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Literature
7th Grade
03/21/2011

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Bonanza: noun
Definition

1. an exceptionally large and rich mineral deposit

2. something that is very valuable, profitable, or rewarding


a box-office bonanza

a bonanza of sympathy

=extravaganza=  -humility-

Bonanze:extravaganza::Hop:jump

Root: bonacia (Spanish)

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Bravado: noun

Definition

1. blustering swaggering conduct
2. a pretense of bravery


His stories are always told with bravado.

I remember his youthful bravado.

=bravery=  -cowardness-

Bravado:play::Textbook:classroom

Root: bravade (Middle French)

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Corroborate: verb 

Definition

1. to make more certain


The witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony.

My personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people

=assure=  -decline-

Corroborate:assure::Hop:jump

Root: corroboratus (Latin)

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Facilitate: verb 

Definition

1. to make easier

2. help bring about


Cutting taxes may facilitate economic recovery.

Her rise to power was facilitated by her influential friends

=ease=  -complicate-

Faciliate:complicate::Light:dark

Root: facilis (Latin)

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Piquant: adjective
Definition

1.  agreeably stimulating to the palate

2: engagingly provocative; also : having a lively arch charm

piquant vegetables seasoned with pepper.

He served the fish with a piquant sauce

=spicy=                   -tasteless-

Nutmeg:Piquant::Lily:Flower

Root: piquer (Middle French)

 

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Quiescent: adjective

Definition

1. marked by inactivity or repose

2. causing no trouble or symptoms


Quiescent gallstones

A group of quiescent loungers recovering from the Thanksgiving feast

=Rested=  -Active-

Quiscent:stone::Bird:cardinal

Root: Quiescens (Latin)

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Cherish: verb

Definition

1. to hold dear : feel or show affection for someone

2.  to keep or cultivate with care and affection


A cherished prize or trophy.

A book cherished by many

=nurture=  -ignorance-

Cherish:love::Hop:jump

Root:Cherrisshen (Middle English)

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Coquette: noun,verb,adjective, adverb

Definition

1.   a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; flirt

2. to try to attract the attention and admiration of men for mere self-gratification


My friend was coquetting with my cousin brother.

Young women that would not be thought coquettish…

=flirt=          -faithful-

Root: circa

 

 

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Deadlock: noun

Definition

1. a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions

2. a tie score


City councilors reached a deadlock over the law.

His goal broke a 3–3 deadlock

=impasse=  -escape-

Deadlock:impasse::Right:wrong

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Eschew: verb

Definition

1. to avoid habitually


They now eschew the violence of their past. 

A psychologist who eschews the traditional methods of psychotherapy

=avoid=  -embrace-

Root: eschiver (Anglo-French)

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Forswear: verb

Definition

1. to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath

2. to deny under oath


I forswear that I will always protect Toph.

She forswore her allegiance to the old regime

=abnegate=  -adhere-

Forswear:adhere::Up:down

Root: Forsweren (Middle English)

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Hyperbole: noun

Definition

1. Extravagant exaggeration


enough food to feed a whole army is a common example of hyperbole.

Four decades later we're all blabbermouths, adrift on a sea of hyperbole, shouting to be heard

=caricature=  -understatement-

Root:  hyperbolē (Greek)

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Impasse: noun

Definition

1. a predicament affording no obvious escape

2. deadlock


An arbitrator was called in to break the impasse.

She had reached an impasse in her career

=deadlock=  -escapable-

Impasse:escapable::Left:right

Root: In+passer (French)

 

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Inveigh: verb

Definition

1. to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently


Inveighing loudly, the protesters complained of the government in Libya.

Always inveighing against the high property taxes that they were forced to pay.

=Rail=                 -To appreciate-

Inveigh:protest::hop:jump

Root: invehi (Latin)

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Irascible: adjective

Definition

 

1. marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger

 

He has an irascible anger.

He has an irascible dispositio.

=crabby=  -polite-

irascible:polite::Light:dark

Root: irascibilis (Middle French)

 

 

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Latent: adjective, noun

Definition

1. present and capableof emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active


He has a latent talent for acting that he hasn't had a chance to express yet.

On the ground in Afghanistan there is some latent, if wary, gratitude for American aid over the years, but no one expects to build a foundation for the Taliban's downfall on a couple of million rice cakes

=invisible=   -visible-

Latent:invisible::Jump:hop

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Mélange: noun

Definition

1. a mixture often of incongruous elements


A mélange of colors and shapes

A mélange of architectural styles

=mixture=  -seperation-

Mélange:mixture::Push:press

Root: Mesler, Meler (Latin)

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Obsequious: adjective

Definition

1. marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

 

She's constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything she tells them to.

But the Democratic presidential nominee is commonly referred to as Elvis, and his running mate as Eddie Haskell, that obsequious weenie from '50s TV

=fawning=  -hater-

 

 

 

 

 

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Orificenoun  

Definition

1. an opening (as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass

 

The orifice has many uses. 

The mouth is a bodily orifice

=hole=  -closed surface-

Orifice:open::Computer:on

Root:Orificium (Late Latin)

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Plethora: noun

Definition

1. a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood

2. excess, superfluity


plethora of books have been written on the subject

A biology textbook that is illustrated with a plethora of excellent illustrations

=abundance=  -deficiency-

Plethora:superfluous

Root: plēthōra, literally, fullness, fromplēthein to be full (Greek)

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Sanguine: adjective

Definition

1. Bloodred

2. Of or relating to blood, bloodthirsty


Our blood is sanguine.

She has a sanguine disposition

=Bloodthirsty=                -Peaceful-

Sanguine:killer::Red:apple

Root: Sanguin (Anglo-French)

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Sequester: verb, noun 

Definition

1. to set apart, segregate

2. obsolete


The whites sequestered the blacks.

The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached

=segregate=   -restore-

Sequester:blacks::Chop:fruit

Root: Sequestren (Anglo-French)

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Toady: noun

Definition

1. one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors


He is a toady to the project leader. 

No one liked the office toady, who spent most of her time complimenting the boss on what a great job he was doing

=suck-up=  -ignore-

Toady:ignore::Light:dark

Root: Short for toadeater

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Vapid: adjective 

Definition

1.  lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force


He is bored and vapid. 

A gossipy, vapid woman, obsessed by her own elegance

=dull=  -lively-

Vapid:brick::Red:pear

Root: Vapidus (Latin)

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Wan: adjective, verb

Definition

1.one with  poor health

2. dim, faint

3. to grow or become pale sickly


She gave a wan laugh.

She looks a little wan after all that tiring work

=ashen= -healthy-

Root: Wann (Old English)

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