1. Vocab List 1

2. 1. de Down Decline (v.) Decamp (v.) Depraved (adj.) Demur (v.) Defenestrate (v.)

3. Defenestrate To defenestrate is to throw something out of a window. Before organized garbage collection, people would just defenestrate their trash.

4. 2. punct/poin Point Punctual (adj.) Puncture (v.) Punctilious (adj.) Poignant (adj.)

5. Punctual To be punctual is to be on time. As a teacher, one has to be punctual because students are waiting for class to start.

6. 3. tude State of Latitude (n.) Longitude (n.) Lassitude (n.) Solitude (n.)

7. Solitude Solitude is being alone. People often like to go into nature in order to enjoy the solitude.

8. 4. pre Before Predicament (n.) Prehistoric (adj.) Prelude (n.) Prenatal (adj.) Prenuptial (adj.) Prevaricate (v.)

9. Prelude A prelude is a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope. The hiring person asked many questions about my personal background as a prelude to the formal interview.

10. 5. ad To Adduce (v.) Adhere (v.) Admonish (v.) Advertise (v.)

11. Adhere To adhere is to stick or obey. The tape would not adhere to the wall when the humidity was high. Those who were able to adhere to the rules were rewarded.

12. 6. hend Grasp Apprehend (v.) Apprehensive (adj.) Comprehend (v.) Prehensile (adj.)

13. 7. Prehensile Prehensile means adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something. Monkeys have a prehensile tail.

14. 7. pro Before Prodigious (adj.) Progress (v.) Protract (v.) Protrude (v.)

15. Protrude To protrude is to thrust forward, usually so as to protect. We took shelter from the rain under the awning that protruded from the roof of the porch.

16. 8. in Not Indignant (adj.) Insensible (adj.) Intelligible (adj.) Interminable (adj.)

17. Interminable Interminable means unending. The student were relieved when the interminable lecture finally ended.

18. 9. dol Suffer Doleful (adj.) Dolorous (adj.) Condolence (n.) Indolent (adj.)

19. Doleful Doleful means sad, especially regarding tone or demeanor. The doleful lyrics of some country-western songs put me in a reflective mood.

20. 10. per Through Peremptory(adj.) Perforate (v.) Permeate (v.) Perspicacious (adj.)

21. Perspicacious Perspicacious means insightful— “seeing through” the obvious. King Solomon became famous for his perspicacious approach to solving complex problems.

22. 11. ag To do Aggressive (adj.) Agitate (v.) Ambiguous (adj.)

23. Agitate To agitate is to shake or move briskly or to disturb or excite emotionally. A washing machine works by agitating dirty clothes. The viral video agitated the public to the point of riot.

24. 12. val Strength/worth Ambivalent (adj.) Valiant (adj.) Valor (n.) Value (n. or v.) Evaluate (v.)

25. Ambivalent Ambivalent means having opposing or contradictory feelings about something. Some of the seniors felt ambivalent about graduating; on the one hand, they were eager for independence. On the other, they were saddened to leave childhood behind.

26. 13. ous Full of Fractious (adj.) Insidious (adj.) Rapacious (adj.) Zealous (adj.)

27. Insidious Insidious means stealthily treacherous or deceitful. Cancer is a very insidious disease; sometimes it is far advanced before the patient experiences any symptoms.

28. 14. lent Full of Opulent (adj.) Succulent (adj.) Truculent (adj.) Violent (adj.)

29. Succulent Succulent is tasting very good; sweet, juicy, or rich to the taste. We couldn’t wait to dive into the succulent roasted duck.

30. 15. put Think Dispute (v.) Impute (v.) Putative (adj.) Reputation (n.)

31. Impute To impute is to attribute something (usually unbelievable) to something or someone. Superstitious people impute magical powers to basic objects like rabbits’ feet.

32. 16. moll Soft Emollient (n.) Mollify (v.)

33. Emollient An emollient is an ingredient that makes a product soft. My hand lotion is enriched with emollients like cocoanut oil.

34. 17. greg Group Egregious (adj.) Gregarious (adj.)

35. Egregious Egregious is outrageous, in a bad way (literally an action that sets a person apart from the group). The person was shunned after making the egregious error badmouthing someone to another person who happened to be related to the first.

36. 18. alter Other Altercation (n.) Alter ego (n.) Alternative (n.) Subaltern (adj.)

37. Subaltern A subaltern is a person of low caste or rank. The subaltern employees were made to sit in the back of the room, while their colleagues of higher rank sat in the front.

38. 19. ego I Ego (n.) Egocentric (adj.) Egotistical (adj.) Alter ego (n.)

39. Egocentric Egocentric means self-absorbed. Some celebrities come off as very egocentric in television interviews.

40. 20. ambi Both Ambiance (n.) Ambiguous (adj.) Ambidextrous (adj.) Ambivalent (adj.)

41. Ambiance Ambiance is that which surrounds or encompasses something; the environment and the mood the environment creates. The small, candle lit tables at the restaurant created a romantic ambiance.