Period 4. SAT Word List #6. by Janne Manansala

Janne Manansala.

jannehmanansala18 — 2017-03-29 20:34:27 UTC

1. attenuate
verb. - reduced in thickness. density or force.
-to make thin
adjective. -weakened; diminishing.
easier way to say it: to make weak.
etymology: mid 16th cent.: from Latin attenuat- ‘made slender,’ from the verb attenuare, from ad- ‘to’ + tenuare ‘make thin’ (from tenuis ‘thin’).
sentence. Candide's optimism attenuated due to all of the poor events that happened while
looking for Cunegonde.
word associations: sponges, age.

Janne Manansala.

jannehmanansala18 — 2017-03-29 20:52:52 UTC

2. auburn
noun. -a reddish-brown color.
adjective. - having auburn color.
easier way to say it: brown.
etymology: late Middle English: from Old French auborne, alborne, from Latin alburnus ‘whitish,’ from albus ‘white.’ The original sense was ‘yellowish white,’ but the word became associated with brown because in the 16th and 17th centuries it was often written abrune or abroun.
sentence. Cunegonde's auburn hair was one of her beautiful physical traits.
word associations: hair, leaves, fox.

Janne Manansala.

jannehmanansala18 — 2017-03-29 21:01:55 UTC

3. audacious
adjective. -recklessly bold.
audacity (noun.) -the willingness to take risks.
easier way to say it: brave
etymology: mid 16th century: from Latin audax, audac- ‘bold’ (from audere ‘dare’) + -ious.
sentence. Candide was audacious enough to travel the world in order to find his love, Cunegonde.
word associations: Donald Trump, KKK, Hamlet, someone climbing Mt. Everest.

Janne Manansala.

jannehmanansala18 — 2017-03-29 21:02:59 UTC

4. cloistered
adjective. -providing shelter from contact with the outside world.
cloister (noun.) -a covered walk, especially in a religiousinstitution, having an open arcade or colonnadeusually opening onto a courtyard.
noun. -quiet, secluded place.
easier way to say it: to provide a place that keeps someone away from outside.
etymology: Middle English (in the sense ‘place of religious seclusion’): from Old French cloistre, from Latin claustrum, clostrum ‘lock, enclosed place,’ from claudere ‘to close.’
sentence. Before Candide was kicked out and went to search for his love, his life was in a cloistered castle.
word associations: prison, psychiatric hospital, hospital where patients have a communicable disease.

Janne Manansala.

jannehmanansala18 — 2017-03-29 21:03:35 UTC

5. coalescence
noun. -a union of diverse entities into one body, form, or group.
coalesce (adjective). -to grow together or into one body.
-to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.
easier way to say it: a place with many different people forming one area.
etymology: mid 16th century (in the sense ‘bring together, unite’): from Latin coalescere, from co- (from cum ‘with’) + alescere ‘grow up’ (from alere ‘nourish’).
sentence. Candide met a coalescence of people throughout his journey looking for Cunegonde.
word associations: university, school, airport.

Janne Manansala.

jannehmanansala18 — 2017-03-29 21:04:03 UTC

6. diaphanous
adjective. -characterized by extreme delicacy of form.
diaphanousness (noun). -something that is thin, delicate
diaphanously (adverb).
easier way to say it: delicate, thin.
etymology: early 17th century: from medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek diaphanēs, from dia ‘through’ + phainein‘to show.’
sentence. Candide's heart was diaphanous because he lost Cunegonde.
word associations: egg, newborn baby.

Jonathan Martinez

johnyhundreds9nine — 2017-04-03 03:35:40 UTC

7.Evoke (v)
Evoker (n)
unevoked (adj)
-to call up or produce
-to elicit or draw forth
easier way to say: to remember, flashbacks
etymology: 1615-25; < Latin ēvocāre, equivalent to ē- e-1+vocāre to call (akin to vōx voice )
Sentence: Candide evoked a memory when died.
Association: yell, call upon someone.

Jonathan Martinez

johnyhundreds9nine — 2017-04-03 03:44:17 UTC

8.Hack (n)
-a writer who produces dull, unoriginal work.
-cut with rough or heavy blows.
-use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system.
easier way to say: cheater, copycat, replica.
etymology: 1150-1200; Middle English hacken; compare OldEnglish tōhaccian to hack to pieces; cognate with Dutchhakken, German hacken
Sentence: Candide hacks Pangloss words.
Association: FBI, Copyrights.

Jonathan Martinez

johnyhundreds9nine — 2017-04-03 03:51:45 UTC

9.Halcyon (adj.)
-denoting a period of time in the past was idyllically happy and peaceful
easier way to say: happy, joyful, calm.
etymology: 1350-1400; < Latin < Greek halkyṓn, pseudo-etymological variant of alkyṓn kingfisher; replacingMiddle English alceon, alicion < Latin alcyōn < Greek
Sentence: Candide halcyon ran away with her.
Association: vacations, happy place

Jonathan Martinez

johnyhundreds9nine — 2017-04-03 04:20:27 UTC

10.Intromit (v)
intromissibility (n)
intromissible(adj)
intromission (n)
intromissive(adj)
intromittent (adj)
-to send or put in
-to introduce
-to admit
easier to say: Cause, welcome.
1375-1425; late Middle English intromitten < Latinintrōmittere to send in, equivalent to intrō- o-intro- +mittere to send
Sentence: Cunegonde's brother didn't want to Intromit his sister to Candide.
Association: Surgery, sending messsages.

Enrique Lezama

enriquelezama7 — 2017-04-04 04:40:43 UTC

14 parsimonious (adj) :frugal but often to the point of stinginess

Easier way: being cheap

POS: parsimoniously (adverb); parsimoniousness (noun); unparsimonious (adjective); unparsimoniously (adverb)

Etymology: 1590s, from Latin parsimonia "frugality, thrift". Not originally with the suggestion of stinginess.

Sentence:The citizens from El Dorado are not parsimonious but, the exact opposite.

Association: freeloader, selfish people

Enrique Lezama

enriquelezama7 — 2017-04-04 04:43:22 UTC

15. provincial (adj) :limited in outlook; lacking the polish of urban society

Easier way : small-town; non urban; country

POS: provincially, adverb; interprovincial, adjective; nonprovincial, adjective;

nonprovincially, adverb; quasi-provincial, adjective

Etymology: late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province’

Sentence: Candide believed that the provincial people were nothing but savages who raped and murdered.

Association: rednecks,the country

Enrique Lezama

enriquelezama7 — 2017-04-04 04:44:51 UTC

16. seemly (adj) :suited to the occasion, purpose, or person

Easier way: proper; appropriate; fitting

POS: seemliness, noun

Etymology: Middle English: from Old Norse sœmiligr, from sœmr ‘fitting’

Sentence: The six monarchs enjoyed the masquerade because they loved it’s seemly apperal.

Association: proper,suit and tie

Enrique Lezama

enriquelezama7 — 2017-04-04 04:45:54 UTC

17. sequester (v) :to set apart

Easier way: seize; confiscate; to take

POS: sequestrable, adjective; nonsequestered, adjective; self-sequestered, adjective; unsequestered, adjective

Etymology: late Middle English: from Old French sequestrer or late Latin sequestrare ‘commit for safekeeping,’ from Latin sequester ‘trustee.’

Sentence: Candide made many attempts to sequester Cunegonde even if she was ugly.

Association:police, evidence

Enrique Lezama

enriquelezama7 — 2017-04-04 04:47:34 UTC

18. thwart (v) :to oppose successfully

Easier way: foil; derail

POS: thwartedly, adverb; thwarter, noun; unthwarted, adjective; unthwarting, adjective

Etymology: Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert ‘perverse, obstinate, adverse,’ from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr ‘transverse,’ from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere ‘to twist.’

Sentence: All the six monarchs’s position in government were unthwarted by someone else seeking for their position in government.

Association: U.S army, detectives

Enrique Lezama

enriquelezama7 — 2017-04-04 04:48:33 UTC

19. vagary (n) :an erratic or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion

Easier way: brainstorm; improvisation

Etymology: late 16th century (also as a verb in the sense ‘roam’): from Latin vagari ‘wander.’

Sentence: Candide’s killing of the jew and grand inquisitor could be seen as a vagary.

Association:murder, spontaneous

Enrique Lezama

enriquelezama7 — 2017-04-04 04:49:25 UTC

20. wistful (adj) :full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy

Easier way: mournful; nostalgic

POS: wistfully, adverb; wistfulness, noun; unwistful, adjective; unwistfully, adverb; unwistfulness, noun

Etymology: early 17th century: apparently from obsolete wistly ‘intently,’ influenced by wishful

Sentence: After of hearing about Panglosses death, Candide was in a state of wistfulness.

Association:funeral, hospital

Jonathan Martinez

2017-04-04 17:48:54 UTC

11.Mendacious: (adj) characterized by deception
easier to say: not telling the truth, lying
etymology: early 17th century: from Latin mendax, mendac- ‘lying’ (related to mendum ‘fault’) + -ious.
Sentence: Pangloss mendaciously told Candide about
Association: Donald Trump

Jonathan Martinez

2017-04-04 17:54:25 UTC

12. Mercurial (adj): characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood
easier way to say: mood swings, changes mind easily.
Etymology: late Middle English (sense 3 of the adjective): from Latin mercurialis ‘relating to the god Mercury,’ from Mercurius ‘Mercury.’ Sense 1 of the adjective dates from the mid 17th century.
Sentence: Martin is a mercurial person because he's mood swings in different chapters randomly
Association: Period, Pregnant women, Drugs.

Jonathan Martinez

2017-04-04 17:58:03 UTC

13.Parry(v): to evade or turn aside something
easier way to say: to avoid
Etymology: late 17th century: probably representing French parez! ‘ward off!,’ imperative of parer, from Italian parare ‘ward off.’
Sentence: Candide parried Cunegonde's brother for her.
Associations: War, Interviews