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-Beginnings
Vocab words.
| Question | Answer | Where it came from and subject | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| To assebmble formally; to come together officaly | Convene | Verb from Latin com-, "together" + venire, "come" | Convene |
| a. verb To make a first public appearance b. noun A first appearance c. noun A formal presentation of a young woman into society | Debut | French debuter, "to lead off in a game" | Debut |
| a. To board a plane or ship b. To start a major effort; to set out on a venture | Embark | verb from Latin em-, "in" + barca, "boat" | Embark |
| To create; to bring into begin | Generate | verb from Greek gen-, "birth" | Generate |
| Beginning to exsit or appear | Incipient | adj. from Latin in-, "in" + capere, "to take up" | Incipient |
| a. A beginning or an intorductory step; an opening move b. The ability or wish to start something; enterprise; determination | Initiative | noun from Latin initium, "beginning" | Initiative |
| Something newly introduced or created | Innovation | noun from Latin in,- "in" + novare "to make new" | Innovation |
| A beginner | Novice | noun from Latin novus "new" | Novice |
| a. A piece of music intended to introduce a longer work b. An act or offer showing readiness to form a relationship or negotiate | Overture | noun from Latin aperire, "to open" | Overture |
| To bring up a subject for disscussion | Broach | Verb from Old French broche, "to piece" | Broach |
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Tierra Walker
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