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Word Power Chapter12
Word Power Chapter 12- Kirklin and Bruley's Classes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Convivial | friendly, and fond of eating, drinking, and good company |
| Indefatigable | can’t be tired out |
| Ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and honesty |
| Perspicacious | having keen judgment and understanding; smart |
| Magnanimous | not petty or mean; big |
| Versatile | able to do many things well |
| Stoical | not affected by passion or fear; emotionally strong |
| Intrepid | brave and bold |
| Scintillating | witty, clever, delightful; sparkling intellectually |
| Urbane | polite and sophisticated in a smooth, polished way; cultivated, cultured |
| Vivo/ Vita | to live |
| Convivo | to live together |
| Convivium | feast or banquet |
| Vivacious | full of the joy of living |
| Vivid | possessing the freshness of life; strong, sharp |
| Revive | bring back to life |
| Sect | to cut |
| Vivisection | operating on a live animal |
| Antivivisectionists | against operating on live animals |
| Viviparous | producing live babies |
| Oviparous | producing young from eggs |
| Pareo | to give birth |
| Ovum | egg |
| Oval/ Ovoid | egg shaped |
| Ovulate | to release an egg from the ovaries |
| L’oeuf | “the egg” |
| Love | a score of zero in tennis |
| Vital | essential to life |
| Revitalize | bring back to life |
| Devitalize | to take life from |
| Vitamin | one of the many nutritional elements on which life is dependent |
| Joie de vivre | joy of living (pg. 350) |
| Ennui | boredom, discontent or weariness |
| Bon Vivant | a person who lives luxuriously |
| Gourmand | a person who enjoys eating good food |
| Gourmet | enjoys food, but also has a vast, scientific knowledge of food and its preparation |
| Glutton | someone who has an insatiable appetite, to the point of disgust or disgrace |
| Ingenious | (don’t confuse it with ingenuous) means shrewd, clever, inventive |
| Naïve | idealistic and trusting beyond the point of safety |
| Credulous | a willingness to believe almost anything |
| Gullible | easily tricked or fooled |
| Credo | to believe |
| Credible | something that can be believed |
| Credo | personal belief, code of ethics |
| Creed | religious beliefs |
| Credence | belief |
| Credentials | a document showing one’s rights to a title or privilege |
| Disingenuous | crafty, cunning, dishonest, insincere |
| Specto | to look |
| Acumen | mental quickness or sharpness |
| Acuo | to sharpen |
| Acute | sharp |
| Acupuncture | the insertion of needles into the skin for medical purposes |
| Punctus | point |
| Punctual | right on the point of time |
| Punctilious | exact, scrupulous, very observant to procedure and behavior |
| Pungent | a sharp, piercing, spicy smell or taste |
| Perspicuous | easily understood at first glance; clear, simple |
| Spectacle | something to look at |
| Spectacles | something you look through |
| Spectacular | something worth looking at |
| Spectator | one who watches |
| Inspect | look into something |
| Retrospect | looking back on something |
| Prospect | a forward look |
| Introspection | to look inward |
| Circum | around |
| Circumspect | cautious, watchful, alert |
| Specious | something that looks good and sensible, but in reality is not |
| Animus | mind |
| Pusillus | tiny |
| Pusillanimous | petty and mean; tiny minds |
| Unus | one |
| Unanimous | of one mind |
| Aequus | equal |
| Equanimity | evenness or calmness of mind; composure |
| Animus | hostility, ill will, malevolence |
| Animosity | ill will, hostility |
| Stoa | porch |
| Trepido | to tremble |
| Trepidation | great fear |
| Scintilla | a quick, bright spark (in English a very small particle) |
| Urbs | city |
| Urban | refers to cities |
| Suburban | near the city |
| Interurban | between cities |
| Intraurban | within the city |
| Exurban | outside of the city |
| Rus, ruris | the country |
| Rural | referring to the country |
| Rustic | implying roughness or simplicity |
| Rusticate | to spend time in the country |
| Pejorative | a word with a negative connotation |
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