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Vocabulary Workshop, Level D: Unit 6 Etymologies

Explore the origins and meanings of words like "atone," "bondage," and "diligent" in Unit 6 of the Level D Vocabulary Workshop. Enhance your vocabulary with etymology insights and memory aids. It's Vocab Time!

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Vocabulary Workshop, Level D: Unit 6 Etymologies

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  1. It’s Vocab Time!

  2. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Atone • (v.) to make up for

  3. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Atone – M.E., “to become reconciled,” from at on "in harmony," from at + on "one"

  4. Atone Mnemonic On the television show “My Name Is Earl” Jason Lee’s character is trying to atone for all of his past wrongdoings.

  5. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Bondage • (n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down

  6. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Bondage – Anglo-L. bondagium, from M.E.bond"a serf, tenant farmer," from O.E. bonda "householder," from O.N. bondi, from boandi "free-born farmer," lit. prp. of boa"dwell, prepare, inhabit."

  7. Bondage Mnemonic To create veal, young cows are kept in bondage so that they do not develop muscles because the cage is so tiny that they can’t move or turn around.

  8. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Credible • (adj.) believable

  9. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Credible – M.E., from L. credibilis, from credere"to trust, entrust, believe."

  10. Credible Mnemonic Some people think that fortune tellers are not a crediblesource of information.

  11. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Defray • (v.) to pay for

  12. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Defray –M.Fr. defraier, from des- "out" + fraier "spend," from O.Fr. frais"costs, damages caused by breakage," from L. fractum, neuter pp. of frangere "to break"

  13. Defray Mnemonic Athletic scholarships can defraythe cost of tuition for college.

  14. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Diligent • (adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy

  15. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Diligent – M.E., from M.Fr., from L.diligent-, diligens, from present participle of diligere to esteem, love, from di- (from dis- apart) + legere to select

  16. Diligent Mnemonic Diligent students enter Ms. Walker’s class and begin to write in their journals immediately.

  17. Don’t forget your words!

  18. It’s Vocab Time!

  19. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Doleful • (adj.) sad; dreary

  20. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Doleful – O.Fr. doel, from L.L. dolus "grief," from L.dolere"suffer, grieve."

  21. Doleful Mnemonic The dolefulpuppy was melancholy because she had broken her two front legs and couldn’t play like she usually did.

  22. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Ghastly • (adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale

  23. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Ghastly – M.E.gastly, from gasten "to torment, frighten" + -lich "-ly."

  24. Ghastly Mnemonic Simon Cowell has told many contestants on “American Idol” that their singing is ghastly.

  25. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Hamper • (v.) to hold back

  26. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Hamper – M.E.hampren"to surround, imprison, confine," later "to pack in a container," of unknown origin, possibly from hamper (n.), or somehow connected to M.E. hamelian "to maim.”

  27. Hamper Mnemonic Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers try to hamper their opponents from scoring a home run.

  28. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Hew • (v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to

  29. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Hew – M.E., from O.E. hEawan; akin to Old High Ger. houwan "to hew," Lithuanian kauti "to forge," L.cudere "to beat with an axe"

  30. Hew Mnemonic The strong man prepared to hew the lumber with his axe.

  31. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Impoverished • (adj.) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted

  32. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Impoverished – M.E.enpoverisen, from M.Fr. empovriss-, stem of empovrir, from en- + povre "poor"

  33. Impoverished Mnemonic Impoverishedfamilies often have to make their children work because they desperately need the money.

  34. Don’t forget your words!

  35. It’s Vocab Time!

  36. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Incessant • (adj.) never stopping, going on all the time

  37. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 • Incessant – M.E. incessaunt, from L.L. incessant-, incessans, from L.in- + cessant-, cessans, present participle of cessare “no delay"

  38. Incessant Mnemonic The Energizer bunny commercials claim that Energizer batteries have an incessant source of power that just keeps going and going.

  39. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 Intricate • (adj.) complicated; difficult to understand

  40. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 Intricate– M.E., from L.intricatus, past participle of intricare "to entangle," from in- + tricae "trifles"

  41. Intricate Mnemonic Many students rely on scientific calculators to assist them with very intricate math formulas.

  42. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 Lucid • (adj.) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

  43. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 Lucid – L.lucidus"light, bright, clear," from lucere "to shine," from lux (gen. lucis) "light," from PIE base *leuk- "to shine, be bright"

  44. Lucid Mnemonic Politicians, such as Arizona’s former governor Janet Napolitano, speak in a lucid manner so that everyone can understand what they are trying to say.

  45. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 Posthumous • (adj.) occurring or published after death

  46. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 Posthumous –L.postumus "last, last-born," superlative of posterus"coming after, subsequent." Altered in L.L. by association with L. humare "to bury," suggesting death

  47. Posthumous Mnemonic Kurt Cobain’s posthumous profits from Nirvana’s music goes to his widow Courtney Love and their daughter, Frances Bean.

  48. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 Prim • (adj.) overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish

  49. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 6 Prim – Fr.prim"thin, small, delicate," from O.Fr. prim "fine, delicate," from L. primus "first, finest"

  50. Prim Mnemonic Charlotte York always dressed and usually behaved in a prim manner on the television show “Sex in the City.”

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