May 2010
4 posts
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Amortization: (noun)
The act of paying off debt or other obligation in regular installments over a period of time
Ex: When he decided to get a mortgage on the house he knew he would have to go through amortization.
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Infra: (root)
Below
Ex: infrared, infrastructure, infraspecific
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Olfactory: (adjective)
of or pertaining to the sense of smell
Ex: To prevent herself from endangering her olfactory organs, she wafted the chemical toward her nose.
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espionage: (noun)
the act or practice of spying, especially in the government
Ex: The boys decided to go everywhere on an espionage to figure out who destroyed their tree house.
April 2010
25 posts
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Lucrative: (adjective)
peofitable
Ex: The entrepreneur begun his company just for pure fun at first, but lucky for him, it turned into a lucrative business.
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Perturbed: (verb)
1. to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
2. to throw into great disorder; derange.
Ex: Despite the fact that her brother constantly perturbed her during her study session, she still got an A.
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Neoteric: (adjective)
the act of being new; modern
Ex: Before the 21st century, any kind of touch screen device seemed improbable as it is a neoteric concept.
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congenial: (adjective)
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character
Ex: The reason why they were such good friends was because they were a congenial couple.
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Per: (root)
against, through
Ex: permeate, persistent, perception
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Infatuate: (verb)
1. to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
2.to affect with folly; make foolish or fatuous.
Ex: Even though he had never talked to her before, he could not help but be infatuated with her beauty.
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Fatuous: (adjective)
silly, foolish
Ex: It was not until after she got her test back that she realized how fatuous her decision not to study was.
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Condone: (verb)
to pardon, deliberately overlook
Ex: Even though all the evidence was there, she condoned her best friend’s wrongdoing.
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Mutable: (Adjective)
able to change
Ex: Though Jason meticulously put together each part of the party, the plans were still mutable.
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Arboreal: (adjective)
Of or relating to trees
Ex: The foliage in the painting contained various arboreal traits.
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Zephyr: (noun)
a gentle breeze
Ex: The temperature was already below freezing, but the zephyrs blowing through made the weather seem even more chilly.
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Recapitulate: (verb)
To sum up, repeat
Ex: Emma recapitulated what she said before ending her presentation.
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Etymology: (noun)
the history of words, their origin and development
Ex: The spelling bee contestant refused to spell any word without asking for its etymology first.
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imbroglio: (noun)
A questionable situation
Ex: The scammers were caught being a part of an imbroglio after some assets went missing.
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prim: (root)
First
Ex: primitive, prime, primeval
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Pliable: (adjective)
Flexible
Ex: The silly putty was pliable enough that Emily could twist it into any shape she wanted to.
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Debunk: (verb)
to expose the falseness of something
Ex: She debunked George’s claim that he was the fastest runner ever by beating him in multiple races.
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subservient: (adjective)
serve in an inferior position
Ex: Jon was the self-appointed leader of the project and refused to be subservient to anyone no matter how good their ideas were.
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Idolatrous: (adjective)
excessively worshiping one object or person
Ex: Sarah never understood the appeal of the idolatrous fawning random fan girls did until she became one.
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Infatuate: (verb)
1. to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
2. to affect with folly; make foolish or fatuous.
Ex: Even though he never met her, he could not help but be infatuated with her beauty.
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indefatigable: (adjective)
tireless
Ex: Even after 3 sets already passed, Aimee was indefatigable on the tennis court.
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heretic: (noun)
one who does not stick to an established belief or doctrine
Ex: When everyone else decided to conform and just obey the unethical rule, the heretic in the group decided it was not right and rebelled.
(I’m giving you guys 2 words today as part of my apologies! Happy studying!)
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Kin: (stem)
Motion
Ex: Kinetic, kinesthetic, telekinesis
xsharonlove asked: Where have you gone?
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Distaff: (adjective)
Female
Ex: The distaff portion of the team argued against the boys going first.
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Ingratiate: (verb)
to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, especially deliberately.
Ex: Sally would not have been accepted into the summer program if she had not ingratiated herself to the interviewer.
March 2010
16 posts
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Factotum: (noun)
a person, like a servant or handyman, employed to do all kinds of work around the house; person having many responsibilities
Ex: When our sink broke, we called a factotum to help fix it.
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Collude: (verb)
to act together through a secret understanding
Ex: The criminals and the bank teller colluded to devise the plan of robbing the bank.
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Aggrandize: (verb)
1. to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity
2. to make great/greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor
Ex: In order to continue the British dominance in the world, Britain aggrandized their amount of land.
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Also, I'd like to thank everyone who is following...
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Greg (root)
flock, group
Ex: gregarious, congregation, segregate,
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I apologize for not posting words for a few days,...
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sycophant: (noun)
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
Ex: The sycophant tried to get her teacher to raise her grades by telling her how much she liked her outfit and way of teaching.
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Iterative: (adjective)
1. repeating; repetitious
Ex: Her iterative preaching made her message come across more effectively.
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Trenchant: (adjective)
1. incisive or keen, as language or a person
2. vigorous; effective; energetic
Ex: Sally’s sarcasm could not overcome her brother’s trenchant wit when they argued.
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Conciliate: (verb)
1. to overcome the distrust or hostility of
2. to win or gain
3. to make compatible; reconcile
Ex: Jeremy conciliated his opponent after the boxing tournament when he won.
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Pre (root)
before
Ex: preview, predecessor, preschool
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Histrionic: (adjective)
1. Of or pertaining to actors or acting.
2. deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional
Ex: The histrionic girl almost did not get chosen for the part of Alice in Alice in Wonderland.
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Perfunctory: (adjective)
1. Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic
Ex: Her perfunctory writing in her essay earned her a failing grade.
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Debilitate: (verb)
to make weak or feeble
Ex: Sam’s new found cancer debilitated the bones and muscles in his body but not his faith.
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Palliate: (verb)
To relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate
Ex: She palliated her her large bruise with an ice pack.