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Vocabulary II

Vocabulary II. Enunciate. Renounce. P ronouncement . The man read his pronouncement that all men should wear silly black hats!. invoke . The boy invoked the help of a higher power before the test he didn’t study for. . provocative .

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Vocabulary II

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  1. Vocabulary II

  2. Enunciate

  3. Renounce

  4. Pronouncement • The man read his pronouncement that all men should wear silly black hats!

  5. invoke The boy invoked the help of a higher power before the test he didn’t study for.

  6. provocative • “Clothes” by ChitraDivakaruni is a great story with some very provocative parts.

  7. revoke The police officer revoked the young girl’s license after pulling her over for talking on her cell phone.

  8. Ineffable • The sunset over the beach was ineffable

  9. affable

  10. infantile • The grown man’s infantile behavior got him a lecture from his mother!

  11. edict The king issued an edict making begging for change illegal.

  12. indict Rod Blagojevich was indicted on 20 felony charges and convicted on 17 of them.

  13. dictum One of Einstein's dictums was to make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler.

  14. Enunciate (verb) • to pronounce or articulate

  15. Renounce (verb) • to reject by declaration

  16. Pronouncement (noun) • a declaration of opinion; judgment

  17. invoke (verb) • to call on for support

  18. Provocative (adjective) • causing disturbance or excitement

  19. Revoke (verb) • to make invalid; deactivate

  20. Ineffable (adjective) • unutterable, indescribable

  21. Affable (adjective) • friendly

  22. Infantile (adjective) • childish; immature

  23. Edict (noun) • an official order

  24. Indict (verb) • to charge with a crime; accuse

  25. Dictum (noun) • a formal or authoritative statement

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