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It’s Vocab Time!

It’s Vocab Time!. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7. Adieu ( int. ) “Farewell!” ( n. ) a farewell. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7.

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It’s Vocab Time!

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  1. It’s Vocab Time!

  2. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Adieu • (int.) “Farewell!” • (n.) a farewell

  3. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Adieu – from O.Fr. adieu, from phrase a dieu (vous) commant"I commend (you) to God," from a "to" (from L. ad) + dieu "God"

  4. Adieu Mnemonic Some people have a hard time saying adieuat the airport.

  5. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Advent • (n.) an arrival; a coming into place or view

  6. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Advent – L. adventus "arrival," from pp. stem of advenire"arrive, come to," from ad- "to" + venire "to come"

  7. Advent Mnemonic The advent of the welcome sign lets you know that you finally reached Las Vegas.

  8. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Apex • (n.) the highest point, tip

  9. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Apex – L. apex"summit, peak, tip" probably related to apere "to fasten, fix," hence "the tip of anything" (one of the meanings in L. was "small rod at the top of the flamen's cap").

  10. Apex Mnemonic To climb to the apex of a mountain is a goal for many people.

  11. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Assimilate • (v.) to absorb fully or make one’s own; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully

  12. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Assimilate – L. assimilatus, pp. of assimilare "to make like," from ad- "to" + simulare "make similar," from similis"like, resembling"

  13. Assimilate Mnemonic The adopted child assimilated well and was able to fit in with her new family.

  14. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Bogus – • (adj.) false, counterfeit

  15. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Bogus – apparently from a slang word applied in Ohio in 1827 to a counterfeiter's apparatus. Some trace this to tantrabobus, a late 18c. colloquial Vermont word for any odd-looking object

  16. Bogus Mnemonic The movie “Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey” is about Bill and Ted’s escape from hell after their evil twins murder them.

  17. Don’t forget your words!

  18. It’s Vocab Time!

  19. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Exorbitant • (adj.) unreasonably high; excessive

  20. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Exorbitant – L. exorbitantem (nom. exorbitans), prp. of exorbitare"deviate, go out of the track," from ex- "out of" + orbita “wheel track.”

  21. Exorbitant Mnemonic Louis Vuitton purses and luggage are exorbitant in price.

  22. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Interim • (n.) the time between • (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time

  23. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Interim – L.interim"in the meantime," originally "in the midst of that," from inter-"between" + im, ancient adv. from stem of pronoun is “this, that.”

  24. Interim Mnemonic In the interim between now and the AIMS testing days, students should be studying and practicing their best handwriting.

  25. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Inundate • (v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

  26. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • Inundate – Latininundatus, past participle of inundare, from in- + unda wave

  27. Inundate Mnemonic Parts of New York were inundated with water after Hurricane Sandy.

  28. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • malign • (v.) to speak evil of, slander • (adj.) evil

  29. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • malign – O.Fr.malign"having an evil nature," from L. malignus "wicked, bad-natured," from male "badly" + -gnus "born," from gignere “to bear, beget.”

  30. Malign Mnemonic After being friends for years, Paris and Nicole maligned each other to the press.

  31. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • meander • (v.) to wander about, wind about • (n.) a sharp twist or turn

  32. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • meander – L. meander, from Gk. Maiandros, name of a river in Phrygia, noted for its winding course.

  33. Meander Mnemonic Motorcyclists love to drive on roads that meander through hills and mountains.

  34. Don’t forget your words!

  35. It’s Vocab Time!

  36. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • metropolis • (n.) a large city; the chief city of an area

  37. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • metropolis – Gk. metropolis"mother city" (from which others have been colonized), from meter "mother" + polis "city"

  38. Metropolis Mnemonic New York City is the largest metropolis in America that is on an island.

  39. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • momentous • (adj.) very important

  40. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • momentous – L. momentum"movement, moving power," also "instant, importance," contraction of *movimentum, from movere "to move"

  41. Momentous Mnemonic Child birth is one of the most momentous occasions in a person’s life.

  42. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • obstreperous • (adj.) noisy; unruly; disorderly

  43. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • obstreperous – L. obstreperus "clamorous," from obstrepere"drown with noise, oppose noisily," from ob "against" + strepere “make a noise.”

  44. Obstreperous Mnemonic Fans can become obstreperous at their favorite concerts.

  45. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • pensive • (adj.) thoughtful; melancholy

  46. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • pensive – O.Fr. pensif (11c., fem. pensive), from penser"to think," from L. pensare"weigh, consider," freq. of pendere "weigh"

  47. Pensive Mnemonic “The Thinker” is a famous statue of a pensive man.

  48. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • perilous • (adj.) dangerous

  49. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 7 • perilous – O.Fr. perillous (Fr. périlleux) "dangerous, hazardous," from L. periculosus, from periculum "an attempt, risk, danger," with instrumentive suffix -culum and root of ex-peri-ri "to try," cognate with Gk. peria "trial, attempt, experience"

  50. Perilous Mnemonic Swimming with sharks is a perilous hobby.

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