1. Vocabulary

2. (v.) = to surround as an enemy; to enclose or entrap; to get around by skillfully maneuvering; to find a way around
Circum – around
Vent – go, come
He tried to circumvent answering his mother’s question by pretending he had not heard it.
Circumvent

3. disseminate (v.) – to scatter widely, as sowing seeds
Dis – apart, away
Semin – seed
Ate – cause, make
The counselor will disseminate the scholarship information to all students.
disseminate

4. Epiphany (n.) = a moment of profound insight Epi – upon
Phan – show, reveal
Y – result of
She had struggled with the math problem for hours, but the epiphany was worth the effort.
Epiphany

5. Feckless (adj.) – careless and irresponsible Feck – make
Less - without
Impatient with Gary’s feckless effort, his employer fired him at the end of the first week.
Feckless

6. (adj.)= developing before the natural season, prematurely developed, unusually forward or advanced, especially mentally
Pre – before
Coquere – cook
Ious – full of
The precocious child had graduated from high school years before he had his driver's license.
Precocious

7. Inviolable (adj.) – never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored
in – not
Violare – violate
Able – capable of
The vows of priesthood are inviolable; the decision to take them requires careful thought.
Inviolable

8. (v.) – to darken, to render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible, to confuse
Ob - against
Fusc – darken
Are – cause, make
The judge must not allow he emotions to obfuscate her responsibility to be impartial.
Obfuscate

9. (n.) – that which precedes, indicates, or announces someone or something to come; one that precedes another
Pre – before
Curs – run
Or – that which
A negative attitude is often a precursor to defeat in almost any new challenge.
Precursor

10. (adj.) – eager to fight, argue, or quarrel; having a quarrelsome disposition
Pugn - fight
Acious – inclined to
The pugnacious man who had alienated his neighbors was not invited to the picnic.
Pugnacious

11. (adj.) – deserving of criticism, rebuke, blame, or disproval
Re – back, again
Prehens – grasp
Ible – capable of
The fans protested the referee’s reprehensible call by shouting at him throughout the game.
Reprehensible