Vocab+Ch.+2

Definition Synonyms Antonyms
 * Word

Etymology (merriam-webster.com dictionary.com) Memory aid Sentence Pictures Your name

Intrinsic

Def: belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part Syn: immanent, organic Ant: extrinsic, external, outward Ety: French- intrinseque, meaning internal, latin- intrinsecus, meaning inwardly MA: in, inside you, sic, dogs will instinctively chase after things. S: Humans are intrinsic omnivores. David Lenahan

inveigh

def: to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval syn: rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate ant: acclaim, glorify, extol ety: latin, invehī to attack with words, vehere to ride memory aid: veigh rhymes with neigh which is what a horse does when it shows disapproval sentence: One should not inveigh with such vigor against change until he or she gives it a chance. pictures:

Cara Mitchell

Lassitude Def- weariness of body or mind, lack of energy Syn- fatigue, lethargy, torpor Ant- energy, vitality Ety- "faintness, weariness," from //lassus// "faint, tired, weary," from PIE base //*lad-// "slow, weary" (cf. O.E. //læt// "sluggish, slow;" see [|**//late//**] (adj.)). Memory Aid- if you were to travel the lattutide of the globe, you would be extremely tired Sentence- Since I stayed up so late last night trying to finish my science project, I trudged through the day with great __lassitude__ only to be extremely tired when I got home. Belle Perry-Moore

word: ingratiate definition: to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with antonyms: alienate, humiliate oneself, mortify oneself etymology: from Latin, from in- ² + grātia grace, favour memory aid: the word 'grace' is partly in ingratiate, so ingratiate is to be in grace with someone sentence: The new, wealthy boy at school ingratiated himself into the new town by buying his new companions expensive gifts. picture:

Harry Konangi

Ex officio Definition: by virtue of position Synonyms: approved, authorative, sanctioned Antonyms: unofficial, unauthorized Etymology: Late Latin, first known use was in 1553. Memory aid: Officio clearly sounds like office/official position. The Vice President serves //ex officio// as president of the Senate.   Saida Gjinatori

permeate (v.) Meaining: to spread through, penetrate, soak through Synonyms: diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, pervade Antonyms: I couldn't find any... Word Orgin: 1650–60; < L permeātus ptp. of permeāre to pass through.See [|per-], [|meatus] Memory Aid: permeate sounds a lot like penetrate Sentence: Even though I closed the blinds all the way, the blinding sunshine still permeated through.



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__**Drivel**__
 * **__Def:__** 1. saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver. 2. childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense; twaddle. (verb) 1.to <span style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">let <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">saliva flow from the mouth or mucus from the nose; <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">slaver. 2.to talk childishly <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">or <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">idiotically.
 * **__Syn:__** dribble, drool, slabber, 2. nonsense, silly, meaningless
 * **__Ant:__** 1. - 2. logic, sense
 * **__Etymology:__**<span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="secondary-bf" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">driv·el·er; <span class="labset" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">especially <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">British  // <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">,  <span class="secondary-bf" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">driv·el·ler,  <span class="pg" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">noun // <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="secondary-bf" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">driv·el·ing·ly;  <span class="labset" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">especially British // <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">,  <span class="secondary-bf" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">driv·el·ling·ly,  <span class="pg" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 0px;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">adverb //
 * **__Memory Aid:__** The "dr" at the beginning of drivel had the same beginning as drool, and dribble.
 * **__Sentence:__** The boy was __driveling__ as he day dreamed about cakes and cookies.




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<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">bombastic (adj.) <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">rhetorical, windy, inflated, highfalutin, high-flown, pretentious <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">unadorned, plain, simple, austere <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">from the french word //bombace//, which meant padding (1560) <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">rhymes with elastic; stretching out elastic is like stretching out the sentence merely to impress the listener <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The presidential candidate was bombastic in his remarks regarding healthcare. It was obvious he knew little about the subject. <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lydia Bednarski

Surmise Definition=(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof. Syn.= (v.) infer, gather; (n.) inference, presumption. Ant.= fact Etymology= Comes from the past participle of //surmettre//- which means "to place on, suppose, accuse". Memory Aid= //survey// sounds like sumise and they both have "sur" at the beginning. Surveying, would to be gathering information, kind of like surmise. Sentence= The policed surmised that Mr. Fluffy- the household cat- was really the killer of the crime. Pictures= <!--[if gte mso 10]> Sarah Yannie

Infringe(v.) Definition: to violate,trespass, go beyond recognized bounds Syn:encroach,impinge,intrude,poach Ant:stay in bounds

Etymology: Medieval Latin //infringere,// from Latin, to break, crush, from //in-// + //frangere// to break

Memory Aid: Fringe on a piece of clothing is usually at the bottom or edge, so if you infringe, you go past the edge/border

Sentence: The boys decided to infringe on the school property even though the area was clearly marked with a “NO TRESSPASSING” sign.

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Catherine Hall

Zeph Sawyer- Millenium Definition: A period of 1,000 years; a period of great joy.

Synonyms: chiliad, golden age, prosperity, peace

Antonyms: doomsday, day of judgement

Etymology: 1630s, from L. mille "thousand" + annus "year" (see [|annual]); formed on analogy of biennium, triennium, etc. First in English in sense of "1,000-year period of Christ's anticipated rule on Earth" (Rev. xx.1-5). Sense of "any 1,000-year period" first recorded 1711. Latin

Memory Aid: In the word millenium, there is the word mil within the world. Think of mil as a million dollars and receiving million dollars would surely bring about a time of great joy.

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The money represents prosperity.

Epitome (n.) Definition: a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

Synonyms: abstract, digest, model, archetype

Etymology: <span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="rom-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">1520–30; <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">< <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">L  <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">epitomē // <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">abridgment < <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">Gk  <span class="ital-inline" style="color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">epitomḗ // <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">abridgment, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static;">surface incision.

Memory Aid: Well, when Jim Thome played for the Indians, he was the epitome of baseball.

Sentence: He was the epitome of good sportsmanship, always having a smile on his face after the game.

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Ameliorate To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming  Amend, better Worsen, aggravate, exacerbate from meliorate, influenced by French //améliorer// to improve, from Old French // ameillorer //to make better, from //meillor// better, from Latin // melior // “ameli” is like Amelia Earhart, who was the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic…Amelia Earhart improved, or ameliorated the world of aviation

He tried to ameliorate his grade by studying for the upcoming test, which he lacked to do for his previous exams.

<span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> Ian Adams  <span style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">__Precipitate__ Alec Temes __APLOMB__
 * Definition**: (v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process
 * Synonyms**: (v.) provoke, produce; (adj.) reckless, impetuous
 * Antonyms**: (adj.) wary, cautious, circumspect.
 * Etymology**: c.1500, "sudden haste," from M.Fr. precipitation (15c.), from L. praecipitationem (nom. praecipitatio) "act or fact of falling headlong, haste," from praecipitare "fall, be hasty," from praeceps "steep" (see precipice). Meaning "act of falling from a height" is attested from 1610s. Meteorological sense of "rain, snow, dew, etc." is from 1670s.
 * Memory Aid**: The "sip" sound sounds like sipping water, and precipitate is water falling as rain.
 * Sentence**: A bad score on a test will precipitate him to study better.
 * Pictures**: [[image:http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mVbhcElZG4M/SRuKgVhhFnI/AAAAAAAAAT0/CXul43Gxj6Y/s400/rain.jpg]] [[image:http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/674/674,1105501413,1/stock-photo-finger-ready-to-push-over-dominoes-only-the-first-domino-in-focus-97959.jpg]]
 * defintion:** (n.) poise, assurance, great self confidence; perpendicular
 * synonyms:** composure, self-possession, levelheadedness
 * antonyms:** confusion, embarrassment, abashment
 * etymology:** Middle French a plomb 'according to the plummet'
 * memory aid:** (this is what Mr. Toner came up with) the "plomb" part sounds like bomb and if there were bombs falling a person with aplomb would remain calm and unruffled.
 * sentence:** Even under extreme pressure I can handle a crisis with great aplomb.

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//MARISA ARANCIBIA//

Stringent

(adj.) strict severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste.

Stern, rigorous, tough, urgent, imperative

Lenient, mild, lax, permissive

Latin stringent-, stringens, //present participle of// stringere

First Known Use: 1736

1. “**Stri”** are the first four letters and the word is only missing the “**ct”** to make **Strict.**

2. The word ring is located inside St**ring**ent, which binds the finger like the definition.

The legislative branch needs to pass more stringent laws in order to enforce drunk driving.

//Blake Williams//

//Callow (adj.)//

//Definition: without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers//

//Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced//

//Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated//

//Etymology: O.E. calu "bare, bald," prob. from W.Gmc. *kalwaz (cf. M.Du. calu, Du. kaal , O.H.G. kalo , Ger. Kahl ), perhaps from L. or Celt. From young birds with no// //feathers, meaning extended to any young inexperienced thing or creature (1570s). Apparently not from L. calvus "bald."//

//Memory Aid: low is in the word so if you are younger you are low on the maturity scale//

//Sentence: The new freshman at the high school are very callow.//

//﻿Sierra Burleson//

//Word: Occult// //Definition: (Adj) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n) matters involving the supernatural.// //Synonyms: supernatural, esoteric, abstruce, acrane// //Antonyms: mundane, common, public, exoteric// //Etymology: from Latin word//

occultus//, meaning to hide or cover//

//Memory Aid: it has 2 c's in a row, and so does Harry Potter, who is supernatural// //Sentence:The Wizard used his supernatural powers to occult himelf.// //Picture:// //Adam Smith//

//Interloper// //Definition: one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder// //Synonyms: trespasser, meddler, BUTTINSKY// //Antonyms: guest// //Etymology: c.1590, "unauthorized trader trespassing on privileges of chartered companies," probably from// //inter- "between" + //-loper (from //landloper "vagabond, adventurer," also, according to Johnson, "a term of reproach used by seamen of those who pass their lives on shore"); perhaps a dialectal form of [|**//leap//**], or from M.Du. //loper "runner, rover," from//////// lopen// "to run." General sense of "self-interested intruder" is from 1630s. Memory Aid: 1) the pre fix "inter" means "between" and a "loper" could be a person... a person between others 2) ALEXA FEDYNSKY IS A BUTTINSKY. < She's really not, I just enjoy the rhyme. Sentence: My little sister was an interloper when she peeked into my room while my friends and I were sharing secrets at our sleepover.