Vocab+Ch.+10

Word Definition Synonyms Antonyms Etymology (merriam-webster.com dictionary.com) Memory aid Sentence--use a simile Pictures Your name


 * Word:** Dissimulate
 * Definition:** to disguise or conceal under a false appearance
 * Synonyms:** dissemble, pretend
 * Antonyms:** reveal
 * Etymology:** 1525–35;  <  Latin  // dissimulātus // (past participle of // dissimulāre // to feign). See [|dis-]  1 , [|simulate]
 * Memory aid:** DISsimulate DISguise
 * Sentence--use a simile:** The girl **dissimulated** her true feelings about her Valentine's Day gift like a chameleon hiding from its predator.
 * Pictures:**


 * Haley Jacob**

Word: Propitiate Definition: To make someone or something favorably inclined toward oneself: to conciliate, satisfy, or appease. Synonyms: Placate, mollify Antonyms: estrange, alienate, provoke, annoy Etymology: Latin //propitiatus,// past participle of //propitiare,// from //propitius// propitious, Memory aid: Portion thing off for the gods Sentence: The mother propitiated her daughter with candy when she made a scene in public, like a zoo animal.

Leah Schultz

Word: adjudicate Definition: to act as judge in a matter; to settle through the use if a judge or legal tribunal Synonyms: arbitrate, referee, mediate Antonyms: none Etymology: 1700, from L. adjudicat-, pp. stem of adjudicare "to adjudge, decide, ascribe" (see [|adjudge] ). Memory aid: the JUDge and adJUDicate Sentence—Like a judge, parents sometimes adjudicate fights between their children. Pictures

 Melissa Belanger

Word- mot juste (n.) Definition- the most suitable or exact word or expression Synonyms- right word Antonyms- misnomer, misusage, malapropism Etymology- French Memory aid- mot juste...mo words Sentence- The student thought of a mot juste like she had a thesauras for a brain. Jackie Plevelich

Disparity (n.) A difference or inequality in age, rank, degree, amount, or quality; a dissimilarity, unlikeness Syn: discrepancy, incongruity Ant: similarity, likeness, congruence Etymology: Middle French <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">// desparite // <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Mem aid: __Dis__parity--- __Dis__crepancy <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The disparity among the two basketball teams lead to a big loss, like an NBA team playing five-year olds -Zack Hutton

Word: Sic (adv.) Definition: thus so; intentionally written so Synonyms: none Antonyms: none Etymology: Latin, First Known Use: circa 1859 Memory aid: Intentional grammar errors are [sic]. Sentence: Like Kevin Myers, the child likes to spell purple as “burple” [sic]. Pictures: Raymond To

Liaison The contract or means of communication between groups; someone acting as such a contract; any close relationship; a thickening or binding agent used in cooking Synonyms: intermediary, channel Etymology: French, from Middle French, from //lier//, from Old French, First Known use: Circa 1648 Memory Aid: The liaison between Ke$ha and Bieber has issues like a newspaper Kevin Myers

Lackey Definition: a uniformed male servant; a servile follower Synonyms: footman, toady, flunky, hanger-on Antonyms: lord, liege, empolyer, boss Etymology: 1520–30;  <  Middle French  //laquais,// perhaps < Catalan //lacayo, alacayo // < ? Memory aid: Sentence: Jon Diebs made the Michigan student shine his shoes like a lackey. David Morse

Patrician a member of the ruling class; a person of high or noble rank or of prominent social standing; (adj.) belonging to, befitting, or characteristics of such a person. syn-aristocrat peer noble highborn ant-peasant commoner plebeian 1400–50; < Latin patrici ( us ) patrician ( pat ( e ) r FATHER +  -icius  adj. suffix) + -AN; replacing late Middle English patricion < Old French   patricien memory aid-pedatrition makes lots of money sentence-- Like a noble in feudal times, the patrician had many servants

scott saunders