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It’s Vocab Time!

It’s Vocab Time!. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8. Assurance ( n. ) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8.

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It’s Vocab Time!

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  1. It’s Vocab Time!

  2. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Assurance • (n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

  3. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Assurance – O.Fr. aseurer"to make sure," from V.L. *assecurar, from L. ad- "to" + securus“safe, secure”

  4. Assurance Mnemonic Children should have assurance that their parents will always be there for them.

  5. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Asylum • (n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc; a place of safety

  6. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Asylum – L.asylum"sanctuary," from Gk. asylon"refuge," neut. of asylos "inviolable," from a- "without" + syle "right of seizure."

  7. Asylum Mnemonic In Beauty and the Beast Gaston threatened to send Belle’s father to an asylum if she refused to marry him.

  8. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Console • (v.) to comfort • (n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device

  9. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Console – Fr. consoler, from L.consolari"offer solace," from com- intensive prefix + solari“to comfort”

  10. Console Mnemonic She had to console her boyfriend when his PS3 console was broken and Best Buy refused to exchange it for a new one.

  11. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Dilate • (v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

  12. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Dilate – O.Fr. dilater, from L. dilatare"make wider, enlarge," from dis- "apart" + latus "wide"

  13. Dilate Mnemonic When an optometrist dilates a patient’s eyes, they have to wear sunglasses to avoid damaging their vision.

  14. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Dross • (n.) refuse, waste products

  15. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Dross – O.E.dros"dirt, dregs," from P.Gmc. *drohs- (cf. Ger. Drusen "dregs, husks"). Originally "the scum thrown off from metals in smelting." Related to O.E. dreosan "to drip."

  16. Dross Mnemonic After the wedding, the bridesmaid threw the ugly dress into the dross where it belonged.

  17. Don’t forget your words!

  18. It’s Vocab Time!

  19. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Dwindle • (v.) to lessen, diminish

  20. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Dwindle – M.E. dwinen"waste away, fade, vanish," from O.E. dwinan, from P.Gmc. *dwinanan (cf. Du. dwijnen "to vanish").

  21. Dwindle Mnemonic People who suffer from anorexia nervosa dwindle in size and their health becomes at risk.

  22. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Flippant • (adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

  23. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Flippant – unknown origin probably imitative, an extended form of flip to toss or throw away as meaningless or unimportant

  24. Flippant Mnemonic It is important to remember to include some flippant activities in your life and not to only focus on serious things.

  25. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Immunity • (n.) resistance to disease, freedom from some charge or obligation

  26. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Immunity – L.immunitatem (nom. immunitas) "exemption from performing public service or charge," from immunis "exempt, free," from in- "not" + munis "performing services."

  27. Immunity Mnemonic On the show Survivor, it is important to win immunity so that you are not voted off during tribal council.

  28. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Institute • (v.) to establish, set up • (n.) an organization for the promotion of learning

  29. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Institute – L. institutus, pp. of instituere "to set up," from in- "in" + statuere"establish, to cause to stand"

  30. Institute Mnemonic At the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) a student can take classes such as automotive technology, cosmetology, and culinary arts.

  31. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Liability • (n.) a debt; something disadvantageous

  32. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Liability – Anglo-Fr. *liable, from O.Fr. lier "to bind," from L.ligare"to bind, to tie."

  33. Liability Mnemonic Liability insurance is wise to have because teenage drivers are considered the deadliest thing on the roads.

  34. Don’t forget your words!

  35. It’s Vocab Time!

  36. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Preposterous • (adj.) ridiculous, senseless

  37. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Preposterous – L. præposterus"absurd, contrary to nature," lit. "before-behind" (cf. topsy-turvy, cart before the horse), from præ "before" + posterus "subsequent."

  38. Preposterous Mnemonic The idea that the planet Earth was round used to be considered preposterous because people believed that it was flat.

  39. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Pugnacious • (adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting

  40. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Pugnacious – L. pugnacis, gen. of pugnax"combative," from pugnare"to fight," from pugnus "fist," from PIE base *peug- "to stick, stab" (cf. Gk. pyx"with clenched fist," pygme "fist, boxing," pyktes "boxer;" L. pungere "to pierce, prick").

  41. Pugnacious Mnemonic Scut Farkus is the most pugnacious bully in the movie A Christmas Story.

  42. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Rabid • (adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies

  43. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Rabid – L. rabidus, from rabere"be mad, rave"

  44. Rabid Mnemonic Cujo is a book about a dog that becomes rabid after it is bitten and infected with rabies.

  45. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Realm • (n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study

  46. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Realm – O.Fr. reaume, probably from roiaume"kingdom," altered (by influence of L. regalis "regal") from Gallo-Romance *regiminem, accusative form of L. regimen"system of government, rule"

  47. Realm Mnemonic The lion is king of the realm of the jungle.

  48. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Rejuvenate • (v.) to make young again; to make like new

  49. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 8 • Rejuvenate – re-"again" + L. juvenis"young"

  50. Rejuvenate Mnemonic A relaxing spa treatment can rejuvenate a person’s spirit and is an excellent gift to give to teachers who could use a vacation over the holidays.

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