Word: Benevolent Part of speech: Adjective Pronunciation: b uh - nev - uh -l uh nt Origins:

1. Word: Benevolent • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: buh-nev-uh-luh nt • Origins: Latin “bene” (well; good) + “vol” (wish) • Related Forms: Benevolence (n); benevolently (adv) • Sentence: Although she ruled absolutely, the benevolent monarch made sure that all of her subjects had plenty of food, warm places to live, and safety from danger. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: --1. intending or showing goodwill; kindly; friendly --2. doing good or giving aid to others, rather than making profit; charitable (The Red Cross is a benevolent organization)

2. Word: Adversary • Part of speech: Noun • Pronunciation: ad-ver-ser-ee • Origins: Latin “ad” (to, towards) + “vertere” (to turn) • Related Forms: Adversarial (adj); adverse (adj) • Sentence: When she heard about another serial killer hunting in her territory, Umkulthoum vowed to track down this new adversary and disembowel him or her. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe; a person, group, etc., that is an opponent in a contest.

3. Word: Omniscient • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: Ŏm-nĭsh-ĕnt • Origins: Latin “Omni” (all) + “Scire” (to know) • Related Forms: Omniscience (n); Omnisciently (adv) • Sentence: The Christmas carols tell of an omniscient Santa Clause: “He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake. He knows when you’ve been bad or good….” • Predicted Definition: • Definition: Having or possessing unlimited (or seemingly unlimited) knowledge or understanding

4. Word: Altruistic • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: al-troo-is-tik • Origins: Latin “alter” (other) • Related Forms: Altruism (n); Altruistically (adv) • Sentence: The altruistic hostage stayed behind to fight off Umkulthoum while allowing the other hostages to escape from the basement dungeon. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: unselfishly concerned for or devotedtothewelfareofothers(opposedtoegoistic )

5. Word: Benefactor • Part of speech: Noun • Pronunciation: ben-uh-fak-ter • Origins: Latin: “bene” (good/well) + “fac” (to make) + “or” (one who does) • Related Forms: • Sentence: As she wrote them a very generous check, Umkulthoum laughed to think how shocked the Society for the Advancement of Amputees would be if they knew how many amputees their secret benefactor had created. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: 1 -- a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper. 2 -- a person who supports or helps a person, institution, etc, esp by giving money; patron

6. Word: Chivalrous • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: shiv-uh l-ruh s • Origins: Latin: “caballārius” (man on horseback (from “caball” (horse))) • Related Forms: Chivalry (n) • Sentence: Umkulthoum was impressed by the chivalrous behavior of her neighbor when he rescued her during a mugging, even though she was disappointed that she wouldn’t get to kill her muggers. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: 1. having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty. 2. considerate and courteous to women; gallant. 3. gracious and honorable toward an enemy, especially a defeated one, and toward the weak or poor.

7. Word: Embark • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation: em-bahrk • Origins: Latin “em” (to cause to be in; on all sides, completely) + “barca” (barge) (derived from Coptic, to Egyptian, to Greek, to Latin) • Related Forms: Embarkation (n); disembark (v) • Sentence: Moments after she embarked on the cruise ship, Umkulthoum embarked on her career as a sociopathic killer, strangling a cabin boy with the straps of a life preserver. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: 1. to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey. 2. to start an enterprise, business, etc.

8. Word: Stately • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: steyt-lee • Origins: Latin: “Stare” (To Stand) • Related Forms: Stateliness (n); • Sentence: Throughout time, kings and queens have maintained a stately throne room in order to impress and intimidate the petitioners who come before them. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc.; dignified.

9. Word: Ambidextrous • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: am-bi-dek-struh s • Origins: Latin: “ambi” (Both) + “dexter” (on the right (right as in “direction” (left/right) as well as right as in “correct; favorable”)) • Related Forms: Ambidextrously (adv); ambidextrousness (n) • Sentence: One advantage that she had over her sister was that the ambidextrous Umkulthoum could throw knives equally well with both hands. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: Able to use both hands equally well

10. Word: Deploy • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation: dih-ploi • Origins: Latin “de” (separate, removal, un, negative) + “Plicare” (to fold) (“To unfold)) • Related Forms: Deployment (n); deployable (adj); deployabitlity (n) • Sentence: President Kennedy instituted a naval blockade when Khrushchev and the Soviet Union tried to deploy nuclear missles on Cuba. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: 1 -- to arrange or spread out in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately 2 -- to come into a position ready for use: the plane can't land unless the landing gear deploys.

11. Word: Condolence • Part of speech: Noun • Pronunciation: kuh n-doh-luh ns • Origins: Latin: “con” (with) + “dolor” (to feel pain) + “ence” (state or condition or quality) • Related Forms: Condole (v) • Sentence: Umkulthoum surprised her sister by extending condolences to Trevor’s mother at Trevor’s funeral. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: Often, “condolences.” expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief.

12. Word: Implicate • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation: im-pli-keyt • Origins: Latin: “Im” (in) + “Plicare” (to fold) • Related Forms: Imply (v); implication (n); implicit (adj) • Sentence: Umkulthoum had such a bad reputation in high school that just sitting next to her in class was enough to implicate someone in being involved in her activities. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: To show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.

13. Word: Scrutinize • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation: skroot-n-ahyz • Origins: Latin: Scrūtārī (to search) + “ize” (to subject to (as a process)) • Related Forms: Scrutiny (n); scrutinizer (n); scrutinization (n) • Sentence: The forensic accountant took seven months to scrutinize Umkulthoum’s bank accounts, looking for any evidence he could find that may tell where she was hiding the money. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: To examine in detail with careful or critical attention.

14. Word: Reprehensible • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: rep-ri-hen-suh-buh l • Origins: Latin: “re” (again) + “prehendere” (to seize/grab) + “ible” (capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to) • Related Forms: Reprehensibly (adv); reprehensibility (n); reprehensibleness (n) • Sentence: As he watched his two-year-old foster son play basketball, he pondered how reprehensible it was that someone had blackened the boy’s eye and covered his body with burns and abrasions. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: Open to criticism or rebuke; blameworthy

15. Word: Placate • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation: pley-keyt • Origins: Latin: “placare” (to quiet, calm, appease) + “ate” (cause to become) • Related Forms: Placatingly (adv), implacable (adj) • Sentence: When Umkulthoum was a fussy infant, her mother would often give her a plush toy shaped like a baseball bat in order to placate the screaming child. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures

16. Word: Animosity • Part of speech: Noun • Pronunciation: an-uh-mos-i-tee • Origins: Latin: “animus” (mind, spirit, courage, passion, wrath) + “ity” (condition or quality of being _____) • Related Forms: • Sentence: Umkulthoum’s mother constantly telling Umkulthoum to be more like her sister fed the animosity between the girls. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action

17. Word: Vivacious • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: vi-vey-shuh s • Origins: Latin: “Viv” (alive (“Vit” life)) + “-ous” (full of, or possessing) • Related Forms: Vivaciousness (n); vivaciously (adv) • Sentence:Although Umkulthoum was prettier, her sister’s vivacious soul and obvious love of life made her far more attractive to Trevor. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: full of high spirits and animation; lively or vital

18. Word: Pretext • Part of speech: Noun • Pronunciation: pree-tekst • Origins: Latin: “pre” (in front) Sanskrit: “Tek” (to make)  Latin: “Texura” (web (from “texere” (to weave))) • Related Forms: • Sentence: Umkulthoum posed her sister in front of the Federal Building downtown as a pretext to allow Umkulthoum to take pictures of the security measures at the front entrance. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: a fictitious reason given in order to conceal the real one

19. Word: Protrude • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation: proh-trood • Origins: Latin: “pro” (forward; out) + “trudere” (thrust) • Related Forms: Protrusion (n); protruding (adj) • Sentence: As the tumor grew in Nigel’s abdomen, it caused his stomach to protrude over his belt. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: To push or thrust outward

20. Word: Apathy • Part of speech: Noun • Pronunciation: ap-uh-thee • Origins: Greek: “a” (without; un) + “pathos” (emotion; feeling; suffering) • Related Forms: apathetic (adj); apathetically (adv) • Sentence: People who thought she was normal and didn’t realize that she was a sociopath were always surprised by Umkulthoum’s dry-eyed apathy at funerals. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: absence of interest in or enthusiasm for things generally considered interesting or moving; absence of emotion

21. Word: Deviate • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation: dee-vee-eyt • Origins: Latin “de” (separate, removal, un, negative) + “vi” (road, way) • Related Forms: Deviation (n); deviant (n/adj); deviate (n) • Sentence: Once Umkulthoum had decided on a victim, nothing could make her deviate from that choice, not even her sister’s pleading or the threat of police intervention. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: 1. to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. 2. to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm. 3. to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning.

22. Word: Affiliated • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: uh-fil-ee-ey-tid • Origins: Latin: “af” (toward) + “fil” (son) + “ate” (suffix to make a verb from a noun or adjective) + “ed” (suffix that makes an adjective indicating a condition or quality resulting from the action of a verb) (In Latin meant “Adopted as a son.”) • Related Forms: Affiliation (n); Affiliate (v) • Sentence: When the mayor was brought up on corruption charges, everyone who was affiliated with him, whether a friend or a family member, was made the subject of a thorough investigation. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: being in close formal or informal association; related

23. Word: Indelible • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: in-del-uh-buh l • Origins: Latin: “in” (not; negative) + “del” (destroy) “-ble” (capable of being) • Related Forms: Indelibly (adv); • Sentence: The horrific crime scene the investigators found in Umkulthoum’s basement left an indelible memory that haunted them for the rest of their lives. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: 1. making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like 2. that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like

24. Word: Magnanimous • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: mag-nan-uh-muh s • Origins: Latin: “Magn” (Large; great) + “anim” (soul) + “ous” (having, full of, or characterized by) • Related Forms: Magnanimously (adv); magnanimousness (n) • Sentence: In a magnanimous gesture, after the Tigers lost to the Red Sox, the Tigers players all pitched in to buy a full-page ad in the news paper wishing the Red Sox good luck in the world series. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness; high-minded; noble

25. Word: Finite • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation:fahy-nahyt • Origins: Latin: “Finis” (End) • Related Forms: Infinite (adj); infinity (n) • Sentence:Umkulthoum’s sister knew that Umkulthoum’s patience was finite, so Umkulthoum’s sister made sure never to annoy Umkulthoum for too long, lest there be trouble • Predicted Definition: • Definition: Having bounds or limits; not infinite; measurable; subject to limitations or conditions, as of space, time, circumstances, or the laws of nature

26. Word: Augment • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation: awg-ment • Origins: Latin: “augere” (to increase/make large/enrich) • Related Forms: Augmented (adj); augmentation (n) • Sentence: Seeking to augment the already large volume of evidence against Umkulthoum, Trevor went to a judge to get permission to tap her phones and intercept all of her emails. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase

27. Word: Belligerent • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: buh-lij-er-uh nt • Origins: Latin: “Bellum” (war) + “gerere” (to conduct, to bear, to carry) + “-ant(-ent)” (causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition) • Related Forms: Belligerently (adv); belligerence (n) • Sentence: Given the horrific, violent crimes of which Umkulthoum was accused, Trevor thought she would be more belligerent, but she was surprisingly passive and peaceful during questioning. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: warlike; given to waging war; of warlike character; aggressively hostile;

28. Word: Duplicity • Part of speech: Noun • Pronunciation: doo-plis-i-tee • Origins: Latin: “Du” (two) + “plex” (having parts or units) + “-ity” (having the condition or quality of being ______) • Related Forms: Duplicate (v/n); duplicitous (adj); • Sentence: Tired of Umkulthoum’s duplicity, her sister and Trevor both confronted her so she would finally have to tell them the same story. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: 1. Deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. 2. The state or quality of having two elements or parts; being twofold or double.

29. Word: Impervious • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation:im-pur-vee-uh s • Origins: Latin: “im” (not) + “per” (through, utterly, very) + “vi(a)” (road) + “ous” (having, full of, characterized by) • Related Forms: Imperviousness (adj); imperviously (adv) • Sentence: The woman thought her husband was impervious to emotional pain, so she was surprised to see him break down when the dog died. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: 1. not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable. 2. incapable of being injured or impaired. 3. incapable of being influenced, persuaded, or affected.

30. Word: Coerce • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation: koh-urs • Origins: Latin: “co” (with; together; jointly) + “arcere” (to keep in; to keep away (from “arca” (“ark”…think Noah or Indiana Jones))) • Related Forms: Coercion (n); Coerced (adj) • Sentence: Don Corleone would coerce people to sign contracts by telling them that in 30 seconds, either their brains or their signatures would be on a piece of paper. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition

31. Word: Bequeath • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation: bih-kweeth • Origins: Old English: “be-” (cause to be); Old High German: “quidan” (to say) • Related Forms: Bequest (n) • Sentence: Umkulthoum and her sister knew that when their parents died they would bequeath to the girls 500 acres of swampland filled with shallow graves. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: Todispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will; to hand down; pass on; to leave to

32. Word: Inopportune • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: in-op-er-toon • Origins: Latin: “in” (not) + “op” (toward, to) + “portus” (harbor, haven) • Related Forms: Opportune (adj); opportunistic (adj) • Sentence: Sebastian hoped his girlfriend wouldn’t call at an inopportune moment while he was out for the night on a date with his wife. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable

33. Word: Ominous • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: om-uh-nuh s • Origins: Latin: “omen” (sign or portent) + “ous” (having, full of, or characterized by) • Related Forms: Ominously (adv); • Sentence: The bloodstains on the front porch of the house were an ominous sign of what the FBI would find inside. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: 1. portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious 2. indicating the nature of a future event, for good or evil; having the significance of an omen; being a portent

34. Word: Premeditated • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: pri-med-i-tey-tid • Origins: Latin: “pre” (before) + “meditari” (to ponder/think) • Related Forms: Premeditation (n); • Sentence: Because she stalked Sebastian for months and laid in wait for him in his own basement, Umkulthoum was charged with premeditated murder, even though she claimed it was an impulse killing • Predicted Definition: • Definition: done deliberately; planned in advance

35. Word: Rampant • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: ram-puh nt • Origins: Old French: “ramper” (to creep, climb, or rear) • Related Forms: Rampantly (adv); Rampage (n) • Sentence: When their teachers were locked in the classroom, the three-year-olds ran rampant through the building, tearing everything off the walls and coloring on every available surface. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: 1. violent in action or spirit; raging; furious: a rampant leopard. 2. growing luxuriantly, as weeds. 3. in full sway; prevailing or unchecked: a rampant rumor.

36. Word: Defamation • Part of speech: Noun • Pronunciation: def-uh-mey-shuh n • Origins: Latin: “de-” (apart, away, negative) + “fama” (talk, public opinion, repute) + “-ion” (a condition of being) • Related Forms: Defame (v); Defamatory (adj) • Sentence: When Trevor spread the false rumor that Umkulthoum was a meth dealer, Umkulthoum successfully sued him for defamation. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander (spoken word) or libel (printed word)

37. Word: Renounce • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation:ri-nouns • Origins: Latin: “re” (again…but also back) + “nuntiare” (to announce/report) • Related Forms: Renunciation (n); • Sentence: After it was clear she had an addiction, Umkulthoum renounced her life of crime and swore that never again would she harm another human…other than Trevor…and Sebastian. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: to give up or put aside voluntarily; to give up by formal declaration; to repudiate; disown

38. Word: Vehement • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation:vee-uh-muh nt • Origins: Latin: “vehere” (to carry) OR (“vehe” (lacking or wanting) + “mens” (mind)) • Related Forms: Vehemently (adv); vehemence (n) • Sentence: When accused of being unfaithful to Trevor, Umkulthoum’s sister immediately began to shout vehement denials of her infidelity. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: strongly emotional; intense or passionate; zealous; ardent; impassioned; characterized by rancor or anger; violent

39. Word: Zealous • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: zel-uh s • Origins: Greek: “zelos” (zeal, ardor, jealousy) • Related Forms: Zealot (n); zealotry (n); zealously (adv) • Sentence: Sebastian was a zealous collector of comic books, frequently paying thousands of dollars for a rare issue and travelling thousands of miles to personally retrieve them. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: filled with or inspired by intense enthusiasm or zeal; ardent; fervent  

40. Word: Disparage • Part of speech: Verb • Pronunciation: dih-spar-ij • Origins: Latin: “dis” (apart/away/”negative”) + “par” (equal) + “-age” (a process or action or result of an action) • Related Forms: disparagement (n); disparaging (adj); disparagingly (adv) • Sentence: Many people are hesitant to speak truthfully about the deceased when at a funeral, because it is usually considered poor manners to disparage the dead. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: 1. to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle 2. to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower the estimation of

41. Word: August • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: aw-guhst • Origins: Latin: “augere” (that which is increased) • Related Forms: Augustness (n); augustly (adv) • Sentence: Part of Umkulthoum’s power was that she was as comfortable with august personages like diplomats and statesmen as she was with commoners like dock workers and truckers. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic; venerable; eminent

42. Word: Implacable • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation: im-plak-uh-buh l • Origins: Latin: “in-” (not/negative/without) + “placare” (to quiet, calm, appease) + “able” (capable of/susceptible to) • Related Forms: Implacably (adv); Implacableness (n) • Sentence: Despite Sebastian begging her to stop, Umkulthoum’s sister was implacable when she found out he had cheated her of 15 cents in the poker game, and she set about methodically shredding each of his 7500 comic books, one at a time. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable

43. Word: Ultimatum • Part of speech: Noun • Pronunciation: uhl-tuh-mey-tuh m • Origins: Latin: “ultimare” (to come to an end)/ “ultim” (last) • Related Forms: • Sentence: Don Corleone gave the man an ultimatum: in 30 seconds, either his brains or his signature would be on that piece of paper. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: a final, uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to a dispute, the rejection of which may lead to a severance of relations or to the use of force.

44. Word: Omnipotent • Part of speech: Adjective • Pronunciation:om-nip-uh-tuh nt • Origins: Latin: “Omni” (all) + “Potis” (powerful, able, capable (from Sanskrit (“Patih” meaning master, husband) and Greek (“Posis” meaning husband)) + “-ent” (existing in a certain condition) • Related Forms: Omnipotence (n); omnipotently (adv) • Sentence: Crouched over the anthill, clutching a magnifying glass and a pitcher of water, the three-year-old Umkulthoum felt omnipotent, knowing she held the lives of the ants below in her hands. • Predicted Definition: • Definition: almighty or infinite in power, as God; having very great or unlimited authority or power.