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2. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7
Adieu
(int.) “Farewell!”
(n.) a farewell

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Adieu – from O.Fr. adieu, from phrase a dieu (vous) commant "I commend (you) to God," from a "to" (from L. ad) + dieu "God"

4. Some people have a hard time saying adieu at the airport.
Adieu Mnemonic
Some people have a hard time saying adieu at the airport.

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Advent
(n.) an arrival; a coming into place or view

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Advent – L. adventus "arrival," from pp. stem of advenire "arrive, come to," from ad- "to" + venire "to come"

7. Advent Mnemonic
The advent of the welcome sign lets you know that you finally reached Las Vegas.

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Apex
(n.) the highest point, tip

9. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7
Apex – L. apex "summit, peak, tip" probably related to apere "to fasten, fix," hence "the tip of anything" (one of the meanings in L. was "small rod at the top of the flamen's cap").

10. To climb to the apex of a mountain is a goal for many people.
Apex Mnemonic
To climb to the apex of a mountain is a goal for many people.

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Assimilate
(v.) to absorb fully or make one’s own; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully

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Assimilate – L. assimilatus, pp. of assimilare "to make like," from ad- "to" + simulare "make similar," from similis "like, resembling"

13. assimilated well and was able to fit in with her new family.
Assimilate Mnemonic
The adopted child
assimilated well and was able to fit in with her new family.

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Bogus –
(adj.) false, counterfeit

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Bogus – apparently from a slang word applied in Ohio in 1827 to a counterfeiter's apparatus. Some trace this to tantrabobus, a late 18c. colloquial Vermont word for any odd-looking object

16. Bogus Mnemonic
The movie “Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey” is about Bill and Ted’s escape from hell after their evil twins murder them.

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19. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7
Exorbitant
(adj.) unreasonably high; excessive

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Exorbitant – L. exorbitantem (nom. exorbitans), prp. of exorbitare "deviate, go out of the track," from ex- "out of" + orbita “wheel track.”

21. Louis Vuitton purses and luggage are exorbitant in price.
Exorbitant Mnemonic
Louis Vuitton purses and luggage are exorbitant in price.

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Interim
(n.) the time between
(adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time

23. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7
Interim – L. interim "in the meantime," originally "in the midst of that," from inter- "between" + im, ancient adv. from stem of pronoun is “this, that.”

24. Interim Mnemonic
In the interim between now and the AIMS testing days, students should be studying and practicing their best handwriting.

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Inundate
(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

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Inundate – Latin inundatus, past participle of inundare, from in- + unda wave

27. Parts of New York were inundated with water after Hurricane Sandy.
Inundate Mnemonic
Parts of New York were inundated with water after Hurricane Sandy.

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malign
(v.) to speak evil of, slander
(adj.) evil

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malign – O.Fr. malign "having an evil nature," from L. malignus "wicked, bad-natured," from male "badly" + -gnus "born," from gignere “to bear, beget.”

30. Malign Mnemonic
After being friends for years, Paris and Nicole maligned each other to the press.

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meander
(v.) to wander about, wind about
(n.) a sharp twist or turn

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meander – L. meander, from Gk. Maiandros, name of a river in Phrygia, noted for its winding course.

33. Meander Mnemonic
Motorcyclists love to drive on roads that meander through hills and mountains.

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metropolis
(n.) a large city; the chief city of an area

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metropolis – Gk. metropolis "mother city" (from which others have been colonized), from meter "mother" + polis "city"

38. Metropolis Mnemonic
New York City is the largest metropolis in America that is on an island.

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momentous
(adj.) very important

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momentous – L. momentum "movement, moving power," also "instant, importance," contraction of *movimentum, from movere "to move"

41. Child birth is one of the most momentous occasions in a person’s life.
Momentous Mnemonic
Child birth is one of the most momentous occasions in a person’s life.

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obstreperous
(adj.) noisy; unruly; disorderly

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obstreperous – L. obstreperus "clamorous," from obstrepere "drown with noise, oppose noisily," from ob "against" + strepere “make a noise.”

44. Obstreperous Mnemonic
Fans can become
obstreperous at their favorite concerts.

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pensive
(adj.) thoughtful; melancholy

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pensive – O.Fr. pensif (11c., fem. pensive), from penser "to think," from L. pensare "weigh, consider," freq. of pendere "weigh"

47. “The Thinker” is a famous statue of a pensive man.
Pensive Mnemonic
“The Thinker” is a famous statue of a pensive man.

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perilous
(adj.) dangerous

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perilous – O.Fr. perillous (Fr. périlleux) "dangerous, hazardous," from L. periculosus, from periculum "an attempt, risk, danger," with instrumentive suffix -culum and root of ex-peri-ri "to try," cognate with Gk. peria "trial, attempt, experience"

50. Swimming with sharks is a perilous hobby.
Perilous Mnemonic
Swimming with sharks is a perilous hobby.

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shoddy –
(adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship

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shoddy – (1832), of uncertain origin from earlier noun meaning "wool made of woolen waste, old rags, etc."

55. A shoddy haircut can ruin a person’s day.
Shoddy Mnemonic
A shoddy haircut can ruin a person’s day.

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sprightly –
(adj.) lively, full of life; spicy; flavorful

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sprightly – O.Fr. esprit "spirit," from L. spiritus "soul, courage, vigor, breath," related to spirare "to breathe."

58. Cheerleaders usually have very sprightly personalities.
Sprightly Mnemonic
Cheerleaders usually have very sprightly
personalities.

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surly
(adj.) angry and bad-tempered; rude

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Surly—M.E. sirly “lordly, imperious” (14c.), from sir. The meaning “rude, gruff” is first attested 1670.

61. Oscar the Grouch is the most surly “Sesame Street” character.
Surly Mnemonic
Oscar the Grouch is the most surly “Sesame Street” character.

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tirade –
(n.) a long, angry speech, usually very critical

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tirade – Fr. tirade "speech, volley, shot, continuation, drawing out" (16c.), from tirer "draw out, endure, suffer," or the Fr. word is perhaps from cognate It. tirata "a volley," from pp. of tirare "to draw.”

64. Tirade Mnemonic
When Mel Gibson was arrested, he allegedly said a tirade against Jews and the police.

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vagrant –
(n.) an idle wanderer, tramp
(adj.) wandering aimlessly

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vagrant – perhaps an alteration (by influence of L. vagari "wander") of Anglo-Fr. wacrant, prp. of O.Fr. wacrer "to walk or wander," from a Gmc. source (e.g. O.N. valka "wander").

67. Vagrant Mnemonic
A vagrant is a person, usually poor, who meanders from place to place without a home or regular work.

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