Vocabulary II

Enunciate

Renounce

Pronouncement

• The man read his pronouncement that all men should wear silly black hats!

invoke

The boy invoked the help of a higher power before the test he didn’t study for.

provocative

• “Clothes” by Chitra Divakaruni is a great story with some very provocative parts.

revoke

The police officer revoked the young girl’s license after pulling her

over for talking on her cell phone.

Ineffable

• The sunset over the beach was ineffable

affable

infantile

• The grown man’s infantile behavior got him a lecture from his mother!

edict

The king issued an edict making begging for change illegal.

indict

Rod Blagojevichwas indicted on 20 felony charges and convictedon 17 of them.

dictum

One of Einstein's dictums was to make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler.

Enunciate (verb)

• to pronounce or articulate

Renounce (verb)

• to reject by declaration

Pronouncement (noun)

• a declaration of opinion; judgment

invoke (verb)

• to call on for support

Provocative (adjective)

• causing disturbance or excitement

Revoke (verb)

• to make invalid; deactivate

Ineffable (adjective)

• unutterable, indescribable

Affable (adjective)

• friendly

Infantile (adjective)

• childish; immature

Edict (noun)

• an official order

Indict (verb)

• to charge with a crime; accuse

Dictum (noun)

• a formal or authoritative statement