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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. (v.) = to surround as an enemy; to enclose or entrap; to get around by skillfully maneuvering; to find a way around Circum – around Vent – go, come He tried to circumvent answering his mother’s question by pretending he had not heard it. Circumvent.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary

  2. (v.) = to surround as an enemy; to enclose or entrap; to get around by skillfully maneuvering; to find a way around • Circum – around • Vent – go, come He tried to circumvent answering his mother’s question by pretending he had not heard it. Circumvent

  3. (v.) – to scatter widely, as sowing seeds • Dis – apart, away • Semin – seed • Ate – cause, make The counselor will disseminate the scholarship information to all students. disseminate

  4. (n.) = a moment of profound insight • Epi – upon • Phan – show, reveal • Y – result of She had struggled with the math problem for hours, but the epiphany was worth the effort. Epiphany

  5. (adj.) – careless and irresponsible • Feck – make • Less - without Impatient with Gary’s feckless effort, his employer fired him at the end of the first week. Feckless

  6. (adj.)= developing before the natural season, prematurely developed, unusually forward or advanced, especially mentally • Pre – before • Coquere – cook • Ious – full of The precocious child had graduated from high school years before he had his driver's license. Precocious

  7. (adj.) – never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored • in – not • Violare – violate • Able – capable of The vows of priesthood are inviolable; the decision to take them requires careful thought. Inviolable

  8. (v.) – to darken, to render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible, to confuse • Ob - against • Fusc – darken • Are – cause, make The judge must not allow he emotions to obfuscate her responsibility to be impartial. Obfuscate

  9. (n.) – that which precedes, indicates, or announces someone or something to come; one that precedes another • Pre – before • Curs – run • Or – that which A negative attitude is often a precursor to defeat in almost any new challenge. Precursor

  10. (adj.) – eager to fight, argue, or quarrel; having a quarrelsome disposition • Pugn - fight • Acious – inclined to The pugnacious man who had alienated his neighbors was not invited to the picnic. Pugnacious

  11. (adj.) – deserving of criticism, rebuke, blame, or disproval • Re – back, again • Prehens – grasp • Ible – capable of The fans protested the referee’s reprehensible call by shouting at him throughout the game. Reprehensible

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