Honors English 2 October Roots2Words

QUOTIDIAN

"One of the things that frequently gets lost in descriptions of depression is that the depressed person often knows that it is a ludicrous condition to feel so disabled by the ordinary business of _______ life." -Andrew Solomon

LACONIC

"Mathematicians are a bit like the ________ Vermonter who, when asked if he's lived in the state his whole life, replies, 'Not yet.'" -John Allen Paulos

PORTENOUS

"He to whom the ________ conspiracy of night and solitude and silence in the heart of a great forest is not an unknown experience needs not to be told what another world it all is - how even the most commonplace and familiar objects take on another character." -Ambrose Bierce

PLENARY

"Free will and the choices that we make every day provide for self-identification. We all hold the ________ powers of discretion to script who and what we are." -Kilroy J. Oldster

RETROSPECTIVE

"It is a simple but sometimes forgotten truth that the greatest enemy to present joy and high hopes is the cultivation of _________ bitterness." -Robert Menzies

MANIFOLD

"The Louvre is a good book to consult, but it must only be an intermediary. The real and immense study that must be taken up is the ________ picture of nature." -Paul Cezanne

UNNERVE

"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that _______ me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country." -Abraham Lincoln

NEPOTISM

"Like the good ape he is, man is a social animal, characterized by cronyism _________ , corruption, and gossip. That's the intrinsic blueprint for our ethical behavior." -Carlos Ruiz Zafon

DISEMBARK

"Perhaps religion is like a ship that has carried us across the ocean, having allowed us to develop huge societies with a well-functioning morality. Now that we are spotting land, some of us are ready to _______ ." -Frans de Waal

BEWITCH

"Do not the  ________ power of all studies lie in that they continually open up to us new, unsuspected horizons, not yet understood, which entice us to proceed further and further in the penetration of what appears at first sight only in vague outline?" -Peter Kropotkin

FISCAL

"Typically, discussions of the safety net boil down to one side wanting to spend more in the name of _________ compassion, and the other side wanting to spend less in the name of restraint. In both cases, money serves as a proxy for moral responsibility." -Todd Young

CONVALESCENCE

"Gratitude pours forth continually, as if the unexpected had just happened—the gratitude of a ______________ —for _____________ was unexpected…. The rejoicing of strength that is returning, of a reawakened faith in a tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, of a sudden sense and anticipation of a future, of impending adventures, of seas that are open again." -Friedrich Nietzsche

TELEGENIC

"I'm not very charismatic or _________ . I feel bad for the kids waiting three hours in line for their book to be signed." -Jeff Kinney

IMPEL

"The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to ______ man to unfold his powers." -Erich Fromm

BIFURCATE

"Our lives disconnect and reconnect, we move on, and later we may again touch one another, again bounce away. This is the felt shape of a human life, neither simply linear nor wholly disjunctive nor endlessly _________ , but rather this bouncy-castle sequence of bumpings-into and tumblings-apart." -Salman Rushdie

ABIDE

"For most people to be happy, there has to be a person, place, or thing involved in their happiness. In true happiness, there are no things involved. It's a natural state. You will _________ in that state forever." -Robert Adams

PREDISPOSE

"The heartbeat of critical thinking is the longing to know—to understand how life works. Children are organically ___________ to be critical thinkers. Across the boundaries of race, class, gender, and circumstance, children come into the world of wonder and language consumed with a desire for knowledge. Sometimes they are so eager for knowledge that they become relentless interrogators." -Bell Hooks

BLINKERED

"The travel writer, looking back at the journey from a distance of a year or two (or three), is a different character from the hapless character who undertook the trip: wise after the event, with the leisure to tease out meanings from the experience that the distracted traveler never had, and often impatient with his alter ego's _________ and unsatisfactory version of things." -Jonathan Raban

MISCELLANY

"The senses transform the coursing chaos of the world into perceptions and experiences—things we can react to and act upon. They allow biology to tame physics. They turn stimuli into information. They pull relevance from randomness, and weave meaning from ___________ . They connect animals to their surroundings." -Ed Yong

DIAPHANOUS

"Is there any gentler awakening than the breaking light of dawn? It streams through the window and tiptoes across rumpled sheets. _________ , charming and innocent. Just about anything seems possible as the day awaits." -Anna Asche

DURESS

"I have found through trial and error that I work best under ___________ . In fact I work only under ." -Edward Abbey

AMENITY

"In an information society, education is no mere ___________ ; it is the prime tool for growing people and profits." -John Naisbitt

QUOT;DI;IAN

?- (how many) + ?- (day) + -? (of or pertaining to)

POR;TENS;OUS

?- (forth) + ?- (stretch) + -? (full of)

PLEN;ARY

?- (full, entire) + -? (pertaining to)

RETRO;SPEC;IVE

?- (back) + ?- (look) + -? (state of)

MANI;FOLD

?- (many) + -? (amount or number)

UN;NERV

?- (opposite) + ?- (nerve)

DIS;EM;BARK

?- (apart) + ?- (on) + ?- (boat)

BE;WITCH;ING

?- (to make) + ?- (magic) + -? (act or state)

FISC;AL

?- (treasury, purse) + -? (pertaining to)

CON;VAL;ESCENCE

?- (with) + ?- (strong) + -? (growing or becoming)

TELE;GENIC

?- (television) + -? (well suited to)

IM;PEL

?- (in) + ?- (drive)

BI;FURC;ATE

?- (two) + ?- (fork) + -? (to make or do)

A;BID

?- (ongoing) + ?- (to remain or dwell)

PRE;DIS;POSE

?- (before) + ?- (apart) + ?- (to put or place)

BLE

?- (to shine or burn)

MISC[ELL];ANY

?- (to mix) + -? (state or condition)

DIA;PHAN;OUS

?- (through) + ?- (to show) + -? (inclined to)

DUR;RESS

?- (hard) + -? (quality or condition)

Quotidian

daily or happening every day; commonplace, mundane, or everyday

Laconic

speaking or writing using the fewest words possible; extremely brief or terse

Portentous

ominous, or threatening; self-consciously serious or solemn; momentous

Plenary

full, absolute, or complete in every respect; fully constituted or attended

Retrospective

looking back on or dealing with past events or situations

Manifold

having diverse or varied features, forms, or reasons; abundant or multifarious, often from a single source

Unnerve

to cause to lose confidence, courage, or determination

Nepotism

the act or practice of someone with power or influence granting an advantage, privilege, or position to relatives, friends, or associates; patronage based on kinship

Disembark

to exit or deboard a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle

Bewitch

to cast a spell upon; to ensorcel or enchant; to attract strongly

Fiscal

of or pertaining to government revenue, public debt, or taxation; relating to the public treasury

Convalescence

a healing phase after an illness or surgery during which time someone rests and regains strength; recovery or recuperation

Telegenic

appearing attractive or appealing on television or a similar audiovisual medium (also videogenic)

Impel

to drive, force or urge; to impart motion to

Bifurcate

to divide into two forks, branches, or parts

Abide

to accept or agree to; to tolerate or bear patiently; to reside, remain, or stay somewhere

Predispose

to make someone inclined to think or act a certain way in advance; to make susceptible

Blinkered

having a limited or narrow perspective; unable to take a broad view of things; wearing blinders

Miscellany

an assortment or collection of various, diverse, or unrelated things

Diaphanous

transparent, translucent, or sheer; delicate or insubstantial; hazy

Duress

forcible restraint, restriction, or coercion; the use or existence of threats to compel action

Amenity

an optional feature or service intended to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment; an overall state of pleasantness or courtesy