1. Vocabulary Workshop
Unit 2

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.

3. Pronouncement: noun An official announcement
Woodbridge Township made a pronouncement that bullying will not be tolerated.

4. 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.

5. Revoke: verb To make invalid; deactivate
If you get too many points while driving, your license will be revoked.

6. 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.

7. Affable: adjective Easy to converse with; friendly
Sandy Cheeks is an affable character.

8. 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.

9. Dictum: noun A formal or authoritative statement
Congress declared a dictum on the status of the war in Afghanistan.