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Word List 5

Word List 5. 1. Acumen : keenness of mind. “Studying will increase your acumen .”. 2. Atone : to make amends. “Apologizing will atone for my mistake.”. 3. Bucolic : pastoral. “The artist painted a beautiful bucolic landscape.”. 4. Codicil : addition to a will.

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Word List 5

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  1. Word List 5

  2. 1. Acumen: keenness of mind • “Studying will increase your acumen.”

  3. 2. Atone: to make amends • “Apologizing will atone for my mistake.”

  4. 3. Bucolic: pastoral • “The artist painted a beautiful bucolic landscape.”

  5. 4. Codicil: addition to a will • The millionaire added a codicil that left his nephew out of his will.

  6. 5. Dissension: quarreling • The “He said, She said” game always leads to dissension.”

  7. 6. Egress: way out; exit. • When someone yelled “Fire!”, I headed for the egress.

  8. 7. Emolument: salary • An education is a safe bet for a good emolument for the rest of your life.”

  9. 8. Equity: fairness • “The judge was known for his equitable manner.”

  10. 9. Exegesis: critical interpretation • After reading 1984, we discussed our exegesis of the novel.

  11. 10. Fetish: 1. object believed to have magical properties; 2. excessive devotion • A lucky rabbit’s foot is a fetish ( but not for the rabbit).

  12. 11. Incursion: sudden invasion • The rebels fought off the incursion of the foreign army.

  13. 12. Itinerant: traveling • The itinerantsalesman knocked on our door.

  14. 13. Libation: poured offering • The natives offered a libation to their gods.

  15. 14. Nuptial: wedding • The couple wrote their own nuptialvows.

  16. 15. Patrimony: estate inherited from one’s father • The patrimony made the son very wealthy.

  17. 16. Precedent: act used to justify a later one; earlier • George Washington established the precedent that a president only serve two terms of office.

  18. 17. Sobriquet: assumed name • The witness was given a sobriquet to protect him from the mob.

  19. 18. Yaw: to swing off course • The advancing waves caused the ship to yaw in the storm.

  20. Assignment • Show mastery of each vocabulary word by writing a sentence that demonstrates its meaning. • Underline the vocabulary word in the sentence. • Skip lines between sentences.

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