Hydr-
• Water, liquid
Hydrant (n.)
• an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually
in the street, for drawing water form a main or service pipe, especially for
fighting fires.
• a
water faucet
Hydraulic
(adj.)
•
operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
•
operated by the pressure created by forcing water, oil, or another liquid through a comparatively narrow pipe
or orifice.
•
of or relating to water or other liquids in motion
• of
or relating to hydraulics
• hardening
under water, as a cement
Pan-
• a combining form meaning “all,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek, but now used freely as a general formative, and especially
in terms, formed at will, implying the union of all branches of a group
•
all of very
•
including or relating to all parts or members
panoptic (adj.)
•
permitting the viewing of all parts or elements
•
considering all parts or elements; all inclusive
panchromatic (adj.)
•
sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
De-
• a
prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin; also used to indicate privation,
removal, and separation, negation, descent, reversal, intensity.
Decode(v.)
(used
with object)
•
to translate (data or a message) from a code into the original language or form
• to
extract meaning from (spoken or written symbols)
•
to unscramble (an electronic signal) so as to provide a video picture for cable
subscribers
(used
without object)
•
to work at decoding
Decamp(v.)
•
to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground
• to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously.
Vocabulary
Week4
alacrity noun / speed and eagerness
aspirant noun / someone who very much wants to achieve something
belligerent adjective / wishing to fight or argue
belittle verb / to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it
is not important
castigate verb / to criticize someone or something severely
disdain noun / the feeling of not liking someone or something and
thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect
dregs noun / the small solid pieces that sink to the bottom of
some liquids, such as wine or
coffee, that
are not usually drunk
feint verb / to pretend to move
frenzy noun / uncontrolled and excited behavior or emotion that is
sometimes violent
intimidate verb / to frighten or threaten someone
laceration noun / a cut
octogenarian noun / a person who is between 80 and 89 years old
promulgate to verb / spread
beliefs or ideas among a lot of people
pugnacious adjective / wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an
argument oropinion very forcefully
WEEK 5
rampant adjective / getting worse quickly and in
an uncontrolled way
inane adjective / extremely silly or with no real meaning or importance
ethics noun / a system of accepted beliefs that control
behaviour, especially such a system based on morals
concur verb / to agree or have the same opinion
clandestine adjective / planned or done in secret, especially describing
something that is not officially allowed
flagrant adjective/ shocking because of being so obvious
admonish verb / to tell someone that they have done something wrong
duress noun / threats used to force a person to do something
culprit noun / someone who has done something wrong
inexorable adjective / continuing without any possibility of being stopped
egregious adjective / extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable
distraught adjective / extremely worried, nervous, or upset
duplicity noun / dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying
different things to two people
acrimonious adjective / full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling
paucity noun / the fact that there is too little of something
elicit verb / to get or produce something, especially information
or a reaction
pernicious adjective / having a very harmful effect or influence
tolerate verb / to accept behaviour and beliefs that
are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve
of them
construe verb /
impunity noun / freedom from punishment or from the unpleasant results
of something that has been done
WEEK 6
affluent adjective / having a lot of money or owning a lot of things
chagrin noun / disappointment or anger, especially when caused by a failure
or mistake
confidant noun / a person you trust and share your feelings and
secrets with
consternation noun / a feeling of worry, shock, or confusion
deride verb / to laugh at someone or something in a way that
shows you think they are stupid or of no value
discern verb / to see, recognize, or understand something that is not
clear
disparage verb / to criticize someone or something in a way that shows
you do not respect or value him, her, or it
dubious adjective / thought not to be completely true or not able
to be trusted
eschew verb / to avoid something intentionally, or to give something
up
feasible adjective / able to be made, done, or achieved
fiasco noun / something planned that goes wrong and is a complete
failure, usually in an embarrassing way
laudable adjective / deserving praise, even if there is little or no success
masticate verb / to chew
obsolescence noun / the quality of being obsolete
perfunctory adjective / done quickly, without taking care or interest
perverse adjective / strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy
precocious adjective / showing mental development or achievement much
earlier than usual
quell verb / to stop something, especially by using force
sally noun / a sudden attack on an enemy, especially when they
are surrounding you
voluble adjective / speaking a lot, with confidence and enthusiasm
