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Mnemonics

Mnemonics. Unit 4. abs cond. abs ent – to run off and hide Or When you run (off and hide), you will develop strong abs . access. The television show “Access Hollywood” – reporters are able to “get at” celebrities. Or

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Mnemonics

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  1. Mnemonics Unit 4

  2. abscond • absent – to run off and hide Or When you run (off and hide), you will develop strong abs.

  3. access • The television show “Access Hollywood” – reporters are able to “get at” celebrities. Or • The reporters have admittance (access) to Hollywood parties and other celebrity events.

  4. anarchy • For most people there was confusion when the floods came--Noah’s “Ark” Or • monarchy (one ruler) vs. anarchy (no ruler— lack of government)

  5. arduous harduous = difficult or hard to do

  6. auspicious Looking at a baby picture: “Ah! Look at that pleasant (favorable) moment!”

  7. daunt daunted by the haunted house to overcome with fear; A bully can be daunting=intimidating. or daunt – dishearten - discourage

  8. disentangle Un-tangle – to free from tangles or complications

  9. fated fate- determined by fate (destiny) or fate fortune future

  10. hoodwink hood – wink to mislead by a trick, deceive Put on your hood so no one can see you (deceive), then wink so they know it’s a trick. “Hoodwinked” - film

  11. inanimate • animation – gives life to an inanimate object—otherwise lifeless drawings (animals are NOT inanimate) • “Beauty and the Beast” – clock, teapot, cup (Chip), candle are inanimate objects– through animation are given life.

  12. incinerate sin = hell = fire= ashes (to burn to ashes)

  13. intrepid • the intrepid (fearless) trapeze artist

  14. larceny • grand larceny (theft) vs. pilfer

  15. pliant • ply-wood = bending readily compliant – to cooperate – be flexible peer pressure = easily influenced

  16. pompous • pumped-up about yourself “full of yourself” • pompous = overly self-important

  17. precipice • precise edge steep cliff (or line) – edge of disaster

  18. prototype • An originalmodel on which later versions are patterned • The originalmodel of the iPad is patterned after the first prototype.

  19. rectify • cor-rectify

  20. reprieve • relieve – temporary relief/delay

  21. revile • to attack with words or call badnames vile = drink =mouth = poison with words = evil

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