LIST 5

  verb  arouse hopes that will be frustrated  Synonyms : tempt, tease, entice (in TYS)  Greek. Tantalos, king of Phrygia, son of Zeus, punished in the afterlife (for an offense variously given) by being made to stand in a river up to his chin, under branches laden with fruit, all of which withdrew from his reach whenever he tried to eat or drink. tantalize (TAN tuh lize)

  adjective  excessively sentimental  Synonyms : mushy, tear-jerking, mawkish (MAW kish) M.E. proper name Maudelen ( Magdalene ), woman's name, originally surname of Mary, the repentant sinner forgiven by Jesus in Luke 7:37. In paintings, she was often shown weeping as a sign of repentance. Meaning "characterized by tearful sentimentality" is recorded by 1630s. maudlin (MAWD lin)

  verb  startle, excite, shock, electrify  Synonyms : excite, stimulate, animate (AN uh mate)  stimulate by galvanic electricity," from French galvaniser. Figurative sense of "excite, stimulate (as if by electricity)" first recorded 1853 galvanize (GAL vuh nize)

  adjective  liking the company of others, sociable  Synonyms : sociable, social, convivial (kuh VIV ee ul)  1660s, "living in flocks" (of animals), from Latin gregarius, from grex "flock, herd," "to gather together, assemble" (Greek ageirein "to assemble," agora "assembly;" Sense of "sociable" first recorded gregarious ( gruh GAIR ee us )

  adjective  outstandingly bad  Synonyms: outrageous, flagrant (FLAY grunt)  From Latin egregius "distinguished, excellent, extraordinary," from the phrase ex grege "rising above the flock," from ex "out of" + grege (grex) "herd, flock“. Originally ironic and is not in the Latin word, which etymologically means simply "exceptional." egregious (ih GREE jus)

 Roots  Pyro – fire  pyrotechnics  Fort – strong; brave  Fortify, comfort  Morph – shape  Metamorphosis Macro – large ◦ Macro-biology schiz, schis – to split or cut ◦ Schizophrenia, schism