english vocab

Malign (V/Adj)

v. say harmful/unfair things about

someone

adj. evil or harmful

synonyms of malign

defame, slander, vilify

mal / -gn/gene

• bad, badly

• give birth,beget

OU of Malign

malignant (adj)

malignancy (adv)

maligner (n)

refuge (N)

shelter or protection from danger or

trouble

syn of refuge

shelter, sanctuary, heaven

re / fug

• back

• flee

jurisdiction (N)

legal authority to make decisions or

exercise control over an area

syn of jurisdiction

authority; control; power

jur / dict- / -ion

• law/right

• say/pronounce

• noun

OU of jurisdiction

jurisdictional (adj)

Eponymous (Adj)

giving one's name to something, or

having the same name as something

Syn of Eponymous

namesake; name-giving;

titular

ep-/epi / onym / -ous

• upon, after

• name

• Adj

OU of Eponymous

eponym (n.)

eponymously (adv.)

Perennial (Adj/ N)

asting for a long time; of a plant,

living for more than two years

Syn of Perennial

enduring; lasting; persistent

Per- / enn-/ann- / -al

• through

• year

• adjective

OU of Perennial

perennial (adj./n.)

perennially (adv.)

perenniality (n.)

Primeval (Adj)

belonging to the earliest period of

history

Syn of Primeval

ancient; primordial;

prehistoric

prim- ; aev / -al

• first

• age

• adjective

OU of Primeval

primevally (adv.)

Induce (V)

persuade someone to do something;

cause something to happen

Syn of Induce

cause; prompt; persuade

in- / duc/

into, in

lead

OU of Induce

nducement (n.)

inducible (adj.)

Reformulate (V)

formulate or express something

again, especially differently

Syn of reformulate

revise; rephrase; restate

re- / formul/ -ate

• again, anew

• formula/form

• verb

OU of Reformulate

reformulation (n.)

Ubiquitous (Adj)

seeming to be everywhere or found

everywhere

Syn of Ubiquitous

omnipresent; widespread;

universal

ubiqu- / -ous

• everywhere (Latin ubique)

• adj

OU of Ubiquitous

ubiquity (n.)

ubiquitously (adv.)

Conscientious (Adj)

careful to do everything that is your job or duty to do

Syn of Conscientious

meticulous, honorable, responsible

con- / sci / -ous

• with or thoroughly

• knowledge

• adj

OU of Conscientious

Conscientiously (adv)

Conscientousness (n)