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Visual Vocabulary

Exodus /Emigration

Locust

Midst/Middle

Homage/Respect

Mortar

Plague/Calamity

Religious

Roast

Spare • To Choose not to

punish or harm someone

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Sympathetic

Vital

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What 6-letter word begins with "f" and can mean "the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord"?

FealtyLoyalty to a person

or group

Quixotic Quixotic

• Unrealistic

Inherent

• Natural

Obstensibly

• Apparently

Salubrious

• Healthful

Pithy

• Concise

Prodigius

• Huge

Rancor

• Bitterness

Irreverant

• Disrespectful

Interim

• Temporary

Quiescent

• Inactive

Antimetabole-Rhetorical Device

Matutinal/Occuring in the morning

Odontoid

• of or resembling a mouth; toothlike.

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Introduce

• (c) To bring in or present• ‘I would like to introduce you to my new

friend, as I am sure both of you have much in common.’

Introflex

• (b) To bend inward• We need to introflex the material in order to

provide greater stability.’

Introceptive

• a) Capable of receiving into itself• ‘We need an introceptive object in order to

contain this material.’

Introgression

• (a) The act of going in; entering• ‘In biology, introgression has acquired the

specific meaning of transferring genetic information from one species into another.’

Intromit

• (c) To allow to enter; insert (from the Latin ‘mittere’, ‘to send’)

• ‘We intromit our hands into gloves.’

Introject

• (d) To throw into• ‘I would like to introject some new ideas into

this important creative discussion.’

Introspect

• (a) To look within (from the Latin ‘specere’, ‘to look at’)

• ‘When I examine my own thoughts and feelings I introspect.’

Intromission

• (b) To insert (from the zoological term ‘intromittent’, meaning adapted for insertion)

• ‘Intromission is necessary if conception is to be achieved.’

Introvert

• (a) One who turns inward (from the Latin ‘vertere’, ‘to turn’)

• ‘He was an introvert, keeping himself to himself, shunning company, and constantly contemplating the meaning of life.’

Intropression

• (b) Pressure within (from the Latin ‘pressura’, ‘a pressing’)

• ‘His constant worrying resulted in increasing intropression.’

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DIDACTIC

• (a) Teacher-like; instructive (from the Greek ‘didaskein’, ‘to teach’)

• ‘When explaining things, she had a didactic manner.’

SURREPTITIOUS

• 2. (c) Stealthy or secret (from the Latin ‘surripere’, ‘to steal’)

• ‘The surreptitious behaviour going on around him eventually made

• him feel uneasy.’

HERETICAL

(d) Revolutionary; contrary to the official/established viewpoint (from the Greek ‘hairesis’, ‘choice’

Their heretical beliefs led them into direct conflict with the government, schools and church.

COPIOUS

• (b) Abundant; plentiful (from the Latin ‘copia’, ‘plenty’)

• After the perfect summer and autumn, with ideal conditions for plants,the abundant harvest yielded a copious supply of fruit, corn and vegetables.’

IMPERATIVE

• (c) Vital (from the Latin ‘imperare’, ‘to command’)

• ‘It is imperative to upgrade the education system if the nation wishes

• to be culturally and economically successful.’

INEFFACEABLE

• (b) Incapable of being erased; indelible (from the French ‘effacer’, ‘to

• obliterate’)• The memories of their time together were so

vivid, so wonderful that• they could never be destroyed. They were

ineffaceable.’

INESTIMABLE

• (b) Priceless; immeasurable (from the Latin ‘aestimare’, ‘to determine,

• appraise’)• ‘Despite the attempts of people to price the

drawings and paintings of• Leonardo, they are of inestimable value.’

UNPRECEDENTED

• (a) Never known or done before (from the Latin ‘prae’, ‘before’ and

• ‘cedere’, ‘to go’)

• The success of the Beatles was an unprecedented musical

• phenomenon.’

UNEQUIVOCAL

• (b) Unambiguous; leaving no doubt (from the Latin ‘equi’, ‘equally’ and

• ‘vocare’, ‘to call’)• ‘Her statement was so clear; so plain that it

was impossible to• misunderstand her – it was an unequivocal

statement.’

CATEGORICAL

• (a) Bluntly and unconditionally expressed (from the Greek ‘kategorein’,‘to state, assert’)

• ‘Her statement was categorical; there were no ifs, ands or buts about it – it was absolute.’