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mollify

mollify. Moll (soft) + fy (make) =. v. Make soft. It can be difficult to mollify someone’s anger. ichthyologist. i chthy (fish) + logy (science) + ist (one who) =. n. Fish scientist. The ichthyologist discovered a new species of fish. polyglot.

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mollify

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  1. mollify Moll (soft) + fy (make) =

  2. v. Make soft It can be difficult to mollify someone’s anger.

  3. ichthyologist ichthy (fish) + logy (science) + ist (one who) =

  4. n. Fish scientist The ichthyologist discovered a new species of fish.

  5. polyglot Poly (many) + glot (tongue)=

  6. n. Multi-linguist She is a brilliant polyglot who speaks seven languages.

  7. diaphanous Dia (across) + phan (appearance) + ous (full of) =

  8. Adj. Semitransparent Look through the diaphanous curtains.

  9. somniferous Somn (sleep) + fer (carry) + ous (full of) =

  10. adj. bringing sleep The somniferous speech put him to sleep.

  11. sinecure Sine (without) + cur (care for) =

  12. n. An easy lucrative job He has a comfortable sinecure on his uncle’s farm.

  13. soliloquy Sol (alone) + loqu ( talk) =

  14. n. Speech to oneself Hamlet’s famous soliloquy is the question.

  15. adherent Ad (to) + here (stick) =

  16. n. supporter Today’s adherents of a militaristic foreign policy are called “neo-cons.”

  17. abjure Ab (away) + jur (swear) =

  18. v. renounce To abjure one’s former beliefs is difficult.

  19. caustic Caust (burn) =

  20. Adj. burning The caustic comments about her clothes hurt her.

  21. confluence Con (together) + flu (flow) =

  22. n. A flowing together The idea was formed by a confluence of other ideas.

  23. depose De (down) + pos (put) =

  24. v. Topple from power He was deposed without violence.

  25. egomania Ego (I) + mania (madness) =

  26. n. self-obsession His egomania made him offensive to his former friends.

  27. egregious e (out) + greg (group) + ous (full of) =

  28. Adj. blatant His egregious disrespect to the teacher was obvious to everyone.

  29. analgesic an (without) + algia (pain) =

  30. n. painkiller Tylenol is a popular analgesic.

  31. chiromancy Chiro (hand) + mania (madness) =

  32. n. Palm reading Some people use chiromancy to try to predict the future.

  33. oligarchy Oligo (few or small) + cracy (government) =

  34. n. government by a few In Animal Farm, control was kept by an oligarchy of the pigs.

  35. intractable In (not) + tract (pull) =

  36. adj. stubborn Mules have a reputation for being intractable.

  37. intransigent In (not) + trans (across) =

  38. Adj. Not-compromising Voters are very frustrated with the intransigent members of Congress. Compromise is not in their vocabulary.

  39. perfidious Per (through) + fid (faith) + ous (full of) =

  40. Adj. treacherous His perfidious cowardice made him infamous.

  41. perspicuous Per (through) + spec (look)+ ous (full of) =

  42. Adj. Brilliantly clear Her perspicuous essay won her the scholarship.

  43. ingenuous In (in) + gen (origin) + ous (full of) =

  44. Adj. Innocent and naive The ingenuous—but not Ingenious—girl believed it.

  45. circumlocution Circum (around) + loqu (talk) =

  46. n. Talking in circles To avoid answering the question, the politician resorted to circumlocution.

  47. gregarious Greg (group) + ous (full of) =

  48. Adj. sociable Most middle school students are gregarious and like to be with friends.

  49. discursive Dis (away) + curs (run) =

  50. Adj. rambling Instead of being concise, her discursive answer confused everyone.

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