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Vocabulary Set 2: Explore Words and Expand Your Lexicon

Enhance your vocabulary with words like apocryphal, bonhomie, corroborate, and more. Learn their meanings and usage in context to improve your language skills.

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Vocabulary Set 2: Explore Words and Expand Your Lexicon

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  1. Vocabulary 2

  2. Apocryphal • (adj.) – of questionable authority or authenticity; of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated • Apo – away • Crypt – hidden • Al – related to The relative who thought she was going to inherit millions of dollars sobbed when the will was proven to be apocryphal and, therefore, invalid.

  3. Bonhomie • (noun.) – cheerful friendliness; a pleasant disposition • Bon – good • Homo - man A good sense of humor and bonhomie contribute to his charming personality.

  4. Corroborate • (v.) – to confirm or give support to; to support or confirm with evidence; to attest the truth or accuracy of • Cor – together, with • Robor – strong • Ate – make, do They were fortunate to find a witness who could corroborate their account of the accident.

  5. Derogatory • (adj.) – showing a critical and disrespectful attitude; detracting or disparaging • De – down • Rogat – ask • Ory – pertaining to Her tendency to make derogatory remarks about everybody and everything offends me.

  6. Efficacy • (n.)= the ability to produce a desired outcome; the power or capacity to produce a desired outcome • Ef – out • Fic – make, do • Acy – state, quality “Until someone can show me the efficacy of this plan, I refuse to vote for it,” said the legistlator.

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  8. Euphemism • (n.) – a mild or indirect word or expression for one considered to be harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing; the substitution of an offensive term for one considered offensive • Eu – good • Phem – name • Ism – belief, doctrine Memorial garden is a euphemism for cemetery or graveyard.

  9. Incongruous • (adj.) – not corresponding with or in keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something; made of inconsistent or discordant parts or qualities; not consistent with what is logical, customary, or correct • In – not • Congruus – agree, meet • Ous – full of The humorous remarks seemed incongruous with the sadness of the occasion.

  10. Insatiable • (adj.) – incapable of being satisfied (usually food or desire) • In – not • Satis – enough • Able – capable of A gallon of water could not quench his insatiable thirst after being in the desert so long.

  11. Levity • (n.) – humor, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a matter lacking due respect; the state or quality of being light • Lev – light • Ity – state or quality A moment or two of levity would have made the long lecture more tolerable for students.

  12. Placate • (v.) – to make someone less angry or hostile, usually by yielding concessions • Plac – please • Ate – make, do, cause The king tried to placate the rebellious peasants by offering each a small tract of land.

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