Sadlier Building an Enriched Vocabulary Vocab Lesson 11

Vocab 11

Con-nois-seur(noun)- someone discriminating judgment in matters of art literature or taste

Merlyn had a mind of a connoisseur when came to his tastes on the education and enlightenment of Arthur.

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Pun-dit(noun)-   a learned man, a person who gives opinions through mass media in an authoritative manner

Rush Limbaugh can be considered pundit because of his radio show about his opinions

Sa-vant(noun)-   a person with a detailed knowledge of a specialized subject

Merlyn is a savant in many specialized forms of magic

Ma-ven (noun)-  an experienced person

Merlyns goal was to have Arthur be a maven by giving him many experiences

Dev-o-tee (noun)- a follower supporter or enthusiast

Lancelot was a devotee to Arthurs theory of chivalry and right and might

Ar-bi-ter (noun)-  a person or group whose judgment is authoritative and tasteful

Arthurs is the proper arbiter of England during his time with his taste and judgment

Co- gnos-scen-ti (noun)- a person who has expert knowledge in a subject

Merlyn was a cognoscente of magic

Root gnos Greek for knowledge

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Neo-phyte (noun)- novice, beginner

Most knights were neophytes compared to Lancelot

Root Neo meaning new

Green-horn (noun)-inexperienced or naïve as well as a newcomer unaware of local customs

On many of Lancelots quest he was a greenhorn and unaware of local customs.

Arthur was a greenhorn before Merlyn his experience level at a relative low

Tender-foot (noun)- a newcomer or an inexperienced beginner

 Gareth was a tenderfoot at Arthurs court

Ty-ro(noun)- beginner in learning, amateur

Arthur was a tyro when Merlyn first came to him

Dil-et-tante (noun)- lover or admirer of arts, also could be a person with a superficial interest in an art or branch of knowledge

You might be a dilettante to try and impress some one

Usage Notes-

Amateur and dilettante refer to a person who studies an art for amusement. Dilettante also attributes the fact that the person is not serious about the art.  A connoisseur has sufficient knowledge to act as a judge or critic in that field.

Con-sen-sus(noun)- general agreement in felling or belief.

The people is the orthodox Jewish synagogue made consensus on their beliefs.

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Unanimity(noun)- the state of being unanimous

The unanimity of the round table made it easy for Arthur to utilize his theory, at least he might wish that.

Con-cord(noun)- harmony

The concord between Lancelot and Arthur allowed them to be great friends.

Ac-cord(noun)- agreement

Arthur and Lancelot often reached accord.

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Dis-sent(noun)- differ in opinion

Agravaine often had dissent about violence

Usage note-

There is no reason to add the phrase “of opinion” to the word consensus is not needed since it is implied in the definition

Con-strue(noun)- to analyze, interpret or understand.

Related forms- misconstrue(v), construable(adj), construction(n), misconstruction(n)

Merlyn made Arthur construe all aspects of the round table.

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De-duce(verb)- infer from general principle

Arthur deduced that to have equality between knights he would have to utilize a round table

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Mis-interpret(verb)- to interpret something incorrectly

Arthur misinterpreted the pride of the Knights of the Round Table.

 

 

 

Con-sum-mate(adjective)-  complete or perfect; highest degree or to bring to completion or perfection

Related forms- consummation(n), consummately(adverb)

Arthur goal was to consummate his education.

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Su-per-la-tive(adjective)- surpassing all others

Superlative skills of lancelot allowed him to be the best knight in the world.

Tran-scen-dent(adjective)- surpassing, beyond comprehension, significant, lying beyond

Lancelot transcends the expectations of most knights.

Vir-tu-o-so(adjective)- savant, skilled and possessing great taste in fine arts, excels in technique of art (highly skilled musician) , great skill at some endeavor (computer skill)

Lancelot was a virtuoso in the realm of tilting.

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Me-di-o-cre(adjective)- moderate low quality, average or ordinary

Lancelot was the pure opposite of a mediocre knight.

Co-pi-ous(adjective)- large in number or quantity, full

Related forms- copiousness(n), copiosity(n), copiously (adverb)

Arthur’s table was copious in knights.

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Pro-fuse(adjective)- extravagant, great abundance

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Mea-ger(adjective)- thin

Lancelot was meager after going mad

Scan-ty(adjective)- less than sufficient in degree, quantity or, extent

At first Arthur had a scanty supply of nights

Vac-u-ous(adjective)- lacking content, lack of ideas and intelligence

The essay was vacuous in content and so received a low grade

Cor-nu-co-pia(noun) (picture ref)- a horn overflowing with fruits and grains came to be a sign of abundance and prosperity since Zeus gave this to the nymph Almathea for raising him as a present

Cor-pu-lent(adjective)-fat and bulky

Related forms- (nouns) corpulence, Corpulency

People often exercise so not to be corpulent

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Port-ly(adjective)- heavy and rotund

Knights can not be portly

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Gau-nt(adjective)- excessively thin and or angular

Lancelot was very gaunt after becoming mad

Cor-rob-o-rate(verb)- confirm truth or accuracy of

Related forms- (nouns) corroboration, corroborator; (adjectives) corroborative, corroboratory

Merlyn would often corroborate arthurs ideas

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Sub-stan-tiate(verb)-establish by proof or comptent evidence

Its important for dectives to substantiate evidence

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Con-fute(verbs)- to overwhelm in argument; refute conclusively

Arthur liked to argue bet not to be confuted

Im-pugn- to assail by words or argument

Kay would often impugn Arthur

Coun-sel(noun and verb)- advice secured through consolation, an adviser especially legal, to advise or recommend

Related forms- counselor

Phrases- keep one’s own counsel, on advice of counsel, a camp counselor

Arthur made the Holy Grail quest on advice of counsel.

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Ex-hort(verb)- urge strongly

Mordred exhorted Arthur to try and catch Lancelot and Gwenever together

Ad-mon-ish(verb)- indicate duties or obligations, express warning or disproval but usually in a gentle, Ernest and, solicitous manner

Merlyn would admonish Arthur to try to indicate his responsibilities as king as well as critic his style of ruling in a constructive manner.

Usage note- don’t confuse counsel with council witch is a group assembled to exchange opinions. Or counsel a government official appointed to represent a government in foreign countries usually in commercial maters (kind of like ilona and her office)

Cred-i-bil-i-ty(noun)-being able to inspire belief or trust

Related forms- (noun) credibility, (adjectives) credible, (adjective) credibly

Arthur is very credible as he inspired great courage in all his knights of the round table.

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 Plau-si-bil-i-ty- the quality or state of being plausible.

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Un-dependability- not being able to be depended upon

Cri-te-ri-on(noun)- a standard or principle on which to base judgment or decision

The Knights of the Round Table were expected to act according to criterion

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Can-on(noun)- an accepted principle or rule, criterion or standard of judgment, body of principles, rules, standards, or norms

 Arthur enforced many canon of chivalry

Cru-cial(adjective)- a point that will determine the final outcome; of supreme importance

The crucial point in the once and future king is when he is about to sleep with morgouse

Related forms- crucially

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Piv-ot-al(adjective)- vitally important

Lancelot’s pivotal moment is when he met Arthur as a youth

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In-con-se-quen-tial(adjective)- irrelevant

Many of the side story of the once and future king are inconsequential since they did not affect the final outcome

Cul-pa-ble(adjective)- at fault; blameworthy

Phrases- culpable stupidity, culpable neglect

Related forms- culpability, culpableness, culprit

Arthur became culpable for all the problems of the Gaelic people since they associated him with the Saxons

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Pec-cant(adjective)- sinning or violating a principle or rule

Lancelot was peccant because of his fatal flaw

Want-ing(adjective)- not present or in evidence

Up until the fourth book Arthur’s evidence against Lancelot and Gwenever was wanting

Cen-sur-able(adjective)- deserving or open to condemnation

Lancelots affair made him censurable

Antynoms-

Commen-dab-le(adjectives)- able to praise

Mer-i-to-ri-ous(adjectives)- deserving of honor or esteem

Usage note- culpable is stronger than blameworthy but not as severe as guilty. Thus it is used mostly for an error of omission, lack of sound judgment, negligence, or ignorance rather than criminal intent.  

Cur-so-ry(adjectives)- hasty and superficial

Elanes love for Lancelot was more of an infatuation and thus cursory

Phrases- a cursory examination, a cursory report, in a cursory fashion

Related forms- (noun) cursoriness, (adverb) cursorily

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Per-func-to-ry(adjectives)- characterized by routine or superficiality

Lancelots routine was prefuntory by repition

Slap-dash(adjectives)-  not very thourough

The students report was very slap dash and received a low grade

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            Ex-haus-tive(adjective)- considering all elements

Arthour was exhaiustive in picking the elements of the round table

            Sys-tem-at-ic (adjective)- consisting of system, methodical(opposite of unmethodical)

Merlyn is usally very unsystematic in his ways never following a procedure

            Meticulous- excessive care

Cur-tail(verb)- shorten or reduce

Arthurs plan for the round table were curtailed by fate

Related forms- curtailment (noun)

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Trun-cate(verb)- to shorten (think trunk of a tree = short)

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Aug-ment(verb)- to enlarge

 

 

 

Cyn-i-cal(adjective)- inclined to doubt or deny, bitter or negative

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Mis-an-throp-ic(adjectives)- hatred for humankind

De-ri-sive(adjectives)- use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt

Sar-don-ic(ajective)- disdainfully humorous, negative humor or irony

Acer-bic(adjective)- acid in temper, mood, or tone

            Related phrase- view the world through rose-colored glasses- take optimistic view

            Dissecting the words-

a)      Co- shortened form of com means together or completely

a.      Coherent- sticking together

b.      Cognizance- conscious knowledge

c.       Coalesce- to fuse or merge

d.      Coeducatinal- both male and female students

e.      Cobelligerent- a partner in war

b)      Col- used in Latin words beginning with l means either together or completely

a.      Colloquial- overused term

b.      Collusion- ccooperation

c)      Com-

a.      combat- battle

b.      commemorate- to serve as a memorial of

c.       commiserate- to sympathise with

d.      compete- to vie or contend with

d)      con- used before all consenets except b, h, l , m , r. meaning either together or completely

a.      contagious- transmited by indirect or direct contact

b.      construct- to build or erect

c.       conjugal- relating to marriage

d.      conform- to have the same form or character

e)      cor- used before r meaning together or completely

a.      corrode- dissolve or wear away by chemical properties

b.      correlate- to show logical relationship between certain elements

Excercises-

 

E2- b, e, a, d, c, d, d

E3- consensus, corroborate, credibility, construe, cynical, crucial, corpulent, curtail

E4- a, s, a, s, a, s, s, a, a, s, s, s, s, s, a

E5-

1.      a dilettante only pretends to like the arts

2.      consensus already illustrates this its self evident

3.      obese is over weight chubby is slightly obese burly is slightly fat husky is very fat

4.      cornucopia a horn overflowing with fruits and grains came to be a sign of abundance and prosperity since Zeus gave this to the nymph Almathea for raising him as a present cynic is philosophers who followed Socrates

5.      a- council is a group designed to give advice b-consul is an official d- credible is just worth believing c- credence is having belief

6.      criteria, criterions

7.      a- inexperienced or naïve as well as a newcomer unaware of local customs

b- lacking credibility

c- at the same time

d- crucial part of the matter

e- optimistic view

            E6-

1.      Merlyn had a mind of a connoisseur when came to his tastes on the education and enlightenment of Arthur.

2.      The people is the orthodox Jewish synagogue made consensus on their beliefs.

3.      Merlyn made Arthur construe all aspects of the round table.

4.      Arthur made the Holy Grail quest on advice of counsel.

5.      The Knights of the Round Table were expected to act according to criterion

6.      Arthur is very credible as he inspired great courage in all his knights of the round table.

7.      Arthur goal was to consummate his education.

8.      Elanes love for Lancelot was more of an infatuation and thus cursory

9.      Arthurs plan for the round table were curtailed by fate

E1-

a)      Coherent

b)      Coalesce

c)      Cooperate

d)      Collusion

e)      Coalese

f)       Conjugal

g)      Coalesce

h)      Collusion

i)        Confuse

j)        Caustic

E2-

a)      Partner in writhing a book-th white had no coauthor

b)      Exchange- commutation is needed for a working society

c)      Works together- the cords were compatible

d)      To form into wrinkles- the cloth was corrugated

e)      In unison- the coordination of the swimmers was perefect

f)       Interact- the group comingled nicely

g)      A loose union, the confederate states were an enemy of the union

h)      To live with anoher, we all coexiste with eachother

i)        Anxiety- compunction over  late homework

j)        True- the evidence was concurrent and so athur banished lancelot and Gwenever

k)      To restrain- they tried to constrain there sins from author

l)        Think about- Arthur contemplated the round table vigourisly

E1- anarchy, caustic, connoisseur

E2- loud and roudy, campaigning politician, reduce

Enriching the lesson-

E1-

Path-os- emotions

Ar-o-ma- scent

Pleth-ora- many

Eth-os- sentiment

Pan-a-ce-a- a remedy for all ills or difficulties, cure all

Gen-e-sis- mass murder on grand scale

Phe-nom-en-on- strange event

Ae-gis- a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena, protection

Hot polloi-

Syn-op-sis- summary

Dil-em-ma- problem

Cli-max- crisis point in novel

Di-ag-nos-is- report

Phy-sic- mental physician

Cri-sis- terrible thing

Cat-as-tro-phe- crisis

Stig-ma- scars spots pains symbolizing suffering in one way or another

Ac-me-skin condition

Meta-mor-pho-sis- change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means

Nemesis- opponent

Dog-ma- something held as an established opiniona definite authoritative tenet

An-tith-es-es-

Ca-thar-sis- purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art

Hub-ir-is- fatal flaw ego

Trau-ma- crisis

Hy-po-the-sis- idea

Apo-the-o-sis- elevation to divine status

Cha-ris-ma- charm

Io-ta- the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet-

Par-al-y-sis- cannot move

E3-

Mat-er-ia-list- places emotional value in possessions

Hed-on-ist-the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life

Ideal-ist- believes in ideals

Emp-ir-i-cist- the practice of relying on observation and experiment especially in the natural science

Ath-e-ist- no god

Ag-nos-tic- god does not interfere

Prag-mat-ist- a practical approach to problems and affairs

Epi-cur-e-an- a follower of a Greek philosopher Epicurus

Free-thin-ker- believes in their own oppinion

Mis-an-thrope- a person who hates or distrusts humankind

Rom-antic- believes in romance

Stoic- one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain

Hum-an-ist- believes in human rigts

Ego-tist- large ego talking about your self

My-stic- phycic

Op-tim-ist-positive thinker

Real-ist- submits to reality

Ega-lit-ar-ian- promoting total human equality

Mis-og-y-nist- hatred of women

Hum-an-it-ar-ian- belives in human rights

Skep-tic- non beliver

Mon-o-the-ist- belives in one god

Her-e-tic- disbelieves something

Alt-rui-st- unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others

Rac-ist- hates a certain race

Pes-sim-ist- negative thinker

Lat-it-ud-in-ar-ian- not insisting on strict conformity to a particular doctrine or standard

U-til-it-ar-ian- a advocate of pleasure over pain theory

Fund-am-ent-a-list- believes in fundamentals and principles

Icon-o-clast- a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration

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