English 2 Vocabulary Set 4

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English 2 Vocabulary Set 4
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Root PAN

• Pan means all, completely, whole or general

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Panacea

• Definition A remedy for all ills or
  difficulties.
• Sentence The doctor discovered a panacea to help
  the townspeople.

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Pandemonium

• Definition A wild uproar or commotion.
• Sentence When Williston-Elko beat Barnwell the
  crowd broke into Pandemonium.

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Panegyric

• Definition A formal speech or statement giving
  high praise to someone or something.
• Sentence Hillary Clinton gave a panegyric when
  she put her support behind Obama.

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Panoply

• Definition (1) A magnificent or impressive
  array. (2) A display of all appropriate accessory
  items.
• Sentence The full panoply of a presidential
  debate was an exciting sight.

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Root Extra

• Extra places words outside or beyond their usual
  or routine territory.

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Extramundane

• Definition Situated in or relating to a region
  beyond the material world.
• Sentence God is considered an extramundane
  authority to a lot of people.

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Extrapolate

• Definition To extend or project facts or data
  into an area not known in order to make
  assumptions or to predict facts or trends.
• Sentence When working on a research paper, it is
  a good idea to extrapolate ideas from outside
  resources.

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Extrovert

• Definition A person mainly concerned with things
  outside him- or herself a sociable and outgoing
  person.
• Sentence Being a complete extrovert, the boy was
  always surrounded by friends.

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Extraneous

• Definition (1) Existing or coming from the
  outside. (2) Not forming an essential part
  irrelevant.
• Sentence When writing, try to keep out
  extraneous information, keep to the point.

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Nec/Nic/Nox

• Nec/Nic/Nox has to do with killing or slaying. It
  is also related to the word corpse.

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Internecine

• Definition (1) Deadly mutually destructive. (2)
  Involving conflict within a group.
• Sentence The zombie invasion caused a
  internecine struggle within the city.

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Necrosis

• Definition The usually localized death of living
  tissue.
• Sentence Many medications can lead to the
  necrosis of the liver after long term use.

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Noxious

• Definition Harmful to or destructive of living
  things.
• Sentence The fumes coming from the back of the
  car were incredibly noxious to people passing by.

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Pernicious

• Definition Extremely harmful or destructive.
• Sentence Smoking is considered incredibly
  pernicious to your health.