 acquittal n OJ's acquittal finding that a defendant is not guilty
85 astronomical a astronomical number enormously large or extensive
85 chaff n separate the wheat from the chaff worthless products of an endeavor
85 corpulent a the corpulent man moved slowly very fat
85 distinction n distinction between two things honor; contrast; discrimination
85 gambit n fooled by the gambit opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
85 indigent a indigent family poor; destitute
85 missile n nuclear missile object to be thrown or projected
85 random a random number without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard
85 solvent a solvent business able to pay all debts
86 acrid a acrid odor sharp and biting to the taste or smell
86 asylum n political asylum place of refuge or shelter
86 chagrin n to his chagrin, he failed the class vexation; disappointment
86 correlation n correlation between IQ and grades mutual relationship
86 distort v distort the facts to twist out of shape; to misrepresent
86 gamut n it runs the gamut from A to Z entire range
86 indisputable a indisputable evidence too certain to be disputed
86 mnemonic a memorize with mnemonics pertaining to memory
86 ravenous a ravenous appetite extremely hungry
86 sophisticated a sophisticated gentleman worldly wise and urbane; complex
67 abstinence n abstinence from drinking any self-restraint or self-denial noun form from abstain 67 aristocracy n ruled by aristocracy hereditary nobility; privileged class cracy-to rule; aristocracy means to be ruled by the aristocrats (the nobles); if they are the only ones who can control the government, it is an aristocracy 67 caste n caste system of India one of the social classes in Hindu society different class of people, like a pyramid; at the botom, there are the untouchables; this distinct social system is called the caste system 67 contention n It is our contention that... claim; thesis to content is to fight against someone; arguing against somebody; my argument in a debate 67 disheveled a disheveled appearance untidy if you wear pajamas to school, don't brush teeth/hair, you have a disheveled appearance 67 fraudulent a fraudulent advertising cheating; deceitful a fraud, when you cheat another person; a "sham offer"; any advertising that is dishonest 67 incendiary(n) n burned down by an incendiary arsonist AN incendiary is someone who starts fires, an arsonist 67 mesmerize v the show mesmerized the kids hypnotize kids are hypnotized by the show 67 prosperity n economic prosperity good fortune; financial success; physical well-being when everything is going well, everyone is making money 67 shrewd a shrewd investor clever; astute small and clever, smart minded; a shrewd investor can get the right investment and make a lot of money 68 abusive a abusive parents mistreating; wrongly used ab-negative of a use; when you abuse something, you misuse it; when parents beat their kids, they are abusive parents 68 armada n Spanish Armada fleet of warships a big fleet of ships; Spain had a navy of ships that once tried to attack England and were surprisingly defeated by the English navy 68 castigate v OJ should be castigated punish should be punished, put into prison; 90% Americans believe he should still be castigated 68 contest v he contested the answer dispute to contest the answer is to challenge it 68 disingenuous a disingenuous excuse lacking in frankness or candor; insincere not genuine; if you are late to class, and you say something that isn't genuine, something that isn't believable is disingenuous 68 fray n jump into the fray brawl something like a bar fight; affray; when people are fighting 68 incentive n an incentive to study spur; motive some motivative factor that makes you want to do something; car dealers offer special incentives like free things or discounts 68 metamorphosis n metamorphosis of a butterfly change of form; major transformation meta-beyond; morph-shape; metamorphosis is when a butterfly changes from a caterpillar; because the shape is changed completely 68 prototype n prototype of the new car original work used as a model by others first sample; when you attend autoshows, there is nothing in production, but there is only one sample of the car 68 shun v shunned his old friends keep away from maybe he won the lottery and shunned his friends, not answering their calls, etc. 69 abut v houses that abut to be adjacent two houses that abut, are two houses that are next to each other 69 aromatic a aromatic coffee fragrant a good aroma 69 casualty n casualties of war serious or fatal account a lot of civilian casualties are results of the war, these are usually serious of fatal accounts 69 context n meaning in context the writing preceding and following the quoted part when you are trying to figure out what a word means, look at the context (the words around it) I asked my teacher 69 disinterested a disinterested judge unprejudiced disinterested and uninterested are different; uninterested is if you are bored and don't care; disinterested is being fair. The disinterested judge didn't choose the beautiful and gorgeous lady's side because she was attractive but because her case was more appropriate and correct. 69 frenzied a frenzied animals madly excited how all the animals at zoos act when fireworks shoot off 69 incessant a incessant chatter uninterrupted; unceasing incessant chatter is when it doesn't stop and keeps going 69 metaphor n comparison by metaphor implied comparison a personification is a type of metaphor 69 pseudonym n author's pseudonym pen name pseudonym is a false name; mark twain, dr. seuss, george orwell 69 sibling n sibling rivalry brother or sister your brother or sister; two siblings who are always fibbing with each other; wanting parent's attention 70 accede v accede to the demand to give consent; to agree cede-to go; precede, recede; ac-toward 70 arrears n in arrears with debt being in debt if you are arrears in debt, it means you have alot of debt you cannot pay; when you get to college, there is a temptation to get credit cards and when you spend too much, you are arrears in debt 70 catalyst n catalyst in the reaction agent which brings about a chemical change whenever there is a reaction, an enzyme is a catalyst; it helps the process speed up 70 contiguous a 48 contiguous states adjacent to; touching upon hawaii and alaska are the NONcontiguous states; they are not connecting to the other states 70 disjointed a disjointed explanations disconnected all the joints are out of place; if you give a disjointed explanation, it is hard to understand 70 fret v don't fret over your grades to be annoyed or vexed don't fret-don't get irritated 70 incidence n high incidence of murders rate of occurrence; particular occurrence how much/often it happens; Irvine is one of the safest cities in America because there is a low rate of crime 70 metaphysical a metaphysical philosophy pertaining to speculative philosophy metaphysical-beyond the physical world; when talking about philosophy, there isn't anything about the physical world 70 psyche n human psyche soul; mind human pshye is the human mind 70 simile n compare with a simile comparison made using the words 'like' or 'as' same as metaphor except you use the words "like, as" EX: he eats like a pig
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jun 23, 2009 11:29:49 GMT -8
87 actuate v actuate the students to act to incite or move to action; to motivate to cause to do something The protesters actuated the students to donate to the charity fund. 87 asymmetric a asymmetric face not identical on both sides not the same shapes on both sides of one's face The young girl with the asymmetric face was worried about what others would think of her. 87 champion v champion the rights of minorities support militantly champion a cause or an idea; support very strongly 87 corrode v rain corroded the metal destroy by chemical action erosion is wasting away like rain hitting rocks for thousands of years to corrode is to add onto The heavy rains corroded the silver metal, rusting the beautiful shine. 87 distraught a distraught parents upset; distracted by anxiety if your child ran away, you would be upset and worried The distraught parents ran back and forth while bitting their nails, wondering when their Johnny would come home. 87 gape v he gaped at the monster open widely; stare open-mouthed in awe, and opening your mouth widely The group of tourists gaped in awe as the Queen Mary loomed over them. 87 indulgent a indulgent parents humoring; yielding; lenient doing something to please that person parents are always trying to indulge infants The indulgent, Korean parents have never sent their child to tutor and didn't mind about their child's grades. 87 mobile a mobile home moving mobile homes are RV's Kimberly's family traveled around the United States in a mobile home in summer vacation. 87 reactionary a reactionary attitudes recoiling from progress; politically ultraconservative about your political stand EX: there is a political scale (left-democrats, right-republicans) -liberal-like change, like more freedom for people (left) -conservative-rich, and likes the way things are (right) 87 sophomoric a sophomoric humor immature; half-baked sopho-wise; mor-moron if you are a sophomore, you are halfway through highschool, so you are half wise and half stupid The young sophomore's sophomoric humor resulted in laughter clueless-ness. 88 acuity n acuity of mind sharpness, acuteness, keenness very sharp sharpness of the mind like an acute angle A great Kung-fu master should have an acuity of mind to train his students to be the best. 88 atheistic a agnostic or atheist denying the existence of God a-not theo-God someone who believes there is no God agnostic is "i don't know if there is a God" (same root as diagnostic) atheist says "there is no God" The atheistic remark angered many Christians. 88 chaotic a chaotic mess in utter disorder everything is in mess everything is out of order All the chaotic mess at the zoo caused many employees to quit with frustration. 88 corrosive a corrosive chemicals eating away by chemical or disease rain water will corrode water or chemicals are corrosive acid will eat away on metal since it's corrosive The corrosive chemicals 88 diverge v the road diverged into two vary; go in different directions split up The split end diverged into two pieces of hair. 88 garbled a garbled message mixed up; jumbled; distortion a verbal or written message like an e-mail, but something gets mixed up or when you listen to a voicemail, connection might not be good so it would sound garbled When Marty received the letter from Doctor Brown, the courier only thought of it as a garbled message. 88 industrious a industrious workers diligent; hard-working very productive can be industrious worker or student, etc. has to do with "working" Only the industrious workers get higher pay and get booted up in their employment. 88 mode n new mode of dress prevailing style; manner; way of doing something one way of doing something changing styles, different study modes After my mom finished playing Bejewled, I changed the mode to "classic" because it is the easiest way of playing. 88 realm n the king's realm the area of control; kingdom kings area of control each king has his own realm 88 sordid a sordid housing filthy; base; vile poor conditions, filthy, dirty The sordid house repelled even the dirtiest homeless people. 89 acumen n business acumen keen insight; shrewdness like acute, has sharpness for business The business acumen could pick out the right person for selling an item to. 89 atone v atone for his sins make amends for; pay for a Catholic might want to whip themselves or might have to say "Hail Mary" many times to atone for the sins I have gone to the priest today for my weekly atoning for my sins. 89 charisma n charismatic leader divine gift; charm or appeal have a magical quality that makes people want to listen The charismatic fashion designer attracted even the most fastidious people to try on her clothes. 89 cosmic a cosmic rays pertaining to the universe; vast cosmos-universe rays in the universe 89 diverse a diverse population differing in some characteristics; various many different kinds like in LA, a diverse population of people 89 gargantuan a gargantuan wrestler huge; enormous a big sized person might be a wrester 89 inebriated a inebriated driver habitually intoxicated; drunk another word for drunk an inebriated driver is a drunk driver 89 molecule n water molecule the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance water molecule is H2O 89 reaper n the Grim Reaper one who harvests grain the Grim Reaper is a character of death death comes to us wearing a hood without a face he carries a tool that cuts crops a regular reaper reaps the grain 89 spangle n star spangled banner small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation american flag that is star-spangeld small metal peoples sewn on clothes for ornaments 90 acute a acute young doctor severe; sharp in intellect or insight acute young doctors are sharp minded 90 atrocity n Nazi atrocities brutal deed Nazi's killed millions of people any brutal deed as such, it is called an atrocity 90 charlatan n fooled by the charlatan quack; pretender to knowledge someone who pretends to be someone else 90 countermand v the general countermanded his orders cancel; revoke to counter a command so if a general gives his command, but he cancels it after 90 diversion n diversion from work act of turning aside; pastime if you turn away from work to do something like watching tv to turn your mind away for entertainment and peace of mind 90 garner v garner knowledge gather; store up to gather or to store up 90 ineffectual a ineffectual method not effective; weak ineffective something that isn't working well 90 molten a molten lava melted melted lava 90 rebuff v rebuffed the offer snub; beat back if someone offers, but you reject them in a negative way 90 Spartan a Spartan training avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined known for their warriors and disciplined training very hard work Koreans like this Spartan method 91 adage n an old adage traditional saying; proverb old saying, a proverb a wise saying 91 attentive a attentive nanny alert and watchful paying attention all students should be attentive 91 chary a chary of free gifts cautious should be careful when someone offers a free gift 91 counterpart n night and day are counterparts a thing that completes; things much alike other part that matches like night and day 91 diversity n racial diversity variety; dissimilitude racial diversity in an area 91 garnish v garnished with parsley decorate to decorate, usually meals 91 inept a inept repairman lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent an inept repairman is no good at the job opposite is adept 91 momentous a momentous event very important a very important event, very memorable an important moment EX: president obama becoming president 91 rebuke v rebuked the child scold harshly; criticize severely when a parent yells at the child to scold the child 91 spatial a spatial exploration; spatial perception relating to space adjective for the word space outer space-spatial exploration how you see the space around you-spatial perception 92 adamant a adamant in his opinion unyielding in attitude or opinion if you are adamant, you are being stubborn and demanding EX: she adamantly disagreed with the teacher, she disagreed 92 attribute n physical attribute essential quality physical qualities that you have like body shape and height or attributes of the school or program 92 chasm n separated by a chasm abyss a big divide like if an earthquake splits the land an abyss, a bottomless pit 92 coup n a successful coup highly successful action or sudden attack related to coup d'etat can be any kind of sudden and successful attack 92 divine (a) a divine powers godly Godly and holy powers like Zeus' powers 92 gaudy a gaudy decorations flashy; showy ugly decorations or very bright, ugly clothes 92 inequity n social inequities unfairness not equal iniquity-sins inequity-being not equal no social classes, but still inequity between rich and poor 92 momentum n keep moving by momentum quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus force you have because you're still running like a car when you press accelerator it'll still go when you let go 92 recession n recession of the flood waters; economic recession withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity to slow down economic recession means the economy is going backwards 92 spatula n flip eggs with a spatula broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing spatula is the flat kitchen tool to flip food 93 adapt v adapt to the environment to adjust or modify to fit 93 atypical a atypical response not normal 93 chaste a chaste young woman pure 93 couple v high GPA coupled with high SAT score join; unite 93 divine (v) v ability to divine the future perceive intuitively; foresee the future 93 gaunt a gaunt face lean and angular; barren 93 inevitable a inevitable result unavoidable; it must happen 93 monarchy n British monarchy government under a single ruler (king or queen) 93 recipient n recipient of the benefits receiver the person who receives benefits 93 spectrum n color spectrum colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism 94 addiction n drug addiction being enslaved to a habit or substance someday we will be addicted to the vocabulary words 94 audit v IRS audit examination of accounts the IRS is the government agency that handles taxes from people it is related to audio if you audit a class, they are listening the government IRS things if you cheated on taxes 94 chasten v God chastens his children discipline; punish in order to correct God punishes his children to make them better to correct them 94 courier n delivered by a courier messenger a deliverer EX: UPS, Federal Express 94 docile a docile puppy obedient; easily managed calm and obedient NOT like Jennifer and Yujinia 94 gavel n judge slammed the gavel hammer-like tool; mallet the hammer in a courtroom slams when says "order in the court" 94 infantile a infantile behavior childish acting like an infant used as an insult 94 monetary a monetary value pertaining to money related to money a monetary exchange-money exchange 94 reciprocal a reciprocal trade agreement mutual; exchangeable; interacting opposite in math, the reciprocal is the number switched bring trade together equally 94 spendthrift n wasteful spendthrift someone who wastes money
someone who wastes all the money
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jun 30, 2009 11:38:47 GMT -8
95 address v address the assembly to direct a speech or statement to
95 augment v augment the forces increase; add to
95 chastise v chastise the troublemakers punish
95 covenant n God's covenant with man agreement
95 dogged a dogged pursuit determined; stubborn
95 genealogy n traced his genealogy to a king record of descent; lineage
95 inflated a inflated prices; inflate the tires exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)
95 monotony n monotonous lecture sameness leading to boredom
95 reciprocate v reciprocate the favor repay in kind
95 spontaneous a spontaneous combustion happening suddenly without preparation
96 adept a adept at fixing cars very skilled; proficient; expert
96 auspicious a auspicious moment for attack opportune; favorable
96 chattel n Negroes were considered chattel personal property
96 covert a covert military operation secret; hidden; implied
96 doleful a the puppy's doleful expression sorrowful
96 generality n report was full of generalities vague statement
96 informal a informal discussion lacking ceremony; casual
96 monumental a monumental achievement massive
96 reconcile v reconcile with her ex; reconcile the checkbook become friendly after a quarrel; correct inconsistencies
96 stalemate n game ended in a stalemate deadlock
97 adhere v adhere to the opinion to stay attached; stick to
97 austerity n austerity of the court strictness; sternness
97 chauvinist n male chauvinist pig blindly devoted patriot
97 covetous a thou shalt not covet avaricious
97 dolt n classroom full of dolts stupid person
97 generate v power generator cause; produce; create
97 infuriate v he infuriated the teacher enrage; anger
97 moodiness n he gets moody fits of depression or gloom
97 recourse n there was no recourse resorting to help when in trouble
97 stamina n stamina of a runner strength; staying power
98 adherent n adherents of the religion supporter; follower
98 authenticate v expert authenticated the document prove genuine
98 check v hand check; body check stop motion; curb or restrain
98 cower v cower in the corner in fear shrink quivering, as from fear
98 domicile n domicile in the suburbs home
98 generic a a common, generic trait characteristic of an entire class or species
98 ingrate n what an ingrate! person who is not thankful when he should be
98 morbid a morbid thoughts of death given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease
98 recuperate v recuperate from his illness recover
98 stanza n 4 stanzas of the poem division of a poem
99 admonish v admonish the children to caution or advise against something
99 authoritative a authoritative explanation having the weight of authority
99 chide v chide the child scold
99 coy a don't be coy shy; modest; coquettish
99 domineer v teacher domineered the students rule over tyrannically
99 genesis n Book of Genesis beginning; origin
99 inimitable a inimitable talent matchless; not able to be imitated
99 mortify v mortified by his mistake humiliate; punish the flesh
99 recurrent a recurrent events occurring again and again
99 statute n statute of limitations law enacted by the legislature
100 adopt a adopt a child to make one's own
100 automaton n work done by automatons a robot
100 chiropodist n chiropodist treated the foot podiatrist (foot doctor)
100 crass a it's crass to scratch your ass very unrefined; grossly insensible
100 doodle v doodled all over the book scribble or draw aimlessly; waste time
100 geniality n geniality of the waitresses cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy
100 initiate v initiate a new program begin; originate; receive into a group
100 multilingual a multilingual speaker having many languages
100 reek v your breath reeks emit (odor)
100 stealth n stealth bomber slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jul 7, 2009 12:39:52 GMT -8
1 abase v refused to abase himself to reduce or lower, as in rank
base-low
if you abase yourself, you put yourself down
this phrase is the idea that somebody wants to humiliate you but you won't let yourself be humiliated
1 attribute v attributed her success to her parents ascribe, explain; give credit
to give her credit to her parents
EX: Tiger Woods credits his father for his support
EX: When we do well on our SAT
1 cryptic a cryptic message mysterious; puzzling
a dungeon area where dead bodies are buried
usually these crypts are booby traps
difficult to get at
puzzling and mysterious like going through a maze
1 ebullient a the girl's ebullient nature showing excitement
very happy
EX: the 8th grade girls at Vocabulitis are always ebullient
1 falter v her courage did not falter hesitate; stop short
means to come short, stop briefly
say you're about to jump off the diving board, then you falter, you hesitate
her courage did not stop
1 incite v incite a riot arouse to action; goad; motivate
takes a few people to start a riot.
(rablerousers and firebrands)
they lead other people into the riot
1 lurid a lurid cover stories wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
Time magazine/etc. try to put lurid cover stories
(wild, sensational, disguisting)
try to grasp attention
1 pervasive a pervasive odor pervading; spread throughout
to spread throughout
EX: the odor of garlic pervades throughout the whole room when opening a korean regfridgerator
1 remorse n feel remorse for his crime guilt; self-reproach
feel guilty about it
usually want criminals to feel remorse about their crime
1 subside v storm subsided settle down; descend; grow quiet
sub-below
go down in level
if you say storm subsided, it was a big storm and it went down
2 abridge v abridged dictionary shorten
to shorten
in the abridged dictionary, you get very concise definitions
when you go to your school library, you can find the unabridged dictionary
it has all the definitions for all the possible words.
2 audacious a audacious attempt daring, bold
very daring and bold
means you are doing something brave but in a way a little too brave
being bold about, not only brave
EX: running across the freeway
2 cursory a cursory review casual; hastily done
something you do that is very brief
and hastily done
not complete
if you are trying to rush for your test right before it can only be cursory
2 eccentric a eccentric personality irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre
centric-root is center
means you are out of the center, out of the norm
nice way of saying you are weird
2 fanaticism n religious fanatics excessive zeal
a person who is crazy about his/her religion
strong zeal (enthusiasm)
2 inclusive a from 1 to 10, inclusive tending to include all
include-to keep things in
please add the numbers 1-10 means include all the numbers between one to ten
2 luxuriant a luxuriant hair abundant; rich and splendid
from the word luxury
luxuriant is fancy and rich
we hear this in shampoo commercials
2 pessimism n pessimistic view of life seeing the bad side only
when you look at the negative side of things
when you at a glass half full, you consider half empty
opp. optimism
2 renounce v renounce her beliefs abandon; disown; repudiate
when a person gives up his beliefs
if you are a christian and you decide you want to become a buddhist
2 substantiate v substantiate the claim with facts establish by evidence; verify; support
when you're writing an essay, you have to make arguments
and that argument would be your thesis and whenever you make these arguments,
you must substantiate it with facts
3 abstemious a abstemious eating habits moderate in eating and drinking
a nun or someone on a diet-eating little
usually about eating or drinking
if you really want to lose weight, you need to learn abstemious eating habits
3 austere a austere judge strict, stern
means very strict and stern
very serious about everything
we also say austere lifestyle in the sense that you don't have much money so you are strict with money management
3 curtail v curtail the program shorten; reduce
to chop off something and make it shorter
3 eclectic a eclectic research from many disparate sources
doing a research paper and using many resources
books, internet, different sources and different kind of research
you can also have an eclectic music collection (different genres)
3 fastidious a fastidious dresser difficult to please
fastidious dresser is difficult to please
don't want to buy gifts for this person because she/he is picky about what they wear
3 incongruous a incongruous attire not fitting; absurd
incongruous attire is an attire that isn't fitting
if you go to a funeral and you wear your new M&M t-shirt and shorts it would be unfitting for the place
3 magnanimous a magnanimous priest generous; great-hearted
magna-big
anima-soul/heart/mind
a magnanimous priest has a big heart and is generous
3 phenomena n kept records of the phenomena observable facts
any strange event
the word singular is phenomenon
an earthquake, a riot, a nuclear disaster, etc.
3 repel v insect repellant drive away; disgust
re-back
pel-push
push back
spray insect repellant on your body and it repels all the insects
3 subtlety n subtle humor perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy
something small and delicate, something not obvious
humor that is witty
something obvious and doesn't make you LOL
NOT like MTV
4 abstract a abstract noun theoretical; difficult to understand
opposite of concrete (something you can touch and feel)
concrete nouns are objects
abstract nouns are idea words
anything difficult to understand
and abstract art like picasso's geometric shapes
4 authoritarian a authoritarian government exercising total control
rule through only authority, command
EX: N. Korea is a dictatorship
where religion dictates how people live
4 cynical a a cynical writer distrustful of human motives
you don't trust people
you don't trust politicians
if you're a cynical person and someone does something magnanimous, you try to twist it
if bill gates gave $1 billion to research, you'd say oh well he'll gain 5 billion dollars from it
this is the phrase because writers think a lot and tend to be more cynical
4 edify v edify the church members instruct, correct morally
this is what the preacher or minister does
instruct morally
teaching right and wrong
preachers will try to edify the church members
and sometimes teachers will try to edify students
4 feasible a feasible plan practical; workable; likely
is it workable, do-able, likable
4 inconsequential a inconsequential to the result insignificant; unimportant
not effecting the consequent
not important
spelling is inconsequential to the SAT exam.
4 malicious a Cinderella's malicious sisters hateful; spiteful
mal means bad
Cinderella had evil sisters
if you talk about people that's malicious
4 philanthropist n donation by the philanthropist lover of mankind
phil-love
someone who loves man-kind
usually refers to a rich person donating a lot to the public
4 replete a replete with books abundantly filled
a library is full of books
(replete with books)
something replete with something is totally full
4 succinct a succinct answer brief; terse; compact
something short and terse, right to the point
5 abstruse a abstruse essay hard to understand; esoteric
a difficult essay that you read and it's very hard to understand
it has an abstract idea
esoteric means something known only to a few people
5 autonomous a 50 autonomous states self-governing
auto-self
nomo-law/order of things
autonomous means you are self-governing
in the US, there are 50 autonomous states
able to make own laws about their own things.
5 daunt v undaunted by the threat intimidate
if a bully tries to intimidate you, it means to daunt you
may be daunted or undaunted
5 efface v efface the graffiti rub out
to rub out
erase, clear up
you might hear self-effacing attitude
meaning, you are erasing yourself, putting yourself down in a humbling way
5 fell v lumberjack felled the tree cut or knock down
present tense verb meaning to chop down
5 incontrovertible a incontrovertible evidence indisputable; not open to question
controversy is built into here (disagreement and people are arguing over it)
DNA is incontrovertible evidence
no one can argue over it
5 marred a marred surface of the table damaged; disfigured
the surface of the table is scratched, damaged, disfigured
like you scratched it
5 piety n piety of the nuns religious devotion; godliness
devoted to their God
5 reprehensible a reprehensible actions of the terrorists deserving blame
any bad act deserving blame
the actions the korean teenagers at Denny's was reprehensible
5 superficial a superficial knowledge of grammar trivial; shallow
means only have the outside surface knowledge of grammar
only know basic things like nouns and verbs.
you can also hear: you're so superficial!
caring about only things on the surface
6 accessible a accessible on foot easy to approach, reach, enter,
access-able to access
easy to walk to
6 aversion n strong aversion to snakes firm dislike
vert-to turn
if you have an aversion, you turn away from it because you don't like it
6 debilitate v debilitated by old age weaken; enfeeble
lost your abilities
you are weakened by old age
6 elaboration n elaborate on the idea addition of details
when you're writing an essay, your teacher might ask you to elaborate, ask details
6 fervor n fervor of the protesters glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
a group of protesters are very emotional and excitable
this is the fervor of the protesters
emotional heat
6 incorrigible a incorrigible habit not correctable
corrig-to correct
a habit you cannot correct
EX: shaking your leg all the time
6 materialism n materialistic society preoccupation with physical comforts and things
we live in a very materialistic society
caring about what we look like and what we have
unlike monks and nuns
6 pitfall n pitfalls of life hidden danger
a trap that you fall into
some point in your life where you fall in some dangers
some difficulties you face
6 reprove v reprove the unruly student censure; rebuke
to scold, to censure the student
being unruly is being disobedient
6 superfluous a superfluous details unnecessary; excessive; overabundance
super-over
flu-flow
overflowing
if you are writing superfluous details, it is too much and not necessary
7 acclaim v acclaim the heroes applaud
7 banal a banal essay hackneyed; commonplace; trite
7 decorous a her decorous behavior was praised (decorum) proper
7 elated a elated child at Disneyland overjoyed
7 fitful a several fitful attempts spasmodic; intermittent
7 indefatigable a indefatigable marathon runner tireless
7 meager a meager earnings scanty; inadequate
7 pithy a pithy remark concise; meaningful
7 repudiate v repudiate all debts disown; disavow
7 surpass v surpassed his rival exceed
ROOTS
ped-foot
EX: pedal-where you put your foot pedestrian-people who walk on the street pedestal-base of a statue, the foot of the statue
bi-two EX: bi-ped-two legged animal
quad-four EX: quadra-ped
focal-focus EX:bi-focal-having two focuses old people have glasses where it has two focuses
cuspis-point EX: bi custis
valves-shell EX: bi-valve
phone-sound EX: telephone-sound from a distance tele means distance
later-side EX: quadrilateral
uni-one
annus-year EX: annual annuity-retirement payments, insurance payment semiannual-half a year biannual-less than one year *bienniel-every two years; biannual-twice in a year
tri-three EX: tricycle, tri-focal, triplet
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jul 14, 2009 12:55:43 GMT -8
7 acclaim v acclaim the heroes applaud
7 banal a banal essay hackneyed; commonplace; trite
7 decorous a her decorous behavior was praised (decorum) proper
7 elated a elated child at Disneyland overjoyed
7 fitful a several fitful attempts spasmodic; intermittent
7 indefatigable a indefatigable marathon runner tireless
7 meager a meager earnings scanty; inadequate
7 pithy a pithy remark concise; meaningful
7 repudiate v repudiate all debts disown; disavow
7 surpass v surpassed his rival exceed
8 acknowledge v acknowledge the truth admit to be real or true
8 barren a barren desert desolate; fruitless and unproductive
8 defame v defamed my character harm someone's reputation
8 elegy n elegy for the dead poem or song of lamentation
8 flagrant a flagrant violation of the rules blatant
8 indelible a indelible ink not able to be erased
8 meander v meander through the park wind or turn in its course
8 placate v placate the angry customer pacify; conciliate
8 rescind v rescind the contract cancel
8 surreptitious a surreptitious peek secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
9 acquiesce v acquiesce to the demand submit or comply silently or without protest
9 beguile v beguiled by the devil mislead or delude
9 deference n show deference to elders respectful submission to opinion of others
9 elicit v elicit answers from students draw out by discussion
9 florid a florid complexion ruddy; reddish; flowery
9 indict v indict the suspect charge
9 mercenary a selfish and mercenary interested in money or gain
9 ponderous a ponderous lecture; ponderous burden weighty; unwieldy
9 reserve n judge's air of reserve self-control
9 susceptible a susceptible to colds impressionable; easily influenced
10 acquire v acquire wealth to gain for oneself
10 belie v his size belies his strength contradict; give false impression
10 degrade v movies degrade the minorities lower in rank; debase
10 eloquence n eloquence of the speaker expressiveness
10 foolhardy a don't be foolhardy rash, bold
10 indifferent a feel indifferent toward the poor unmoved or unconcerned by
10 methodical a methodical approach to the problem systematic
10 pragmatic a pragmatic considerations practical
10 resigned a resigned to die accepting one's fate
10 sustain v sustain an injury / sustain life experience; support; nourish
11 adroit a adroit handling of the ball nimble in use hand or body; skillful
11 benevolent a the benevolent priest generous; charitable
11 delineate v delineate the riot in pictures portray
11 elucidate v elucidate the theory explain; enlighten
11 frivolous a frivolous point / frivolous lawsuit lacking in seriousness
11 indigenous a the indigenous people native
11 meticulous a meticulous housekeeper excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
11 prattle v baby prattled on babble
11 resolution n New Year's resolution determination
11 sycophant n I'm sick of sycophants servile flatterer; yes man
12 adulation n adulation of the fans flattery; admiration
12 benign a benign sun; benign tumor kindly; favorable
12 denounce v denounce the crime condemn; criticize
12 elusive a elusive quarterback evasive; baffling
12 frugality n the frugal gourmet thrift; economy
12 indiscriminate a you should read indiscriminately choosing at random; confused
12 misanthrope n evil misanthrope one who hates mankind
12 precarious a precarious investment uncertain; risky
12 resolve n a firm resolve determination
12 taciturn a taciturn cowboy habitually silent; talking little
13 adversary n defeat the adversary opponent; enemy; foe
13 bequeath v bequeath the family fortune leave to someone by a will
13 deplore v I deplore laziness regret; disapprove of
13 emaciated a emaciated children in Africa thin and wasted
13 furtive a furtive glances stealthy; sneaky
13 indolent a indolent couch potato lazy
13 miserly a miserly old man stingy; mean
13 preclude v preclude the possibility make impossible; eliminate
13 respite n no time for respite interval of relief; time for rest
13 taint v tainted food contaminate; cause to lose purity
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