11 - Vocabulary Power Plus Lesson 11 (Book 4)

etymology

(n.) the history of a word; the study of word origins

simian

(adj.) related to or resembling an ape or monkey

requisite

(adj.) required; necessary

wont

(adj.) likely

demotic

(adj.) relating to ordinary people; common

disingenuous

(adj.) insincere; calculating

dogged

(adj.) unrelenting; persistent; driven

cortege

(n.) a group of attendants; a retinue; an entourage

canard

(n.) a deliberately misleading story; lie

bulwark

(n.) a defensive wall or embankment

crescendo

(n.) a gradual increase in intensity, force, or volume

impresario

(n.) an entertainment producer or manager

solecism (n.)

a deviation or error in speech, manner, or deed; faux pas

malaise

(n.) vague bodily or emotional discomfort or uneasiness; distress

intransigent

(adj.) uncompromising; refusing to moderate; immovable

plic

fold

lig

connect/bind

solv

loosen

ex-

out

re-

back/again

ab-

away from

ob-

toward/against