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It’s Vocabulary Time!

It’s Vocabulary Time!. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1. Admonish ( v. ) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1.

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It’s Vocabulary Time!

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  1. It’s Vocabulary Time!

  2. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Admonish • (v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

  3. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Admonish – M.E. (admonesten, from M.F. admonester, from (assumed) V.L. admonestare, to warn

  4. Admonish Mnemonic The manager admonishedhis employee for using the internet to play games when he was supposed to be working.

  5. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Breach • (n.) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction • (v.) to create an opening, break through

  6. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Breach - M.E (breche, from O.E. br[AE]c act of breaking; akin to O.E. brecan) to break

  7. Breach Mnemonic The judge decided that the defendant had breachedhis contract to finish repairing the breachin the plaintiff’s roof.

  8. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Brigand • (n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

  9. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Brigand - M.E (brigaunt, from M.Fr. brigand, from O.It. brigante, from brigare) to fight, (from briga strife, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish bríg) strength

  10. Brigand Mnemonic If you work at a local convenience store you must be careful at night because it is not uncommon for a brigand to try to rob the store.

  11. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Circumspect • (adj.) careful, cautious

  12. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Circumspect - M.E, (from M.Fr. or Latin; M.F. circonspect, from L. circumspectus) to look around, be cautious, (from circum- + specere to look)

  13. Circumspect Mnemonic Jake told Tommy he was going to beat him up after school, so Tommy was circumspect when he walked home so that he would notice anything suspicious or dangerous.

  14. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Commandeer • (v.) to seize for military or official use

  15. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Commandeer - Afrikaans (kommandeer, from F. commander) to command, (from O.Fr. commander)

  16. Commandeer Mnemonic Police officers who obtain a search warrant of criminals homes have the right to commandeerany personal property that helps them solve a crime.

  17. Don’t forget your words!

  18. It’s Vocabulary Time!

  19. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Cumbersome • (adj.) clumsy, hard to handle; slow moving

  20. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Cumbersome - O.Fr.encombrer, from combre"obstruction, barrier," from V.L. *comboros"that which is carried together," perhaps from a Gaulish word.

  21. Cumbersome Mnemonic Shopping on the weekend can make you feel like a very cumbersome person if it is crowded in the food court and you have to carry a lot of bags.

  22. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Deadlock • (n.) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions • (v.) to bring to such a standstill

  23. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Deadlock – "complete standstill," first attested 1779 in Sheridan's play "The Critic."

  24. Deadlock Mnemonic After the car accident all the cars behind it were in deadlockfor at least a mile.

  25. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Debris • (n.) scattered fragments, wreckage

  26. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Debris – Fr.débris, from M.Fr., from debriser to break to pieces, from O.Fr. debrisier, from de- + brisier to break

  27. Debris Mnemonic When we arrived at the sight of the crash there was so much debriswe could not get within fifty feet of the airplane.

  28. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Diffuse • (v.) to spread or scatter freely or widely • (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

  29. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Diffuse – M.E., from L. diffusus, past participle of diffundere to spread out, from dis- + fundere to pour

  30. Diffuse Mnemonic The air freshener diffusesa fresh apple cinnamon scent throughout the bathroom.

  31. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Dilemma • (n.) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

  32. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Dilemma – L.L., from L.Gk. dilEmmat-, dilEmma, probably back-formation from Gk. dilEmmatos involving two assumptions

  33. Dilemma Mnemonic Darcy faced a dilemmawhen she tried to purchase new jeans at Abercrombie and Fitch and the cashier told her that her credit cards were declined.

  34. Don’t forget your words!

  35. It’s Vocabulary Time!

  36. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Efface • (v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

  37. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Efface – M.E., from M.Fr. effacer, from O.Fr. esfacier, from e- + face face

  38. Efface Mnemonic Effie the cat tried to efface herself so her owner could not find her and would not be able reprimand her for clawing the couch cushions.

  39. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Muddle • (v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by • (n.) a hopeless mess

  40. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Muddle – probably from obsolete Dutchmoddelen, from M.Dutch, from modde mud; akin to Middle Low German mudde

  41. Muddle Mnemonic Pigpen was a muddlebecause he was covered in dirt and grime.

  42. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Opinionated • (adj.) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

  43. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Opinionated – L.opinionem (nom. opinio) "opinion, conjecture, what one thinks," from stem of opinari"think, judge, suppose, opine," from PIE *op- "to choose."

  44. Opinionated Mnemonic Tom Cruise was very opinionated about ADD and medications during his interview with Matt Lauer.

  45. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Perennial • (adj.) lasting a long time, persistent • (n.) a plant that lives for a long time

  46. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Perennial – Latinperennis, from per- throughout + annus year

  47. Perennial Mnemonic The energy of marathon runners must be perennialif they want to finish a race.

  48. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Predispose • (v.) to incline to beforehand

  49. Vocabulary Workshop, Level D Etymologies: Unit 1 • Predispose - "pre" prefix meaning "before," from O.Fr.pre- and M.L. pre-, both from L. præ (adv.) "before," + "dispose" O.Fr. disposer, from O.Fr. despondre, from L. disponere"put in order, arrange," from dis- "apart" + ponere "to put, place.

  50. Predispose Mnemonic Many people are predisposed to becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol due to their genetics.

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