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Increasing expression one word at a time Increasing expression one word at a time
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humiliation, disappointment, irritation Synonyms : shame, distress, embarrassment, mortification (mort uh fuh KAY shun) chagrin (shuh GRIN)
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French origin: rough leather or sharkskin This rough material was used as an abrasive, which causes distress on an object chagrin
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insincere talk; special language of a social class, trade, or profession Synonyms : insincerity, phoniness, empty talk, slang, technical language, jargon (JAR gun) cant (KANT)
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Latin: cantus (song): this acquired a negative connotation because some believed that the clergy who chanted were insincere Andrew Cant: Scottish preacher, known for viciously persecuting religious opponents while praying for their souls helped propel this negative association cant
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short-lived, fleeting, lasting a very short time Synonyms : momentary, brief, temporary, fading, transitory, (TRAN suh tor ee) ephemeral ( ih FEM uh rul )
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Greek: epi – upon + hemera – day ephemeral
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skillful, clever Synonyms : skilled, nimble, efficient, able, adroit (uh DROIT) Dexterous and sinister have linked etymologies dexterous (DEK stuh rus, DEK strus)
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threatening, wicked, evil Synonyms: menacing, frightening, unfavorable, villainous, treacherous, malevolent (muh LEV uh lunt) sinister (SIN uh stur)
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Shows how the world favors right handed people over left handed people: Latin dexter means right, right-handed Surgeons and pianists have manual dexterity (a praise) While… dexterous
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Latin: sinister – left, left-handed Clumsy dancers are said to have two left feet. sinister
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Root Words Helio –sun heliocentric Phil – love Philosophy; philanthropy Retro – backward Retrospective; retroactive Ambul – to walk Ambulatory; ambulance Val- to be strong Valiant; valor
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