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It’s Vocab Time!

It’s Vocab Time!. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12. Appreciable ( adj. ) sufficient to be noticed or measured. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12. Appreciable – L.L. appretiatus pp. of appretiare "value, estimate," from ad- "to" + pretium "price”.

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It’s Vocab Time!

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  1. It’s Vocab Time!

  2. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Appreciable • (adj.) sufficient to be noticed or measured

  3. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Appreciable – L.L.appretiatus pp. of appretiare"value, estimate," from ad- "to" + pretium "price”

  4. Appreciable Mnemonic The amount of information students have learned is an appreciable quality that can be measured by grades.

  5. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Autocratic • (adj.) absolute in power or authority

  6. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Autocratic – Fr. autocrate, from Gk.autokrates"ruling by oneself," from autos- "self" (comb. form) + kratia "rule," from kratos“strength, power”

  7. Autocratic Mnemonic Some bosses are autocratic and do not appreciate input from their employees.

  8. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Blanch • (v.) to remove the color from; to make or turn pale; to parboil

  9. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Blanch – O.Fr. blanchir "to whiten," from blanc "white." Originally "to remove the hull of (almonds, etc.) by soaking." Intrans. sense of "to turn white" is from 1768.

  10. Blanch Mnemonic Her face blanched when she saw the ghost in her mirror.

  11. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Blasphemy • (n.) an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred.

  12. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Blasphemy – O.Fr. blasfemie, from L.L. blasphemia, from Gk.blasphemia "profane, speech, slander," from blasphemein"to speak evil of." Second element is pheme "utterance"; first element uncertain, perhaps related to blaptikos"hurtful," though blax "slack (in body and mind), stupid" has also been suggested.

  13. Blasphemy Mnemonic I couldn’t believe the blasphemy that came out of the tiny four-year-old’s mouth!

  14. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Brawny • (adj.) strong, muscular

  15. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Brawny – O.Fr.braon"fleshy or muscular part, buttock," from Frank. *brado "ham, roast," from P.Gmc. *bræd- (cf. O.H.G. brato "tender meat," Ger. Braten "roast," O.N. brað "raw meat," O.E. bræd "flesh"), from PIE *bhre- "burn, heat," from base *bureue- "to boil, bubble, effervesce, burn." The original sense is "piece of meat suitable for roasting." Brawny "characterized by muscle" is from 1599.

  16. Brawny Mnemonic “Brawny” paper towels advertisements claim that it is the “big, tough towel” and that it is stronger than ever.

  17. Don’t forget your words!

  18. It’s Vocab Time!

  19. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Concerted • (adj.) planned or performed in cooperation with others

  20. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Concerted –Fr., from It. concerto"concert, harmony," from concertare"bring into agreement," in L. "to contend, contest," from com- "with" + certare "to contend, strive," freq. of certus, var. pp. of cernere "separate, decide." Before the word entered Eng., meaning shifted from "to strive against" to “to strive alongside.”

  21. Concerted Mnemonic Many clubs make a concerted effort to improve the community by volunteering.

  22. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Contend • (v.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue

  23. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Contend – L.contendere"to stretch out, strive after," from com- intensive prefix + tendere "to stretch”

  24. Contend Mnemonic Tammy had to contend for her boyfriend’s attention while he played his new video game.

  25. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Humane • (adj.) kind, merciful

  26. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Humane – variant of human, used interchangeably with it until early 18c., when it began to be a distinct word with sense of "having qualities befitting human beings." Human from M.Fr. humain "of or belonging to man," from L. humanus, probably related to homo (gen. hominis) "man," and to humus"earth," on notion of "earthly beings," as opposed to the gods (cf. Heb. adam "man," from adamah "ground").

  27. Humane Mnemonic The Humane Society is an excellent choice to purchase an animal because you are saving its life.

  28. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Illustrious • (adj.) very famous, distinguished

  29. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Illustrious – L.illustris"bright, distinguished, famous," back-formation from illustrare "embellish, distinguish, make famous"

  30. Illustrious Mnemonic Kelly Clarkson became illustrious because she won the first season of “American Idol.”

  31. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Intolerable • (adj.) unbearable

  32. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Intolerable – L. intolerabilis"that cannot bear, that cannot be borne," from in- "not" + tolerabilis "that may be endured," from tolerare "to tolerate"

  33. Intolerable Mnemonic I consider cell phone usage in my class utterly intolerable.

  34. Don’t forget your words!

  35. It’s Vocab Time!

  36. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Irreverent • (adj.) disrespectful

  37. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Irreverent – L. irreverentia "want of reverence," from irreverens“disrespectful” from in-"not" + reverens, prp. of revereri"to stand in awe of”

  38. Irreverent Mnemonic Some people believe that it is irreverent to protest the war.

  39. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Laborious • (adj.) not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking

  40. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Laborious – O.Fr.laborieux (12c.), from L. laboriosus"toilsome, wearisome, troublesome,"

  41. Laborious Mnemonic It is much better to be labeled a “laborious” employee than a lazy one.

  42. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Lithe • (adj.) bending easily, limber

  43. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Lithe – O.E.liðe"soft, mild, gentle, meek," from P.Gmc. *linthijaz (cf. O.S. lithi, O.H.G. lindi, Ger. lind, O.N. linr, with characteristic loss of "n" before "th" in Eng.), from PIE base *lent-"flexible" (cf. L. lentus "flexible, pliant, slow"). In M.E., used of the weather.

  44. Lithe Mnemonic Lithe ballerina’s are more successful than dancers who cannot stretch and bend as well.

  45. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Maltreat • (v.) to abuse, use roughly or crudely

  46. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Maltreat – part translation of Fr. maltraiter, from M.Fr., from mal- + traiter “to treat poorly,” from O.Fr.traitier

  47. Maltreat Mnemonic Homer Simpson often maltreats his son Bart.

  48. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Ponder • (v.) to carefully, reflect on

  49. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 12 • Ponder – O.Fr. ponderare "to weigh, poise," from L. ponderare "to ponder, to consider,"lit. "to weigh," from pondus (gen. ponderis) "weigh"

  50. Ponder Mnemonic Teenagers should always ponder the consequences of drinking alcohol.

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