Vocabulary Workshop Unit 2
NUNC/NOUNC “to announce” Enunciate: verb To pronounce or articulate The speaker at graduation enunciated each student’s name correctly. Renounce: verb To reject by declaration The defendant renounced the judge’s guilty verdict.
Pronouncement: noun An official announcement Woodbridge Township made a pronouncement that bullying will not be tolerated.
VOC/VOK “to call” Invoke: verb Provocative: adjective To call on for support Eli Manning invoked Coach Coughlin for help on offensive plays. Provocative: adjective Causing disturbance or excitement The provocative commercial for the new Ford Mustang was pulled from television.
Revoke: verb To make invalid; deactivate If you get too many points while driving, your license will be revoked.
FA “to speak” Ineffable: adjective Infantile: adjective Indescribable The landscape on top of the mountain was ineffable, too beautiful for words. Infantile: adjective Childish; immature The rude behavior between the two boys was infantile and immature.
Affable: adjective Easy to converse with; friendly Sandy Cheeks is an affable character.
DIC/DICT “to say, to tell” Edict: Noun An official order The mayor ordered an edict to help Hurricane Irene victims whose homes flooded. Indict: Verb To charge with a crime; accuse The criminal was indicted on three counts of burglary.
Dictum: noun A formal or authoritative statement Congress declared a dictum on the status of the war in Afghanistan.