AcrimoniousAdj: Stinging, bitter in temper or
tone
Acid (ACrImonious) stings and burns
Bovineadj: resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unreasponsive
boVINE: cows and oxes lazily eat the vegetation
ConsternationNoun- dismay, confusion
• Consternation -> concern. You are concerned for someone who is confused and appears to be in dismay
CorpulentAdj- fat; having a large, bulky body
I think of cows and how they are bulky and fat animals
DisavowV- to deny responsibility for or connection with
• A vow is a promise and connection. The prefix “dis” meaning away; you are away from a connection. DISaVOW
In Harry Potter this is an
“Unbreakable Vow”
DispassionateAdj- impartial; calm, free from emotion
• To be passionate about something is to have strong feelings about a certain thing. Prefix “dis” meaning “away” (as mentioned before). To be dispassionate is to be away from feeling/emotion.
DissensionN- disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
I see disconnection. When there is a disconnection there is a sharp difference of opinion
Dissipatev- to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly,
squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
• In dissipate, I hear/see the word disappear which means to not have.
Expurgatev- to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text;
to cleanse, purity
exPURGate. I hear the word purge in expurgate, which means to rid of something.
Creepy movie 0_0
Gauntletn- an armored or protective glove; a
challenge; two lines of men armored with weapons with which to beat a person
forced to run between them an ordeal.• In Marching Knights, we wear
gauntlets to protect our sleeves/gloves and to look cool ;)
HypotheticalAdj- based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or
tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
• We’ve all heard of this word….
“Hypothetically saying…”
Ignobleadj- mean, low, base
• IGNOre people who are mean, unkind, and low
Impugnv- to call into question; to attack as false
• I see the word impersonate (weird I know). When you impersonate someone you are false and called into question.
Intemperateadj- immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
• inTEMPERate. When you are temperamental, you lose control in yourself in a rage
Odiumn- hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful
conduct
• I see Odd in odium: when you’re odd, you can be considered a disgrace
Jacob from twilight was disgraced from the pack for being
odd by being around a vampire and trying to help
one
Squeamishadj- inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively
fastidious or refined
• Typically, girls are very squeamish when it comes to bugs and become grossed out.
Subservientadj- subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient;
serving to promote some end
I see servant in subservient. Servants must be submissive and obedient to the person they serveHouse elves in
harry potter must serve their master
no matter what
Susceptibleadj- open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
• Example: 3rd world countries are easily susceptible to disease and starvation because they have a lack of medicine, food, pure water, and sanitation