1. It’s Vocab Time!

2. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 5
Accomplice
(n.) a person who takes part in a crime

3. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 5
Accomplice – O.Fr. complice “partner, a confederate,” with a parasitic a- on model of accomplish, etc., or assimilation of indefinite article in phrase a complice, from L.L. complicem, acc. of complex "partner, confederate," from L. complicare "fold together"

4. Accomplice Mnemonic
The judge considered the teenager to be an accomplice so he was also punished for the crime.

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Annihilate
(v.) to destroy completely

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Annihilate – L.L. annihilatus, pp. of annihilare "to reduce to nothing," from L. ad- + nihil "nothing."

7. Annihilate Mnemonic
Adolf Hitler tried to annihilate Jews and others that he considered inferior.

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Arbitrary
(adj.) unreasonable; based on one’s wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

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Arbitrary – from L. arbitrarius, from arbiter "one who goes somewhere (as witness or judge)," from ad- "to" + baetere "to come, go."

10. Arbitrary Mnemonic
Some students feel that the school dress code is an arbitrary rule at school dances because some students are allowed in and some are not.

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Brazen
(n.) made of brass; shameless, impudent

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Brazen – M.E. brasen, from O.E. bræsen, from bræs brass - perhaps suggesting a face unable to show shame

13. Brazen Mnemonic
Teenage girls who are too brazen with boys are often disliked by other girls who think that they are acting dissolute.

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Catalyst
(n.) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change

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Catalyst – Gk. kata "down" + -lysis "a loosening" O.E. losian "be lost, perish," from los "destruction, loss," from P.Gmc. *lausa (cf. O.N. los "the breaking up of an army"), from PIE base *leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart, untie, separate" (cf. Skt. lunati "cuts, cuts off," lavitram "sickle;" Gk. lyein "to loosen, untie, slacken," lysus "a loosening;" L. luere "to loose, release, atone for").

16. Adding vinegar to the baking soda was the catalyst for the bubbles.
Catalyst Mnemonic
Adding vinegar to the baking soda was the catalyst for the bubbles.

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19. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 5
Exodus
(n.) a large-scale departure or flight

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Exodus – Latin, from Greek Exodos, literally, “road out,” from ex- + hodos road

21. When the bell rings at 2:15, there is an exodus of students.
Exodus Mnemonic
When the bell rings at 2:15, there is an exodus of students.

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Facilitate
(v.) to make easier; to assist

23. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 5
Facilitate – M.Fr. facile "easy," from L. facilis "easy to do" and, of persons, "pliant, courteous," from facere "to do"

24. Facilitate Mnemonic
You may decide to pursue a career in which you work with the elderly to facilitate with shopping, eating, etc.

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Incorrigible
(adj.) not able to be corrected; beyond control

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Incorrigible – O.Fr. incorrigible (1334), or from L. incorrigibilis "not to be corrected," from in- "not" + corrigere "to correct."

27. Incorrigible Mnemonic
The movie “Problem Child” is about a boy who is so incorrigible that no one wants to adopt him.

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Latent
(adj.) hidden, present but not realized

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Latent – L. latentem (nom. latens), prp. of latere "to lie hidden," from PIE *laidh-, from base *la- "to be hidden" (cf. Gk. lethe "forgetfulness, oblivion," O.C.S. lajati "to lie in wait for").

30. Latent Mnemonic
Right before Prom, Carol realized that she had a latent pimple on the tip of her nose that could appear any second.

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Militant
(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause
(n.) an activist

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Militant – M.Fr. militant "fighting," from L. militantem (nom. militans), prp. of militare "serve as a soldier"

33. Militant Mnemonic
Mike Tyson is apparently a militant person because he bit Evander Holyfield’s ear during a boxing match.

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Morose
(adj.) having a sullen or gloomy manner; not friendly or sociable

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Morose – L. morosus "morose, peevish, fastidious," from mos (gen. moris) "habit, custom." Though in Eng., manners by itself means "(good) manners," here the implication in L. is "(bad) manners."

38. Eeyore is the most morose character in the Winnie-the-Pooh books.
Morose Mnemonic
Eeyore is the most morose character in the Winnie-the-Pooh books.

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Opaque
(adj.) not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid

40. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 5
Opaque – L. opacus "shaded, shady, dark,”

41. Opaque Mnemonic
Opaque panty hose and tights can make legs appear skinnier than they actually are.

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Paramount
(adj.) chief in importance, above all others

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Paramount – O.Fr. par "by" + amont "up," from a mont "upward." The whole from L. per ad montem, lit. "to the hill."

44. Paramount Mnemonic
Paramount Pictures chose their name so that viewers would know that they were the best.

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Prattle
(v.) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble
(n.) baby talk; babble

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Prattle – L.G. pratelen; akin to M.Du. praten to prate from a W.Gmc. imitative root (cf. M.L.G. praten, M.H.G. braten, Swed. prata "to talk, chatter").

47. Prattle Mnemonic
Steve couldn’t wait until his girlfriend stopped prattling about how she had found the cutest shoes to match her purse.

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Rebut
(v.) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute

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Rebut – O.Fr. rebuter "to thrust back," from re- "back" + boter "to thrust, hit"

50. Rebut Mnemonic
The college student tried to rebut the grade he earned, but his professor would not change his grade no matter how much he argued.

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Reprimand
(v.) to scold; find fault with
(n.) a rebuke

54. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 5
Reprimand – Fr. réprimande, from M.Fr. reprimende "reproof," from L. reprimenda "that is to be repressed" (as in reprimenda culpa "fault to be checked"), fem. sing. of reprimendus, gerundive of reprimere "reprove"

55. Reprimand Mnemonic
Bart Simpson is often reprimanded by his teacher, Edna Krabappel.

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Servitude
(n.) slavery, forced labor

57. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 5
Servitude – M.Fr. servitude, from L.L. servitudo "slavery," from L. servus "a slave"

58. Servitude Mnemonic
Many children today are being sold into servitude by their poverty-stricken
parents.

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Slapdash
(adj.) careless and hasty

60. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 5
Slapdash – probably of imitative origin, similar to Low Ger. slappe, Ger. Schlappe “hurried”

61. Slapdash Mnemonic
Some students turn in slapdash homework because they waste too much time watching television or text-messaging on their cell phones.

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Stagnant
(adj.) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive, sluggish, dull

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Stagnant – L. stagnatum, stagnatus, pp. of stagnare "to stagnate," from stagnatum "standing water," from PIE base *stag- "to seep drip" (cf. Gk. stazein "to ooze, drip;")

64. Stagnant Mnemonic
Stagnant pool water quickly turns into a breeding place for mosquito’s and other pests.

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Succumb
(v.) to give way to superior force, yield

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Succumb –M.Fr. succomber, from L. succumbere "submit, sink down, lie under," from sub "down" + -cumbere "take a reclining position,"

67. Many dieters succumb to temptation of a yummy candy bar.
Succumb Mnemonic
Many dieters succumb to temptation of a yummy candy bar.

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