Word: Benevolent

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• 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)

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

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• Word Omniscient
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation Om-nish-ent
• 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 youre
  sleeping, he knows when youre awake. He knows
  when youve been bad or good.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Having or possessing unlimited (or seemingly
  unlimited) knowledge or understanding

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• Word Altruistic
• Part of speech Adjective
• 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.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the
  welfare of others (opposed to egoistic )

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• Word Benefactor
• Part of speech Noun
• 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.
• Predicted Definition
• 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

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• Word Chivalrous
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation shiv-uh l-ruh s
• Origins
• Latin caballarius (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 wouldnt get to kill her
  muggers.
• Predicted Definition
• 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.

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

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• Word Stately
• Part of speech Adjective
• 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.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• majestic imposing in magnificence, elegance,
  etc. dignified.

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• Word Ambidextrous
• Part of speech Adjective
• 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.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Able to use both hands equally well

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• Word Deploy
• Part of speech Verb
• 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.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1 -- to arrange or spread out in a position of
  readiness, or to move strategically or
  appropriately
• 2 -- to come into a position ready for use the
  plane can't land unless the landing gear deploys.

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• Word Condolence
• Part of speech Noun
• 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 Trevors mother at
  Trevors funeral.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Often, condolences. expression of sympathy
  with a person who is suffering sorrow,
  misfortune, or grief.

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• Word Implicate
• Part of speech Verb
• 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.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• To show to be also involved, usually in an
  incriminating manner to be implicated in a
  crime.

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• Word Scrutinize
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation skroot-n-ahyz
• Origins
• Latin Scrutari (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 Umkulthoums bank accounts,
  looking for any evidence he could find that may
  tell where she was hiding the money.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• To examine in detail with careful or critical
  attention.

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• Word Reprehensible
• Part of speech Adjective
• 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 boys eye and covered his body with burns and
  abrasions.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Open to criticism or rebuke blameworthy

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• Word Placate
• Part of speech Verb
• 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.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to appease or pacify, especially by concessions
  or conciliatory gestures

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• Word Animosity
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation an-uh-mos-i-tee
• Origins
• Latin animus (mind, spirit, courage, passion,
  wrath) ity (condition or quality of being
  _____)
• Related Forms
• Sentence Umkulthoums mother constantly telling
  Umkulthoum to be more like her sister fed the
  animosity between the girls.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity
  that tends to display itself in action

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• Word Vivacious
• Part of speech Adjective
• 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
  sisters vivacious soul and obvious love of life
  made her far more attractive to Trevor.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• full of high spirits and animation lively or
  vital

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• Word Pretext
• Part of speech Noun
• 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.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• a fictitious reason given in order to conceal
  the real one

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• Word Protrude
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation proh-trood
• Origins
• Latin pro (forward out) trudere (thrust)
• Related Forms Protrusion (n) protruding (adj)
• Sentence As the tumor grew in Nigels abdomen,
  it caused his stomach to protrude over his belt.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• To push or thrust outward

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• Word Apathy
• Part of speech Noun
• 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
  didnt realize that she was a sociopath were
  always surprised by Umkulthoums dry-eyed apathy
  at funerals.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• absence of interest in or enthusiasm for things
  generally considered interesting or moving
  absence of emotion

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• Word Deviate
• Part of speech Verb
• 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 sisters pleading or the
  threat of police intervention.
• Predicted Definition
• 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.

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• Word Affiliated
• Part of speech Adjective
• 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.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• being in close formal or informal association
  related

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• Word Indelible
• Part of speech Adjective
• 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 Umkulthoums basement left
  an indelible memory that haunted them for the
  rest of their lives.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. making marks that cannot be erased, removed,
  or the like
• 2. that cannot be eliminated, forgotten,
  changed, or the like

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• Word Magnanimous
• Part of speech Adjective
• 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.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• generous in forgiving an insult or injury free
  from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness
  high-minded noble

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• Word Finite
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation fahy-nahyt
• Origins
• Latin Finis (End)
• Related Forms Infinite (adj) infinity (n)
• Sentence Umkulthoums sister knew that
  Umkulthoums patience was finite, so Umkulthoums
  sister made sure never to annoy Umkulthoum for
  too long, lest there be trouble
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Having bounds or limits not infinite
  measurable subject to limitations or conditions,
  as of space, time, circumstances, or the laws of
  nature

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• Word Augment
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation awg-ment
• Origins
• Latin augere (to increase/make large/enrich)
• Related Forms Augmented (adj) augmentation (n)
• Sentence Seeking to augment the already large
  volume of evidence against Umkulthoum, Trevor
  went to a judge to get permission to tap her
  phones and intercept all of her emails.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to make larger enlarge in size, number,
  strength, or extent increase

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• Word Belligerent
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation buh-lij-er-uh nt
• Origins
• Latin Bellum (war) gerere (to conduct, to
  bear, to carry) -ant(-ent) (causing or
  performing an action or existing in a certain
  condition)
• Related Forms Belligerently (adv) belligerence
  (n)
• Sentence Given the horrific, violent crimes of
  which Umkulthoum was accused, Trevor thought she
  would be more belligerent, but she was
  surprisingly passive and peaceful during
  questioning.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• warlike given to waging war of warlike
  character aggressively hostile

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• Word Duplicity
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation doo-plis-i-tee
• Origins
• Latin Du (two) plex (having parts or
  units) -ity (having the condition or quality
  of being ______)
• Related Forms Duplicate (v/n) duplicitous
  (adj)
• Sentence Tired of Umkulthoums duplicity, her
  sister and Trevor both confronted her so she
  would finally have to tell them the same story.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. Deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by
  speaking or acting in two different ways to
  different people concerning the same matter
  double-dealing.
• 2. The state or quality of having two elements
  or parts being twofold or double.

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• Word Impervious
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation im-pur-vee-uh s
• Origins
• Latin im (not) per (through, utterly,
  very) vi(a) (road) ous (having, full of,
  characterized by)
• Related Forms Imperviousness (adj) imperviously
  (adv)
• Sentence The woman thought her husband was
  impervious to emotional pain, so she was
  surprised to see him break down when the dog
  died.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. not permitting penetration or passage
  impenetrable.
• 2. incapable of being injured or impaired.

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• Word Coerce
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation koh-urs
• Origins
• Latin co (with together jointly) arcere
  (to keep in to keep away (from arca
  (arkthink Noah or Indiana Jones)))
• Related Forms Coercion (n) Coerced (adj)
• Sentence Don Corleone would coerce people to
  sign contracts by telling them that in 30
  seconds, either their brains or their signatures
  would be on a piece of paper.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to compel by force, intimidation, or authority,
  especially without regard for individual desire
  or volition

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• Word Bequeath
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation bih-kweeth
• Origins
• Old English be- (cause to be) Old High
  German quidan (to say)
• Related Forms Bequest (n)
• Sentence Umkulthoum and her sister knew that
  when their parents died they would bequeath to
  the girls 500 acres of swampland filled with
  shallow graves.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• To dispose of (personal property, especially
  money) by last will to hand down pass on to
  leave to

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• Word Inopportune
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation in-op-er-toon
• Origins
• Latin in (not) op (toward, to) portus
  (harbor, haven)
• Related Forms Opportune (adj) opportunistic
  (adj)
• Sentence Sebastian hoped his girlfriend wouldnt
  call at an inopportune moment while he was out
  for the night on a date with his wife.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• not opportune inappropriate inconvenient
  untimely or unseasonable

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• Word Ominous
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation om-uh-nuh s
• Origins
• Latin omen (sign or portent) ous (having,
  full of, or characterized by)
• Related Forms Ominously (adv)
• Sentence The bloodstains on the front porch of
  the house were an ominous sign of what the FBI
  would find inside.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. portending evil or harm foreboding
  threatening inauspicious
• 2. indicating the nature of a future event, for
  good or evil having the significance of an omen
  being a portent

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• Word Premeditated
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation pri-med-i-tey-tid
• Origins
• Latin pre (before) meditari (to
  ponder/think)
• Related Forms Premeditation (n)
• Sentence Because she stalked Sebastian for
  months and laid in wait for him in his own
  basement, Umkulthoum was charged with
  premeditated murder, even though she claimed it
  was an impulse killing
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• done deliberately planned in advance

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• Word Rampant
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation ram-puh nt
• Origins
• Old French ramper (to creep, climb, or rear)
• Related Forms Rampantly (adv) Rampage (n)
• Sentence When their teachers were locked in the
  classroom, the three-year-olds ran rampant
  through the building, tearing everything off the
  walls and coloring on every available surface.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. violent in action or spirit raging
  furious a rampant leopard.
• 2. growing luxuriantly, as weeds.

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• Word Defamation
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation def-uh-mey-shuh n
• Origins
• Latin de- (apart, away, negative) fama
  (talk, public opinion, repute) -ion (a
  condition of being)
• Related Forms Defame (v) Defamatory (adj)
• Sentence When Trevor spread the false rumor that
  Umkulthoum was a meth dealer, Umkulthoum
  successfully sued him for defamation.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• false or unjustified injury of the good
  reputation of another, as by slander (spoken
  word) or libel (printed word)

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• Word Renounce
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation ri-nouns
• Origins
• Latin re (againbut also back) nuntiare
  (to announce/report)
• Related Forms Renunciation (n)
• Sentence After it was clear she had an
  addiction, Umkulthoum renounced her life of crime
  and swore that never again would she harm another
  humanother than Trevorand Sebastian.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to give up or put aside voluntarily to give up
  by formal declaration to repudiate disown

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• Word Vehement
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation vee-uh-muh nt
• Origins
• Latin vehere (to carry) OR (vehe (lacking
  or wanting) mens (mind))
• Related Forms Vehemently (adv) vehemence (n)
• Sentence When accused of being unfaithful to
  Trevor, Umkulthoums sister immediately began to
  shout vehement denials of her infidelity.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• strongly emotional intense or passionate
  zealous ardent impassioned characterized by
  rancor or anger violent

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• Word Zealous
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation zel-uh s
• Origins
• Greek zelos (zeal, ardor, jealousy)
• Related Forms Zealot (n) zealotry (n)
  zealously (adv)
• Sentence Sebastian was a zealous collector of
  comic books, frequently paying thousands of
  dollars for a rare issue and travelling thousands
  of miles to personally retrieve them.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• filled with or inspired by intense enthusiasm or
  zeal ardent fervent  

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• Word Disparage
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation dih-spar-ij
• Origins
• Latin dis (apart/away/negative) par
  (equal)
• -age (a process or action or result of an
  action)
• Related Forms disparagement (n) disparaging
  (adj) disparagingly (adv)
• Sentence Many people are hesitant to speak
  truthfully about the deceased when at a funeral,
  because it is usually considered poor manners to
  disparage the dead.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. to speak of or treat slightingly
  depreciate belittle

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• Word August
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation aw-guhst
• Origins
• Latin augere (that which is increased)
• Related Forms Augustness (n) augustly (adv)
• Sentence Part of Umkulthoums power was that she
  was as comfortable with august personages like
  diplomats and statesmen as she was with commoners
  like dock workers and truckers.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• inspiring reverence or admiration of supreme
  dignity or grandeur majestic venerable eminent

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• Word Implacable
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation im-plak-uh-buh l
• Origins
• Latin in- (not/negative/without) placare
  (to quiet, calm, appease) able (capable
  of/susceptible to)
• Related Forms Implacably (adv) Implacableness
  (n)
• Sentence Despite Sebastian begging her to stop,
  Umkulthoums sister was implacable when she found
  out he had cheated her of 15 cents in the poker
  game, and she set about methodically shredding
  each of his 7500 comic books, one at a time.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified
  inexorable

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• Word Ultimatum
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation uhl-tuh-mey-tuh m
• Origins
• Latin ultimare (to come to an end)/ ultim
  (last)
• Related Forms
• Sentence Don Corleone gave the man an ultimatum
  in 30 seconds, either his brains or his signature
  would be on that piece of paper.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• a final, uncompromising demand or set of terms
  issued by a party to a dispute, the rejection of
  which may lead to a severance of relations or to
  the use of force.

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• Word Omnipotent
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation om-nip-uh-tuh nt
• Origins
• Latin Omni (all) Potis (powerful, able,
  capable (from Sanskrit (Patih meaning master,
  husband) and Greek (Posis meaning husband))
  -ent (existing in a certain condition)
• Related Forms Omnipotence (n) omnipotently
  (adv)
• Sentence Crouched over the anthill, clutching a
  magnifying glass and a pitcher of water, the
  three-year-old Umkulthoum felt omnipotent,
  knowing she held the lives of the ants below in
  her hands.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• almighty or infinite in power, as God having
  very great or unlimited authority or power.

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• Word Profess
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation pruh-fes
• Origins
• Latin pro (forth) fateri (acknowledge
  confess)
• Related Forms professed (adj) profession (n.)
• Sentence Trevor was still trying to profess his
  love for Umkulthoums sister, even when she found
  him in a hotel room with Sebastians wife.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. to lay claim to, often insincerely pretend
  to
• 2. to declare openly announce or affirm avow
  or acknowledge
• 3. to declare oneself skilled or expert in
  claim to have knowledge of make (a thing) one's
  profession or business.

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• Word Guile
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation gahyl
• Origins
• Old Norse/German vel (artifice)
• Related Forms Guileless (adj)
• Sentence Umkulthoum was such a skilled hunter of
  people because her guile allowed her to convince
  them to enter her van.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Cunning trickery in attaining a goal crafty or
  skilled deception duplicity

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• Word Covet
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation kuhv-it
• Origins
• Latin cupere (to long for or desire)
• Related Forms Covetous (adj) covetousness (n)
  covetously (adv)
• Sentence From the moment Umkulthoums sister
  opened her new set of butchering cutlery,
  Umkulthoum began to covet the shiny, razor-sharp
  knives.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. to desire wrongfully, extraordinarily, or
  without due regard for the rights of others
• 2. to wish for, especially eagerly

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• Word Turbulent
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation tur-byuh-luh nt
• Origins
• Latin turba (turmoil/confusion) -ulent
  (full of/characterized by having much of)
• Related Forms Turbulence (n) turbulently (adv)
  
• Sentence During feeding time, the surface of the
  alligator pond at Gatorland was turbulent, thanks
  to all the thrashing, snapping gators.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• being in a state of agitation or tumult
  disturbed

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• Word Chastise
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation chas-tahyz
• Origins
• Latin From castigate (cast (pure) agere
  (to drive or incite))
• Related Forms chastisement (n.) chastiser (n.)
• Sentence Umkulthoums mother would constantly
  chastise her when the girl was young, screaming
  about how disappointing Umkulthoum was to the
  family whenever Umkulthoum let her knives get too
  dull.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. to discipline, especially by corporal
  (physical) punishment.
• 2. to criticize severely.

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• Word Lamentable
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation lam-uh n-tuh- buh l
• Origins
• Latin lamentari (A wailing/moaning) -ble
  (to be capable of)
• Related Forms Lamentation (n) lament (v)
  lamentably (adv)
• Sentence The loss of Sebastians wife was
  lamentable, but when the group was trapped in the
  blizzard, they had to eat something to survive.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Regrettable unfortunate wretched deplorable
  distressing sad

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• Word Malevolent
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation muh-lev-uh-luh nt
• Origins
• Latin mal (bad, wrongful, ill) volent (to
  want, wish for, desire)
• Related Forms Malevolence (n) malevolently
  (adv)
• Sentence While it would be easy to view Brutus
  as malevolent since he killed Caesar, he would
  say he was being benevolent since he was just
  trying to do something good for the people of
  Rome.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• Wishing evil or harm to another or others
  showing ill will ill-disposed malicious

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• Word Antithesis
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation an-tith-uh-sis
• Origins
• Sanskrit anti (against/opposite of) GreeK
  tithenai (to set down to put down)
• Related Forms Antithetical (adj) antithetically
  (adv)
• Sentence Raised by his uncle who was a pacifist,
  Umkulthoums youngest brother was the antithesis
  of his sister Umkulthoum, becoming a police
  officer when he grew up and helping the victims
  of crimes.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• the direct opposite (usually followed by of  or
  to)

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• Word Adulterate
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation uh-duhl-tuh-reyt
• Origins
• Latin ad (to/toward) alterare (to change
  to worsen) -ate (suffix to turn a noun into a
  verb)
• Related Forms Adulterated (adj) adulteration
  (n) adultery (n) adulterer (n)
• Sentence When they discovered that she would
  frequently adulterate her milkshakes with water,
  the boys stopped traveling to Umkulthoums yard.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to debase or make impure by adding inferior
  materials or elements use cheaper, inferior, or
  less desirable goods in the production of (any
  professedly genuine article)

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• Word Alienate
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation ey-lee-uh-neyt
• Origins
• Latin alius (other) -ate (suffix used to
  make a noun into a verb)
• Related Forms Alienation (n) alienating (adj)
  alienated (adj)
• Sentence Trevor was worried that cooking and
  eating Sebastians wife during the blizzard would
  alienate Sebastian from the rest of the group,
  but he was as friendly as ever.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to cause (a friend, sympathizer, etc) to become
  indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile estrange

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• Word Disreputable
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation dis-rep-yuh-tuh-buh l
• Origins
• Latin dis- (not/negative/opposition)
  reputare (re (again/over) putare (to
  think)) -able (capable of)
• Related Forms Disreputably (adv)
• Sentence Although everyone felt Tramp was
  disreputable, Lady knew he was a good dog deep
  inside and worthy of respect.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. not reputable having a bad reputation
• 2. discreditable dishonorable.

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• Word Apprehensive
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation ap-ri-hen-siv
• Origins
• Latin ap (ad (toward/to)) prehendere
  (pre before hendere (to seize or to grasp))
  -ive (tending toward)
• Related Forms Apprehensively (adv) apprehension
  (n) apprehend (v) apprehended (adj)
• Sentence The fact that her daughter was so
  fearless when she drove made the mother even more
  apprehensive than she could have been.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. uneasy or fearful about something that might
  happen
• 2. quick to learn or understand

57

• Word Reiterate
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation ree-it-uh-reyt
• Origins
• Latin re (again) iterum (again)
• Related Forms Reiteration (n) reiterated (adj)
• Sentence Some scholars say there are only seven
  basic story lines in literature that authors just
  reiterate over and over in different forms
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to say or do again or repeatedly repeat, often
  excessively.

58

• Word Perpetuate
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation per-pech-oo-eyt
• Origins
• Latin perpetuus (continual universal)
  -ate (forms a verb from an adjective)
• Related Forms Perpetuated (adj) perpetuation
  (n) perpetuity (n) perpetuality (n)
• Sentence Sebastian worked very hard to get an
  education, in part because he didnt want to
  perpetuate the stereotype that athletes are
  unintelligent.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to cause to continue or prevail

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• Word Precedent
• Part of speech Noun
• Pronunciation pres-i-duh nt
• Origins
• Latin pre (before) cedere (to yield to
  go/to leave)
• Related Forms Unprecedented (adj) precedence
  (n)
• Sentence Umkulthoum didnt want to set a
  precedent for the future, so she refused to feed
  her puppy when it whined next to her while she
  ate.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide
   or 
• justification for subsequent situations.

60

• Word Ascertain
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation as-er-teyn
• Origins
• Latin certus (sure fixed)
• Related Forms Ascertainable (adj)
• Sentence The FBI followed Umkulthoum for weeks,
  but they were unable to ascertain whether or not
  she was a violent sociopathic serial killer or a
  benevolent community philanthropist.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to find out definitely learn with certainty or a
  ssurance determine

61

• Word Converge
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation kuh n-vurj
• Origins
• Latin con (com (together with))
  vergere (to bend)
• Related Forms Convergence (n) converging (adj)
  
• Sentence There is always a long traffic back-up
  where the three interstate highways converge.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to tend to meet in a point or line incline towar
  d each 
• other

62

• Word Disperse
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation dih-spurs
• Origins
• Latin dis (apart in every direction)
  spargere (to scatter)
• Related Forms Dispersal (n) dispersion (n)
  dispersed (adj)
• Sentence The police ordered the crowd to
  disperse so that the emergency vehicles could
  reach the fire and the wounded.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. to drive or send off in various directions s
  catter
• 2. to spread widely disseminate

63

• Word Suppress
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation suh-pres
• Origins
• Latin sup (sub (down/under)) premere
  (push against (to press))
• Related Forms Suppression (n) suppressed (adj)
• Sentence When the students decided to stage a
  sit-in in the cafeteria in protest of yet another
  day of chicken patties, the principal sent in a
  squad of lunch ladies to suppress the rebellion.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. to put an end to prohibit
• 2. to hold in check restrain I was obliged to
  suppress a smile

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• Word Abhor
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation ab-hawr
• Origins
• Latin ab (away from) horrere (to tremble
  or shudder (literally, to bristle, rise to a
  point, or be shaggy))
• Related Forms Abhorrent (adj) abhorred (adj)
  abhorrently (adv)
• Sentence After being forced to watch it every
  day after school for a year when he was nine, the
  boy grew up to abhor the movie Grease.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion
  detest utterly loathe abominate.

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• Word Voluminous
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation vuh-loo-muh-nuh s
• Origins
• Latin volumen (roll of sheets (as in
  paper/parchment) (from volvere (to turn
  around/roll))) -ous (possessing/full of)
• Related Forms Voluminously (adv)
• Sentence Nobody wanted to sit behind Umkulthoum
  in class because her voluminous hair style made
  it impossible to see the board.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. forming, filling, or writing a large
  volume or many volumes
• 2. sufficient to fill a volume or volumes a
  voluminous correspondence

66

• Word Allocate
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation al-uh-keyt
• Origins
• Latin ad (toward (from al-)) locare (to
  place))
• Related Forms Allocation (n) allocated (adj)
• Sentence In preparation for Black Friday
  shopping, the government decided to allocate four
  national guard detachments to guard Fairlane Mall
  to prevent injuries.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to set apart for a particular purpose assign or
  allot

67

• Word Palatable
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation pal-uh-tuh-buh l
• Origins
• Latin palatum (roof of the mouth) -able
  (capable of)
• Related Forms Unpalatable (adj)
• Sentence Although attending monster truck pulls
  was not Umkulthoums favorite activity, she found
  it more palatable than the accordian and bagpipe
  festival.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. acceptable or agreeable to the palate or
  taste savory
• 2. acceptable or agreeable to the mind or
  feelings

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• Word Spontaneous
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation spon-tey-nee-uh s
• Origins
• Latin sponte (of ones free will) -an
  (belonging to relating to) -eous (relating
  to having the nature of)
• Related Forms Spontaneity (n) spontaneously
  (adv)
• Sentence Although we hadnt planned on taking a
  detour, our spontaneous stop at Graceland on the
  way down to Disney World turned out to be our
  favorite part of the trip.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• coming or resulting from a natural impulse or
  tendency without effort or premeditation
  natural and unconstrained unplanned

69

• Word Contentious
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation kuh n-ten-shuh s
• Origins
• Latin con (with/together) tendere (to
  stretch) -ous (characterized by/full of)
• Related Forms Contentiously (adv)
• Sentence A side benefit to feasting on
  Sebastians wife during the blizzard was that the
  only contentious person in the group was gone,
  and everyone else got along much better with her
  gone.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. tending to argument or strife quarrelsome a
  contentious team
• 2. causing, involving, or characterized by
  argument or controversy a contentious issue

70

• Word Exemplary
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation ig-zem-pluh-ree
• Origins
• Latin exemplaris (model/exemplar) -ary
  (of/related to/belonging to)
• Related Forms Exemplar (n)
• Sentence Umkulthoums mother took her sons
  exemplary papers and put them on the
  refrigerator, hoping that Umkulthoum and her
  sister would work to live up to their brothers
  standard.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. worthy of imitation commendable exemplary
  conduct.
• 2. serving as a warning an exemplary penalty.

71

• Word Superficial
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation soo-per-fish-uh l
• Origins
• Latin super (above/beyond/over/upper)
  ficies (face (appearance/form)) -al
  (of/related to/connected with)
• Related Forms Superficially (adv)
• Sentence Thanks to their habit of sparring with
  real swords rather than blunted practice swords,
  the arms and hands of Umkulthoum and her sister
  were covered with scars from healed superficial
  wounds.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. being at, on, or near the surface a
  superficial wound.
• 2. of or pertaining to the surface

72

• Word Tangible
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation tan-juh-buh l
• Origins
• Latin tangere (to touch) -ible (capable
  of )
• Related Forms Tangibly (adv)
• Sentence Although the ghost was not tangible and
  passed right through the wall, it provided
  tangible evidence of life after death, and that
  brought tangible benefits to my mental health.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. capable of being touched discernible by the
  touch material or substantial.
• 2. real or actual, rather than imaginary or
  visionary the tangible benefits of sunshine.

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• Word Innocuous
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation ih-nok-yoo-uh s
• Origins
• Latin in- (not) nocuus (hurtful (from
  nocere (to injure) (from PIE nek (death))))
• Related Forms innocuously (adv) Inoculate (v)
  inoculation (n)
• Sentence While Trevor thought his comment about
  the unattractiveness of Umkulthoums area rug was
  innocuous, she took it as a deadly insult.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• 1. not harmful or injurious harmless
• 2. not likely to irritate or offend
  inoffensive

74

• Word Alleviate
• Part of speech Verb
• Pronunciation uh-lee-vee-eyt
• Origins
• Latin al (ad (to/towards)) levi (light)
  -ate (to make)
• Related Forms
• Sentence While nothing can erase the pain of the
  death of ones parent, the love of friends and
  family can help to alleviate ones suffering.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• to make easier to endure lessen mitigate

75

• Word Complacent
• Part of speech Adjective
• Pronunciation kuh m-pley-suh nt
• Origins
• Latin com (with) placere (to please)
• Related Forms Complacency (n) complacently
  (adv)
• Sentence When the star quarterback became too
  complacent and didnt train hard during the off
  season, he quickly found himself replaced in the
  fall.
• Predicted Definition
• Definition
• pleased, especially with oneself or one's
  merits, advantages, situation, etc., often
  without awareness of some potential danger or
  defect self-satisfied

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