word: benevolent part of speech: adjective pronunciation: buh-nev-uh-luh nt origins: latin bene...

• Word: Benevolent

• Part of speech: Adjective

• Pronunciation: buh-nev-uh-luh nt

• Origins: Latin “bene” (well; good) + “vol” (wish)

• Related Forms: Benevolence (n); benevolently (adv)

• Sentence: Although she ruled absolutely, the benevolent monarch made sure that all of her subjects had plenty of food, warm places to live, and safety from danger.

• Predicted Definition:

• Definition: --1. intending or showing goodwill; kindly; friendly--2. doing good or giving aid to others, rather than making profit; charitable (The Red Cross is a benevolent organization)

• Word: Adversary

• Part of speech: Noun

• Pronunciation: ad-ver-ser-ee

• Origins: Latin “ad” (to, towards) + “vertere” (to turn)

• Related Forms: Adversarial (adj); adverse (adj)

• Sentence: When she heard about another serial killer hunting in her territory, Umkulthoum vowed to track down this new adversary and disembowel him or her.


• Definition: a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe; a person, group, etc., that is an opponent in a contest.

• Word: Omniscient


• Pronunciation: Ŏm-nĭsh-ĕnt

• Origins: Latin “Omni” (all) + “Scire” (to know)

• Related Forms: Omniscience (n); Omnisciently (adv)

• Sentence: The Christmas carols tell of an omniscient Santa Clause: “He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake. He knows when you’ve been bad or good….”


• Definition:Having or possessing unlimited (or seemingly unlimited) knowledge or understanding

• Word: Altruistic


• Pronunciation: al-troo-is-tik

• Origins: Latin “alter” (other)

• Related Forms: Altruism (n); Altruistically (adv)

• Sentence: The altruistic hostage stayed behind to fight off Umkulthoum while allowing the other hostages to escape from the basement dungeon.


• Definition: unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic )

• Word: Benefactor


• Pronunciation: ben-uh-fak-ter

• Origins: Latin: “bene” (good/well) + “fac” (to make) + “or” (one who does)

• Related Forms:

• Sentence: As she wrote them a very generous check, Umkulthoum laughed to think how shocked the Society for the Advancement of Amputees would be if they knew how many amputees their secret benefactor had created.


• Definition:1 -- a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper. 2 -- a person who supports or helps a person, institution, etc, esp by giving money; patron

• Word: Chivalrous


• Pronunciation: shiv-uh l-ruh s

• Origins: Latin: “caballārius” (man on horseback (from “caball” (horse)))

• Related Forms: Chivalry (n)

• Sentence: Umkulthoum was impressed by the chivalrous behavior of her neighbor when he rescued her during a mugging, even though she was disappointed that she wouldn’t get to kill her muggers.


• Definition:1. having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty. 2. considerate and courteous to women; gallant. 3. gracious and honorable toward an enemy, especially a defeated one, and toward the weak or poor.

• Word: Embark

• Part of speech: Verb

• Pronunciation: em-bahrk

• Origins: Latin “em” (to cause to be in; on all sides, completely) + “barca” (barge) (derived from Coptic, to Egyptian, to Greek, to Latin)

• Related Forms: Embarkation (n); disembark (v)

• Sentence: Moments after she embarked on the cruise ship, Umkulthoum embarked on her career as a sociopathic killer, strangling a cabin boy with the straps of a life preserver.


• Definition:1. to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey. 2. to start an enterprise, business, etc.

• Word: Stately


• Pronunciation: steyt-lee

• Origins: Latin: “Stare” (To Stand)

• Related Forms: Stateliness (n);

• Sentence: Throughout time, kings and queens have maintained a stately throne room in order to impress and intimidate the petitioners who come before them.


• Definition:majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc.; dignified.

• Word: Ambidextrous


• Pronunciation: am-bi-dek-struh s

• Origins: Latin: “ambi” (Both) + “dexter” (on the right (right as in “direction” (left/right) as well as right as in “correct; favorable”))

• Related Forms: Ambidextrously (adv); ambidextrousness (n)

• Sentence: One advantage that she had over her sister was that the ambidextrous Umkulthoum could throw knives equally well with both hands.


• Definition: Able to use both hands equally well

• Word: Deploy


• Pronunciation: dih-ploi

• Origins: Latin “de” (separate, removal, un, negative) + “Plicare” (to fold) (“To unfold))

• Related Forms: Deployment (n); deployable (adj); deployabitlity (n)

• Sentence: President Kennedy instituted a naval blockade when Khrushchev and the Soviet Union tried to deploy nuclear missles on Cuba.


• Definition:1 -- to arrange or spread out in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately2 -- to come into a position ready for use: the plane can't land unless the landing gear deploys.

• Word: Condolence


• Pronunciation: kuh n-doh-luh ns

• Origins: Latin: “con” (with) + “dolor” (to feel pain) + “ence” (state or condition or quality)

• Related Forms: Condole (v)

• Sentence: Umkulthoum surprised her sister by extending condolences to Trevor’s mother at Trevor’s funeral.


• Definition:Often, “condolences.” expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief.

• Word: Implicate


• Pronunciation: im-pli-keyt

• Origins: Latin: “Im” (in) + “Plicare” (to fold)

• Related Forms: Imply (v); implication (n); implicit (adj)

• Sentence: Umkulthoum had such a bad reputation in high school that just sitting next to her in class was enough to implicate someone in being involved in her activities.


• Definition:To show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.

• Word: Scrutinize


• Pronunciation: skroot-n-ahyz

• Origins: Latin: Scrūtārī (to search) + “ize” (to subject to (as a process))

• Related Forms: Scrutiny (n); scrutinizer (n); scrutinization (n)

• Sentence: The forensic accountant took seven months to scrutinize Umkulthoum’s bank accounts, looking for any evidence he could find that may tell where she was hiding the money.


• Definition:To examine in detail with careful or critical attention.

• Word: Reprehensible


• Pronunciation: rep-ri-hen-suh-buh l

• Origins: Latin: “re” (again) + “prehendere” (to seize/grab) + “ible” (capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to)

• Related Forms: Reprehensibly (adv); reprehensibility (n); reprehensibleness (n)

• Sentence: As he watched his two-year-old foster son play basketball, he pondered how reprehensible it was that someone had blackened the boy’s eye and covered his body with burns and abrasions.


• Definition:Open to criticism or rebuke; blameworthy

• Word: Placate


• Pronunciation: pley-keyt

• Origins: Latin: “placare” (to quiet, calm, appease) + “ate” (cause to become)

• Related Forms: Placatingly (adv), implacable (adj)

• Sentence: When Umkulthoum was a fussy infant, her mother would often give her a plush toy shaped like a baseball bat in order to placate the screaming child.


• Definition: to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures

• Word: Animosity


• Pronunciation: an-uh-mos-i-tee

• Origins: Latin: “animus” (mind, spirit, courage, passion, wrath) + “ity” (condition or quality of being _____)

• Related Forms:

• Sentence: Umkulthoum’s mother constantly telling Umkulthoum to be more like her sister fed the animosity between the girls.


• Definition:a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action

• Word: Vivacious


• Pronunciation: vi-vey-shuh s

• Origins: Latin: “Viv” (alive (“Vit” life)) + “-ous” (full of, or possessing)

• Related Forms: Vivaciousness (n); vivaciously (adv)

• Sentence: Although Umkulthoum was prettier, her sister’s vivacious soul and obvious love of life made her far more attractive to Trevor.


• Definition:full of high spirits and animation; lively or vital

• Word: Pretext


• Pronunciation: pree-tekst

• Origins: Latin: “pre” (in front)Sanskrit: “Tek” (to make) Latin: “Texura” (web (from “texere” (to weave)))

• Related Forms:

• Sentence: Umkulthoum posed her sister in front of the Federal Building downtown as a pretext to allow Umkulthoum to take pictures of the security measures at the front entrance.


• Definition:a fictitious reason given in order to conceal the real one

• Word: Protrude


• Pronunciation: proh-trood

• Origins: Latin: “pro” (forward; out) + “trudere” (thrust)

• Related Forms: Protrusion (n); protruding (adj)

• Sentence: As the tumor grew in Nigel’s abdomen, it caused his stomach to protrude over his belt.


• Definition:To push or thrust outward

• Word: Apathy


• Pronunciation: ap-uh-thee

• Origins: Greek: “a” (without; un) + “pathos” (emotion; feeling; suffering)

• Related Forms: apathetic (adj); apathetically (adv)

• Sentence: People who thought she was normal and didn’t realize that she was a sociopath were always surprised by Umkulthoum’s dry-eyed apathy at funerals.


• Definition:absence of interest in or enthusiasm for things generally considered interesting or moving; absence of emotion

• Word: Deviate


• Pronunciation: dee-vee-eyt

• Origins: Latin “de” (separate, removal, un, negative) + “vi” (road, way)

• Related Forms: Deviation (n); deviant (n/adj); deviate (n)

• Sentence: Once Umkulthoum had decided on a victim, nothing could make her deviate from that choice, not even her sister’s pleading or the threat of police intervention.


• Definition:1. to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. 2. to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm. 3. to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning.

• Word: Affiliated


• Pronunciation: uh-fil-ee-ey-tid

• Origins: Latin: “af” (toward) + “fil” (son) + “ate” (suffix to make a verb from a noun or adjective) + “ed” (suffix that makes an adjective indicating a condition or quality resulting from the action of a verb) (In Latin meant “Adopted as a son.”)

• Related Forms: Affiliation (n); Affiliate (v)

• Sentence: When the mayor was brought up on corruption charges, everyone who was affiliated with him, whether a friend or a family member, was made the subject of a thorough investigation.


• Definition:being in close formal or informal association; related

• Word: Indelible


• Pronunciation: in-del-uh-buh l

• Origins: Latin: “in” (not; negative) + “del” (destroy) “-ble” (capable of being)

• Related Forms: Indelibly (adv);

• Sentence: The horrific crime scene the investigators found in Umkulthoum’s basement left an indelible memory that haunted them for the rest of their lives.


• Definition:1. making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like2. that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like

• Word: Magnanimous


• Pronunciation: mag-nan-uh-muh s

• Origins: Latin: “Magn” (Large; great) + “anim” (soul) + “ous” (having, full of, or characterized by)

• Related Forms: Magnanimously (adv); magnanimousness (n)

• Sentence: In a magnanimous gesture, after the Tigers lost to the Red Sox, the Tigers players all pitched in to buy a full-page ad in the news paper wishing the Red Sox good luck in the world series.


• Definition:generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness; high-minded; noble

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