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Visual Vocabulary
Exodus /Emigration
Locust
Midst/Middle
Homage/Respect
Mortar
Plague/Calamity
Religious
Roast
Spare • To Choose not to
punish or harm someone
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Sympathetic
Vital
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What 6-letter word begins with "f" and can mean "the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord"?
FealtyLoyalty to a person
or group
Quixotic Quixotic
• Unrealistic
Inherent
• Natural
Obstensibly
• Apparently
Salubrious
• Healthful
Pithy
• Concise
Prodigius
• Huge
Rancor
• Bitterness
Irreverant
• Disrespectful
Interim
• Temporary
Quiescent
• Inactive
Antimetabole-Rhetorical Device
Matutinal/Occuring in the morning
Odontoid
• of or resembling a mouth; toothlike.
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Introduce
• (c) To bring in or present• ‘I would like to introduce you to my new
friend, as I am sure both of you have much in common.’
Introflex
• (b) To bend inward• We need to introflex the material in order to
provide greater stability.’
Introceptive
• a) Capable of receiving into itself• ‘We need an introceptive object in order to
contain this material.’
Introgression
• (a) The act of going in; entering• ‘In biology, introgression has acquired the
specific meaning of transferring genetic information from one species into another.’
Intromit
• (c) To allow to enter; insert (from the Latin ‘mittere’, ‘to send’)
• ‘We intromit our hands into gloves.’
Introject
• (d) To throw into• ‘I would like to introject some new ideas into
this important creative discussion.’
Introspect
• (a) To look within (from the Latin ‘specere’, ‘to look at’)
• ‘When I examine my own thoughts and feelings I introspect.’
Intromission
• (b) To insert (from the zoological term ‘intromittent’, meaning adapted for insertion)
• ‘Intromission is necessary if conception is to be achieved.’
Introvert
• (a) One who turns inward (from the Latin ‘vertere’, ‘to turn’)
• ‘He was an introvert, keeping himself to himself, shunning company, and constantly contemplating the meaning of life.’
Intropression
• (b) Pressure within (from the Latin ‘pressura’, ‘a pressing’)
• ‘His constant worrying resulted in increasing intropression.’
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• fascinating• adjectives
DIDACTIC
• (a) Teacher-like; instructive (from the Greek ‘didaskein’, ‘to teach’)
• ‘When explaining things, she had a didactic manner.’
SURREPTITIOUS
• 2. (c) Stealthy or secret (from the Latin ‘surripere’, ‘to steal’)
• ‘The surreptitious behaviour going on around him eventually made
• him feel uneasy.’
HERETICAL
(d) Revolutionary; contrary to the official/established viewpoint (from the Greek ‘hairesis’, ‘choice’
Their heretical beliefs led them into direct conflict with the government, schools and church.
COPIOUS
• (b) Abundant; plentiful (from the Latin ‘copia’, ‘plenty’)
• After the perfect summer and autumn, with ideal conditions for plants,the abundant harvest yielded a copious supply of fruit, corn and vegetables.’
IMPERATIVE
• (c) Vital (from the Latin ‘imperare’, ‘to command’)
• ‘It is imperative to upgrade the education system if the nation wishes
• to be culturally and economically successful.’
INEFFACEABLE
• (b) Incapable of being erased; indelible (from the French ‘effacer’, ‘to
• obliterate’)• The memories of their time together were so
vivid, so wonderful that• they could never be destroyed. They were
ineffaceable.’
INESTIMABLE
• (b) Priceless; immeasurable (from the Latin ‘aestimare’, ‘to determine,
• appraise’)• ‘Despite the attempts of people to price the
drawings and paintings of• Leonardo, they are of inestimable value.’
UNPRECEDENTED
• (a) Never known or done before (from the Latin ‘prae’, ‘before’ and
• ‘cedere’, ‘to go’)
• The success of the Beatles was an unprecedented musical
• phenomenon.’
UNEQUIVOCAL
• (b) Unambiguous; leaving no doubt (from the Latin ‘equi’, ‘equally’ and
• ‘vocare’, ‘to call’)• ‘Her statement was so clear; so plain that it
was impossible to• misunderstand her – it was an unequivocal
statement.’
CATEGORICAL
• (a) Bluntly and unconditionally expressed (from the Greek ‘kategorein’,‘to state, assert’)
• ‘Her statement was categorical; there were no ifs, ands or buts about it – it was absolute.’