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Chapter 14 How To Talk About Common Phenomenon & Occurrences Sessions 39-41
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Session 39 Penury- extreme poverty; destitution Vicarious- shared in or experienced by imagined participation in another’s experience Ephemeral- lasting a short time, then vanishing Euphemisms- use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct, but also less offensive Badinage- playful, teasing talk Bovine- slow, dull, sluggish; cow-like Nostalgia- a longing for something of the past Cacophony- harsh, jarring sounds Carnivorous- meat-eating Clandestine- keeping secret or hidden for some illegal purpose Exercises pg. 407-409
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Session 40 Penuria- Latin- need, neediness Parsimonious- English- stingy, cheap, frugal Indigence- English- people living in reduced circumstances Destitution- English- extreme poverty; synonym of penury Fluo- Latin- to flow Affluent- English- possessing large amounts of money Confluence- English- flowing together Opulentus- Latin- wealthy Opulent- English- living a lavish and luxurious lifestyle
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More Session 40 Ephemera- pg. 411- Greek- the word for a fly that lived for a day Vanesco- Latin- to vanish Evanescent- English- fleeting; staying for a remarkably short time (synonym for ephemeral) -Esce/-escent- suffix- begin to Adolescent- English- beginning to become an adult Evanesce- English- beginning to vanish Convalesce- English- beginning to get well after an illness Putrescent- English- beginning to rot Obsolescent- English- beginning to become obsolete
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More Session 40- An exploration of various good things Eu- Greek- good Pheme- Greek- voice Phone- Greek- sound Euphony- English- good sound; pleasant lilt or rhythm Logos- Greek- word or speech Eulogy- English- a speech of praise, usually given at a funeral Euphoria- English- good feeling; a sense of mental buoyancy and physical well-being Thanatos- Greek- death Euthanasia- English- method of painless death inflicted on people suffering from incurable conditions
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Still 40-Exploration of modes of expression Persiflage- English- close synonym of badinage; playful speech that may be a bit mocking Cliché- English- a pattern of words which was once new and fresh, but is now old and overused pg. 413 Bromide- English- any trite, dull, and fallacious remark that shows little evidence of original thinking Platys- Greek- broad or flat Platitude- English- similar to a cliché, but the speaker is trying to pass it off as new and original Plateau- English- flat land Odyne- Greek- pain Anodyne- English- a statement made to make the listener feel better Exercises- pg. 416-421
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Session 41- People are the craziest animals Bovis- Latin- ox, cow Leonine- English- like a lion Canine- English- ??? Feline- English- ??? Porcine- English- pig-like Vulpine- English- fox-like Ursine- English- like a bear Lupine- English- wolf-like Equine- English- like a horse Piscine- English- ??? See pg. 422 for the Latin roots
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More 41- You can’t go home again Nostos- Greek- a return Algos- Greek- pain Kakos- Greek- bad, harsh, or ugly Telephone- English- sound from afar Euphony-English- ??? Phonograph- English- ??? Saxophone- English- ??? Xylone- Greek- wood Xylophone- English- ??? Phonetics- English- the science of the sounds of language Phonics- English- a method of teaching reading by drilling letter and syllable sounds
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More 41 Carnis- Latin- flesh Voro- Latin- to devour Herba- Latin- herb Herbivorous- English- subsisting on grains, grasses, or vegetation Omnis- Latin- all Omnivorous- English- eating both meat and vegetation Voracious- English- devouring; greedy or gluttonous Potens, potentis- Latin- powerful Omnipotent- English- all powerful Potentate- English- powerful leader Impotent- English- powerless Potent- English- ??? Potential- English- possessing power not yet exercised
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More 41 Sciens- Latin- knowing Omniscient- English- all-knowing Omnipresent- English- present everywhere, at all times Ubiquitous- English- seemingly everywhere Ubique- Latin- everywhere Omnibus- English- for all
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More 41- More flesh Carnelian- English- reddish in color Vale- Latin- farewell Carnival- English- any riotous merrymaking or festivities Carnal- English- pleasures of the flesh Carnage- English- great destruction of life Reincarnation- English- a rebirth or reappearance Incarnate- English- in the flesh Clam- Latin- secretly Surreptitious- English- stealthy, sneaky, furtive Exercises- pg. 427-434
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