Vocab+Ch.+8

Word Definition Synonyms Antonyms Etymology (merriam-webster.com dictionary.com) Memory aid Sentence: Noun phrase: comma + noun + anything else except an -ing. Ex: The Buffalo Bill defeated the Browns, a lowly and wretched team, a sad-sack collection of misfits unable to throw or catch or run or tackle. Pictures Your name

Word: De facto Definition: (adj.) actually existing or in effect, although not legally required or sanctioned; (adv.) in reality, actually Synonyms: in actuality, in point or fact Antonyms: de jure, by right Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, from the fact Memory aid: "fact" as "in reality" Sentence: The teacher was appalled when the lazy student de facto did their homework assignment, a book report on Huck Finn. Pictures:

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Hedonism Definition: The belief that the attainment of pleasure is life's chief aim; devotion to or pursuit of pleasure Synonyms: pleasure seeking, sensuality, sybaritism Antonyms: asceticism, puritanism, self-denial Etymology: 1855–60;  < Gk // hēdon // ( //ḗ// ) pleasure + [|-ism] Memory Aid: Hedonism derives from the greek word delight Sentence: The college student's hedonism led to low grades, a result of pure laziness, and high weight, a drawback of excessive partying. Thomas Moran

Lackluster Definition: lacking brilliance or vitality; dull Synonyms: vapid, insipid, drab, flat Antonyms: brilliant, radiant, dazzling Etymology: 1590–1600;  [|lack] + [|luster]  1 Memory aid: LACKluster when you lack something you do not have something Sentence: The lackluster present was given to the boy, a lousy science-fiction book.

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Bathos(n) Definition: The intrusion of common place or trite materials into a context whose tone is loft or elevated; grossly insincere or exaggerated sentimentality; the lowest phase, nadir; an anticlimax, comedown. Synonyms: Mawkishness, mush, schmaltz Etymology: 1630–40;  < Gk: depth from // bathus // deep Memory Aid: Sentence: While the actor's tears were real, the performance was just so bathos that it annoyed the entire audience. Picture: Shelby Friend

Empathy (n) Definition: A sympathetic understanding of or identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else Synonyms: sympathy, compassion Antonyms: insensitivity, callousness, detachment Etymology: Greek //empatheia, // literally, passion, from //empathēs // emotional, from //em- // + //pathos // feelings, emotion Memory-Aid: Sympathy rhymes with empathy Sentence: The dad felt empathy for the mother, a soul who understood what she was going through. Pictures:  Nikita Lewis

Depredation Definition: the act of preying upon or plundering Synonyms: looting, pillage, outrage Antonyms: - Etymology: 1475–85; < LL //dēpraedātiōn-// (s. of //dēpraedātiō// ) a plundering, equiv. to //dēpraedāt// ( //us// ) ( see [|depredate] ) + //-iōn- [|-ion] // Memory aid: //depredat//ion, predators //prey// on their prey Sentence: The depredation of Vikings that occurred in the Norwegian town many years ago haunts its’ current residents. Pictures: Emma Kurfis

Word- Remand (v.) Definition- to send or order back; in law, to send back to jail or to a lower court Synonyms- remit, return Antonyms- forward to, send on, release Etymology -Middle English //remaunden,// from Anglo-French //remander,// from Late Latin //remandare// to send back word, from Latin //re-// + //mandare// to order Memory aid- You Demand or mandate a return Sentence: The judge decreed that the thief be remanded back to his dungeon, a filthy box filled with venomous spiders and year-old rotting cheese. Pictures: Raymond To

Nepotism (n.) Definition- undue favoritism to or excessives patronage of one's relatives Etymology- 1655–65;  < It  //nepotismo.// Memory aid- NEPotism...NEPhew...favoritism shown to relatives. Sentence- My uncle portrayed a nepotism towards my older cousin, a low-life man who refused to admire anyone that failed to remind him of himself. Pictures- Jackie Plevelich

Cantankerous (adj.) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal with <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Syn: cranky, testy, peevish, irascible, ornery <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Ant: good-natured, sweet-tempered, genial <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Etymology: from Anglo-French // contek // Memory aid: tank would be involved in a quarrel Sentence: The cantankerous boy was always involved in an argument, a debate fueled by anger. -Zack Hutton

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(v.) To cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or vices of others; (n.) a person who does this Synonyms: indulge, pimp, procurer Antonyms: none Etymology: "arranger of sexual liaisons, one who supplies another with the means of gratifying lust," 1520s, "procurer, pimp," from M.E. Pandare  (late 14c.), used by Chaucer ("Troylus and Cryseyde"), who borrowed it from Boccaccio (who had it in It. form Pandaro in  "Filostrato"  ) as name of the prince who procured the love of Cressida (his niece in Chaucer, his cousin in Boccaccio) for Troilus. The story and the name are of medieval invention. Spelling influenced by agent suffix -er. The verb meaning "to indulge, to minister to base passions" is first recorded c.1600. Memory aid: pander sounds like pamper? Sentence: The homeless man asked for money on the street, an unfortunate situation, the stranger __pandered__ out of remorse. -Jacqueline Pyros Word- Mellifluous Definition- sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding Synonyms- melodious, musical, dulcet, harmonious Etymology (merriam-webster.com dictionary.com)- 1375–1425;  late ME < LL // mellifluus, // equiv. to L //melli-// (s. of // mel // ) honey + //-flu// ( // ere // ) to flow + // -us // adj. suffix ( see [|-ous] ) Memory aid-melliFLUOUs sorta looks like flows Sentence: The bear attacked the bee-hive, the mellifluous honey poured into the bear's mouth, as the bee's desperately tried to attack the heartless bear to preserve their precious honey. Pictures Greg Plachta

Word: Malcontent discontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions; such a person Syn: dissatisfied, disgruntled; grumbler ant:satisfied, contented, complacent, smug etymology: 1575–85;  < MF, OF  memory aid: mal means bad and content is to be ok with somthing so bad content is not being ok with it. or the law and order show malcontent Sentence: The people displayed their malcontent of the new law by protesting in front of the the white house. Kevin Myers peccadillo A minor sin or offense; a trifling fault or shortcoming syn indiscretion ant felony, mortal sin, enormity, atrocity Spanish //pecadillo,// diminutive of //pecado// sin, from Latin //peccatum,// from neuter of //peccatus,// past participle of //peccare// //memory aid-// //illo means small// //The teenager commited a peccadillo, a trifling offense that Rocky River Police love to arrest students for.// //scott saunders//

Aberration (n.) Definition- a departure from what is proper, right, expected, or normal, a lapse from a sound mental state. Synonyms-deviation, anomaly, irregularity <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Etymology-Latin //aberrant-, aberrans,// present participle of //aberrare// to go astray, from //ab-// + //errare// to wander, err Memory Aid- Both of the words abnormal and aberration start with the letters ab. Sentence- The teacher thought it was an aberration when the straight A student failed the math test, an exam that was fairly easy.

Ioana Blidaru Word-Casuistry Definition-specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning, esp. in questions of morality; fallacious or dishonest application of general principles; sophistry.

Synonyms-specious, deceptive, sophistry Etymology-1715–25; [|casuist] + [|-ry] Memory aid- caSUIStry sort of sounds deceptive Sentence:. The robber stole from the jewelry store, this took a very casuistry criminal to rob such a luxurious jewelry store. haley jacob