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Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Abscond (v.) to run off and hide

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Abscond –L. abscondere "to hide, conceal," from ab(s)- "away" + condere "put together, store," from com- "together" + dere "put," from PIE *dhe- "to put, place, make"

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Abscond Mnemonic The man absconded with the lady’s purse as she stood crying.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Access (n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase (v.) to get at, obtain

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Access – O.Fr. acces "onslaught," from L. accessus "a coming to, an approach," pp. of accedere "approach"

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Access Mnemonic Before a date, you should access your money from the ATM.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Anarchy (n.) a lack of government and law; confusion

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Anarchy –M.L. anarchia, from Gk. anarkhia "lack of a leader," noun of state from anarkhos "rulerless," from an- "without" + arkhos "leader."

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Anarchy Mnemonic Teenagers often try to act rebellious by drawing anarchy symbols.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Arduous (adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Arduous – L. arduus "high, steep," from PIE base *eredh- "to grow, high" (cf. O.Ir. ard "high"). Metaphoric extension to "difficult" first attested 1713.

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Arduous Mnemonic After an arduous process of determining the winner, Jaslene Gonzalez was selected as the first Latina winner of America’s Next Top Model.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Auspicious (adj.) favorable; fortunate

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Auspicious – from L. auspicium "divination by observing the flight of birds," from auspex (gen. auspicis) "augur," lit. "one who takes signs from the flight of birds," from PIE *awi-spek- "observer of birds," from *awi- "bird" + *spek- "to see." Connection between birds and omens also is in Gk. oionos "bird of prey, bird of omen, omen," and ornis "bird," which also could mean "omen."

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Auspicious Mnemonic Powerball jackpot winners have auspicious luck, especially this man who won $314,900,000.00.  

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Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Biased (adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Biased – from M.Fr. biasis "slant, oblique," from O.Prov. biais, possibly from V.L. *(e)bigassius, from Gk. epikarsios "slanting, oblique," from epi- "upon" + karsios "oblique."

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Biased Mnemonic Ku Klux Klan members are biased against all races other than Caucasians.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Daunt (v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Daunt – O.Fr. danter, var. of donter, from L. domitare, freq. of domare "to tame"

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Daunt Mnemonic It is easy to feel daunted by others who are taller than yourself.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Disentangle (v.) to free from tangles or complications

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Disentangle – “dis” O.Fr. des-, from L. dis- "apart," from PIE *dis- "apart, asunder" + “tangle” from a Scand. source (cf. dialectal Swed. taggla "to disorder," O.N. þongull "seaweed").

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Disentangle Mnemonic Disentangling holiday lights is a daunting task.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Fated (adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Fated – from L. fata, neut. pl. of fatum "thing spoken (by the gods), one's destiny," from neut. pp. of fari "to speak," from PIE *bha- “speak”

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Fated Mnemonic Some people believe fortune tellers can predict your future based on your fate line on the palm of your hand.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Hoodwink (v.) to mislead by a trick, deceive

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Hoodwink – “hood” O.E. hod, from P.Gmc. *khodaz (cf. O.Fris. hod, M.Du. hoet, Ger. Hut "hat," O.Fris. hode "guard, protection"), from PIE *kadh- "cover" + “wink” O.E. wincian "to nod, wink," from P.Gmc. *wenkanan (cf. Du. wenken, O.H.G. winkan, Ger. winken), a gradational variant of the root of O.H.G. wankon "to stagger, totter," O.N. vakka "to stray, hover," from PIE *weng- "to bend, curve."

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Hoodwink Mnemonic Is Criss Angel hoodwinking his audience or can he really levitate?  

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Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Inanimate (adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Inanimate – M.E., from L.L. inanimatus, from L. in- + animatus, pp. of animare to animate

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Inanimate Mnemonic Art classes often have students paint inanimate objects such as fruit.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Incinerate (v.) to burn to ashes

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Incinerate – M.L. incineratus "reduce to ashes," pp. of incinerare, from L. in- "into" + cinis (gen. cineris) “ashes.”

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Incinerate Mnemonic Many people choose to be cremated in an incinerator when they die.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Intrepid (adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Intrepid – Latin intrepidus, from in- + trepidus alarmed

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Intrepid Mnemonic The intrepid kitten walked past the row of German Shepard dogs.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Larceny (n.) theft

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Larceny – Anglo-Fr. larcin (1292), from O.Fr. larrecin "theft," from L. latrocinium "robbery," from latro (gen. latronis) "robber, bandit," also "hireling, mercenary," ult. from Gk. latron “pay, hire, wages.”

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Larceny Mnemonic OJ Simpson was charged with larceny in Las Vegas for allegedly stealing autographed memorabilia.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Pliant (adj.) bending readily; easily influenced

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Pliant – O.Fr. pliant "bending" (13c.), prp. of plier "to bend" Fig. sense of "easily influenced" is from c.1400.

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Pliant Mnemonic Contortionists have pliant bodies.  

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Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Pompous (adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Pompous – O.Fr. pompe (13c.), from L. pompa "procession, pomp," from Gk. pompe "solemn procession, display," lit. "a sending," from pempein "to send." In Church L., used in depreciatory sense for “worldly display, vain show.”

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Pompous Mnemonic Weddings have become pompous ceremonies where couples are more concerned with impressing their guests than the life-long commitment they are making to each other.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Precipice (n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Precipice – Fr. précipice, from L. præcipitium "a steep place," lit. "a fall or leap," from præceps (gen. præcipitis) "steep, headlong, headfirst," from præ- "forth" + caput “head”

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Precipice Mnemonic The Grand Canyon has many precipices where tourists could accidentally slip to their death.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Rectify (v.) to make right, correct

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Rectify – O.Fr. rectifier, lit. "to make straight" (14c.), from L.L. rectificare "make right" (3c.), from L. rectus "straight" + root of facere “to make”

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Rectify Mnemonic Architects are trying to rectify the foundation problems that cause the Tower of Pisa to lean.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Reprieve (n.) a temporary relief or delay (v.) to grant a postponement

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Reprieve –M.E. repryen "to remand, detain" (1494), probably from M.Fr. repris, pp. of reprendre “take back”

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Reprieve Mnemonic Having a spa treatment is a nice reprieve from everyday life.  

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Revile (v.) to attack with words, call bad names

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Revile – M.E, from M.Fr. reviler "to despise," from re- + vil from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. vile, from L. vilis "cheap, worthless, base, common," of unknown origin.

Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 4 Revile Mnemonic Adherents to political parties often revile certain talk show hosts because of their political opinions.  

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