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Level E
Unit 2Vocabulary
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ADROITConnotation: neutral
Etymology:1650s, "dexterous," originally "rightly," from Fr. phrase à droit "according to right," from O.Fr. à "to" + droit "right,"
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AMICABLEConnotation: positive
Etymology: from Late Latin amīcābilis, from Latin amīcus friend; related to amāre to love
Word Structure: adjective suffix –able means “able, capable of”
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AVERSE Connotation: negative
Etymology: 1590s, "turned away in mind or feeling," from L. aversus, pp. of avertere (like avert). Originally and usually in Eng. in the mental sense, while avert is used in a physical sense.
Word Structure: Latin root –vers- means “turn”
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BELLIGERENTConnotation: negative
Etymology: from Latin belliger , from bellum war + gerere to wage
Word Structure: noun suffix –ent means “one who does something”
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BENEVOLENTConnotation: positive
Etymology: late 15c., "wishing to do good, kindly," from O.Fr. benevolent, from L. benevolentem "wishing (someone) well," related to benevolentia "good feeling"
Word Structure: Latin prefix bene- means “good;” Latin root –vol- means “wish;” noun suffix –ent means “one who does something”
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CURSORYConnotation: neutral
Etymology:c.1600, from M.Fr. cursoire "rapid," from L.L. cursorius "of a race or running," from L. cursor "runner," from cursum, pp. of currere "to run"
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DUPLICITYConnotation:negative
Etymology:from L.L. duplicitatem "doubleness," in M.L. from duplex "twofold." The notion is of being "double" in one's conduct.
Word Structure: Latin root
-dupl- means “double”; noun
suffix –ity means “act of”
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EXTOLConnotation: positive
Etymology: late 15c., "to lift up," from L. extollere, from ex- "up" + tollere "to raise"
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FEASIBLE
Connotation: neutral
Etymology: mid-15c., from Anglo-Fr. faisible, from O.Fr. faisible, from fais-, stem of faire "do, make," from L. facere "do, perform"
Word Structure: adjective suffix –ible means “able, capable of”
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GRIMACEConnotation: negative
Etymology: French Frankish ≪ grima mask; of Germanic origin; related to Spanish grimazo caricature
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HOLOCAUSTConnotation: negative
Etymology: from Late Latin holocaustum whole burnt offering, from Greek holokauston, from holo- whole + kaustos, from kaiein to burn]
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IMPERVIOUSConnotation: neutral
Etymology:1650, from L.
impervius "that cannot be passed through," from in- "not" + pervius "letting things through," from per "through" + via "road."
Word Structure: prefix im- means “not;” adjective suffix –ous means “marked by”
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IMPETUSConnotation: neutral
Etymology: from Latin: attack, from impetere to assail, from im- (in) + petere to make for, seek out
Word Structure: prefix im- means “not;”
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JEOPARDYConnotation: negative
Etymology: from Old French jeu parti, literally: divided game, hence uncertain issue, from jeu game, from Latin jocus joke, game + partir to divide
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METICULOUSConnotation: neutral
Etymology:1530s, from L. meticulosus "fearful, timid," lit. "full of fear," from metus "fear". Sense of "fussy about details" is first recorded in English 1827.
Word Structure: adjective suffix
–ous means “marked by”
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NOSTALGIAConnotation: neutral
Etymology: from Gk. nostos “a return home" + algos "pain, grief, distress“
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QUINTESSENCEConnotation: neutral
Etymology: early 15c., in ancient and medieval philosophy, "pure essence, substance of which the heavenly bodies are composed," lit. "fifth essence," from M.Fr. quinte essence (14c.)
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RETROGRESSConnotation: neutral
Etymology: Latin retrōgressus past participle of retrōgradī to go back or backward, equivalent to retrō- + gred-, combining form of gradī to step, go
Word Structure: prefix re- means “back, again”
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SCRUTINIZEConnotation: neutral
Etymology: 1670s, from scrutiny
Word Structure: verb suffix –ize means “to cause, make”
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TEPIDConnotation: neutral
Etymology: c.1400, from L. tepidus "lukewarm," from tepere "be warm"