1. It’s Vocab Time!

2. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4
Abscond
(v.) to run off and hide

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Abscond –L. abscondere "to hide, conceal," from ab(s)- "away" + condere "put together, store," from com- "together" + dere "put," from PIE *dhe- "to put, place, make"

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Abscond Mnemonic
The man absconded with the lady’s purse as she stood crying.

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Access
(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase
(v.) to get at, obtain

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Access – O.Fr. acces "onslaught," from L. accessus "a coming to, an approach," pp. of accedere "approach"

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Access Mnemonic
Before a date, you should access your money from the ATM.

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Anarchy
(n.) a lack of government and law; confusion

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Anarchy –M.L. anarchia, from Gk. anarkhia "lack of a leader," noun of state from anarkhos "rulerless," from an- "without" + arkhos "leader."

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Anarchy Mnemonic
Teenagers often try to act rebellious by drawing anarchy symbols.

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Arduous
(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort

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Arduous – L. arduus "high, steep," from PIE base *eredh- "to grow, high" (cf. O.Ir. ard "high"). Metaphoric extension to "difficult" first attested 1713.

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Arduous Mnemonic
After an arduous process of determining the winner, Jaslene Gonzalez was selected as the first Latina winner of America’s Next Top Model.

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Auspicious
(adj.) favorable; fortunate

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Auspicious – from L. auspicium "divination by observing the flight of birds," from auspex (gen. auspicis) "augur," lit. "one who takes signs from the flight of birds," from PIE *awi-spek- "observer of birds," from *awi- "bird" + *spek- "to see." Connection between birds and omens also is in Gk. oionos "bird of prey, bird of omen, omen," and ornis "bird," which also could mean "omen."

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Auspicious Mnemonic
Powerball jackpot winners have auspicious luck, especially this man who won $314,900,

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18. It’s Vocab Time

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Biased
(adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

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Biased – from M.Fr. biasis "slant, oblique," from O.Prov. biais, possibly from V.L. *(e)bigassius, from Gk. epikarsios "slanting, oblique," from epi- "upon" + karsios "oblique."

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Biased Mnemonic
Ku Klux Klan members are biased against all races other than Caucasians.

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Daunt
(v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

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Daunt – O.Fr. danter, var. of donter, from L. domitare, freq. of domare "to tame"

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Daunt Mnemonic
It is easy to feel daunted by others who are taller than yourself.

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Disentangle
(v.) to free from tangles or complications

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Disentangle – “dis” O.Fr. des-, from L. dis- "apart," from PIE *dis- "apart, asunder" + “tangle” from a Scand. source (cf. dialectal Swed. taggla "to disorder," O.N. þongull "seaweed").

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Disentangle Mnemonic
Disentangling holiday lights is a daunting task.

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Fated
(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune

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Fated – from L. fata, neut. pl. of fatum "thing spoken (by the gods), one's destiny," from neut. pp. of fari "to speak," from PIE *bha- “speak”

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Fated Mnemonic
Some people believe fortune tellers can predict your future based on your fate line on the palm of your hand.

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Hoodwink
(v.) to mislead by a trick, deceive

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Hoodwink – “hood” O.E. hod, from P.Gmc. *khodaz (cf. O.Fris. hod, M.Du. hoet, Ger. Hut "hat," O.Fris. hode "guard, protection"), from PIE *kadh- "cover" + “wink” O.E. wincian "to nod, wink," from P.Gmc. *wenkanan (cf. Du. wenken, O.H.G. winkan, Ger. winken), a gradational variant of the root of O.H.G. wankon "to stagger, totter," O.N. vakka "to stray, hover," from PIE *weng- "to bend, curve."

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Hoodwink Mnemonic
Is Criss Angel hoodwinking his audience or can he really levitate?

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35. It’s Vocab Time!

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Inanimate
(adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit

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Inanimate – M.E., from L.L. inanimatus, from L. in- + animatus, pp. of animare to animate

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Inanimate Mnemonic
Art classes often have students paint inanimate objects such as fruit.

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Incinerate
(v.) to burn to ashes

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Incinerate – M.L. incineratus "reduce to ashes," pp. of incinerare, from L. in- "into" + cinis (gen. cineris) “ashes.”

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Incinerate Mnemonic
Many people choose to be cremated in an incinerator when they die.

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Intrepid
(adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable

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Intrepid – Latin intrepidus, from in- + trepidus alarmed

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Intrepid Mnemonic
The intrepid kitten walked past the row of German Shepard dogs.

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Larceny
(n.) theft

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Larceny – Anglo-Fr. larcin (1292), from O.Fr. larrecin "theft," from L. latrocinium "robbery," from latro (gen. latronis) "robber, bandit," also "hireling, mercenary," ult. from Gk. latron “pay, hire, wages.”

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Larceny Mnemonic
OJ Simpson was charged with larceny in Las Vegas for allegedly stealing autographed
memorabilia.

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Pliant
(adj.) bending readily; easily influenced

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Pliant – O.Fr. pliant "bending" (13c.), prp. of plier "to bend" Fig. sense of "easily influenced" is from c.1400.

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Pliant Mnemonic
Contortionists have pliant bodies.

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52. It’s Vocab Time!

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Pompous
(adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

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Pompous – O.Fr. pompe (13c.), from L. pompa "procession, pomp," from Gk. pompe "solemn procession, display," lit. "a sending," from pempein "to send." In Church L., used in depreciatory sense for “worldly display, vain show.”

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Pompous Mnemonic
Weddings have become pompous ceremonies where couples are more concerned with impressing their guests than the life-long commitment they are making
to each other.

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Precipice
(n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

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Precipice – Fr. précipice, from L. præcipitium "a steep place," lit. "a fall or leap," from præceps (gen. præcipitis) "steep, headlong, headfirst," from præ- "forth" + caput “head”

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Precipice Mnemonic
The Grand Canyon has many precipices where tourists could accidentally slip to their death.

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Rectify
(v.) to make right, correct

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Rectify – O.Fr. rectifier, lit. "to make straight" (14c.), from L.L. rectificare "make right" (3c.), from L. rectus "straight" + root of facere “to make”

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Rectify Mnemonic
Architects are trying to rectify the foundation problems that cause the Tower of Pisa
to lean.

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Reprieve
(n.) a temporary relief or delay
(v.) to grant a postponement

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Reprieve –M.E. repryen "to remand, detain" (1494), probably from M.Fr. repris, pp. of reprendre “take back”

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Reprieve Mnemonic
Having a spa treatment is a nice reprieve from everyday life.

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Revile
(v.) to attack with words, call bad names

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Revile – M.E, from M.Fr. reviler "to despise," from re- + vil from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. vile, from L. vilis "cheap, worthless, base, common," of unknown origin.

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Revile Mnemonic
Adherents to political parties often revile certain talk show hosts because of their political opinions.

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