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Vocabulary. Unit 4B. Inanimate. (adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit Hint: prefix “in” means not and the root “anim” means life as in : animate, animal, anime. So together inanimate is without life. Sentence.
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Vocabulary Unit 4B
Inanimate • (adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit • Hint: prefix “in” means not and the root “anim” means life as in : animate, animal, anime. So together inanimate is without life
Sentence • Keep in mind that your computer is an inanimate object. It seems silly to yell at it, but it can help relieve stress.
Incinerate • (v.) to burn to ashes • Hint: in cinders, like Cinderella living by the ashes
Sentence • Local laws do not permit us to incinerate our leaves because fires can rage out of control.
Intrepid • (adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable • Hint: prefix “in” means not and the root “trepid” means fearful. Or you can remember the US battleship the Intrepid
Sentence • The intrepid soldier agreed to a mission that would take him behind enemy lines.
Larceny • (n.) theft • Hint: Lars took a penny
Sentence • Taking something that is not yours is an act of larceny.
Pliant • (adj.) bending readily; easily influenced • Hint: pliable means moveable, or pliers help you bend wire
Sentence • Al’s parents worried that he was too pliant and would be manipulated by kids who were a bad influence.
Pompous • (adj.) overly self important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious • Hint: the graduates walk down the aisle to “pomp and circumstance” a very stately piece of music
Sentence • The lecturer turned out to be a pompous individual who spent the entire evening looking down at our simple gathering.
Precipice • (n.) a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster • Hint: Prepare to fall
Sentence • When you make the decision of what to do after high school, it can feel like you are on a precipice. Making the wrong choice can be frightening.
Rectify • (v.) to make right, correct • Hint: correct a mistake
Sentence • Saying you are sorry may not rectify your mistakes.
Reprieve • (n.) a temporary relief or delay, to grant a postponement • Hint: re(prieve) =re(lieve) briefly
Sentence • The bell often feels like a reprieve, but the four minutes between classes doesn’t last long.
Revile • (v.) to attack with words, call bad names • Hint: call rEVIL names
Sentence • The public was outraged when the candidate reviled his opponent in the press.