week 6

equivocate
i-ˈkwi-və-ˌkāt
verb
to be unclear
Latin
One of the many entertaining historical episodes we owe to religion is the story of the doctrine of equivocation or mental reservation.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/hallq/2012/04/from-the-archives-william-lane-craig-tries-to-equivocate-ends-up-just-plain-lying/
The man here is only equivocating how evolution is true.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2009/08/10/logical-fallacies-equivocation

fortuitous
fȯr-ˈtü-ə-təs
adjective
accidental
Latin
A fortuitous kick back into the fairway on the lucky 13th may have turned Jason Day's opening 18 at Liberty National around.
http://www.pgatour.com/tourreport/2013/08/22/fortuitous-break-fuels-day.html

Ruth Wakefield created chocolate chips cookies fortuitously.
http://www.parchment.com/the-chocolate-chip-equation/

impeccable
im-ˈpek-ə-bəl
adjective
flawless
Latin
In response to a question about whether the E.C.B. is becoming a “bad bank” thanks to its purchases of troubled nations’ debt, Mr. Trichet, his voice rising, insisted that his institution has performed “impeccably, impeccably!” as a guardian of price stability.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/12/opinion/an-impeccable-disaster.html?_r=0

Most would view this room as impeccable because it's very clean and nothing is out of place.
http://freshome.com/2013/08/28/impeccable-white-defining-a-beautiful-modern-apartment-in-bratislava/

liaison
lē-ˈā-ˌzän
noun
a link
French
School liaison officers also network, educate and work in partnership with local schools to provide caring adults to enhance the education experience.
http://www.militaryk12partners.dodea.edu/resources.cfm?colId=liaison

ASL interpreters serve as liaisons for the deaf.
http://beautifullittlepiece.blogspot.com/2012/03/ode-to-asl-interpreters.html

predisposed
ˌprē-di-ˈspōzd
adjective
likely
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
Some people may be more predisposed to experience chronic pain after an injury than others, a new study suggests.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/21/chronic-pain-predisposed-brain-white-matter_n_3943400.html

Judge Edith Jones said Blacks & Hispanics more predisposed to violent crime.
http://odinsblog.tumblr.com/post/52295362788/texas-judge-allegedly-said-blacks-and-Hispanics

propensity
prə-ˈpen(t)-sə-tē
noun
a readiness
Latin
The propensity score is the conditional probability of assignment to a particular treatment given a vector of observed covariates.
http://biomet.oxfordjournals.org/content/70/1/41.abstract

Because he had a propensity to gain weight, he watches what he eats.
http://www.healthtastesgreat.com/services.html

reprehensible
ˌre-pri-ˈhen-sə-bəl
adjective
shameful
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
But in general I can tell you that any crime that happens in history against humanity, including the crime the Nazis committed towards the Jews, as well as non-Jewish people, is reprehensible and condemnable as far as we are concerned.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/10332893/Irans-Hassan-Rouhani-calls-the-Holocaust-reprehensible.html

In retrospect segregation was a reprehensible thing in American history.
http://szmarkman.zenfolio.com/natgeo_aia_exhibit

sham
ˈsham
noun
something false
English
Alex Rodriguez’s appeal is a sham.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/08/22/alex-rodriguez-biogenesis-suspension-appeal-sham/eQPYyydBed4B14zTFKGedI/story.html

Many fast food restaurant advertisements are shams as the food they show is fake and doesn't  resemble the actual food.
http://www.sodahead.com/living/mascara-ad-uses-false-lashes-to-convince-you-of-true-volume-outrageous-or-okay/question-1835677/?link=ibaf&q=&esrc=s

solace
ˈsō-ləs
noun
relief
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
Some nonbelievers still find solace in prayer.
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-24/local/40163710_1_atheists-supernatural-god-prayer

Some people find solace in going to the spa.
http://studiomsalonandspa.com/day-spa/menu-of-spa-services-massage/

solicitous
sə-ˈli-sə-təs
adjective
attentive
Latin
We’ve all met them — the overly solicitous salesperson who just doesn’t get the hint, the superfriendly waiter angling for a tip, the eager young hair stylist chopping away while talking with abandon.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/complaint-box-the-overly-solicitous-cashier/

Crossing guards have to be very solicitous to ensure everyone's safety.
http://www.gotbrainy.com/flashcards/show/3840

week 5

charlatan
ˈshär-lə-tən
noun
a con artist
Italian
I should add my opinion that I do not believe that Hardial was always a charlatan.
http://www.leninism.org/stream/96/charlatan.htm

Many people see fortune tellers as charlatans.
http://illuminutti.com/tag/skeptics-2/

corroborate
kə-ˈrä-bə-ˌrāt
verb
to confirm
Latin
USA Today has published an extraordinary interview with three former NSA employees who praise Edward Snowden's leaks, corroborate some of his claims, and warn about unlawful government acts.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/06/3-former-nsa-employees-praise-edward-snowden-corroborate-key-claims/276964/

Some witnesses are called to the stand to corroborate the victim's story.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/swear

disseminate
di-ˈse-mə-ˌnāt
verb
to spread
Latin
 The questions are meant to help disseminators plan the media they’ll use to reach and share with their users.
http://nichcy.org/dissemination/media

When you blow a dandelion you disseminate the seeds.
http://get.dav.itst.rackhosting.com/Publications/Action_plan_for_Green_IT_in_Denmark/html/chapter05.htm

diverge
di-ˈse-mə-ˌnāt
verb
to go in different directions
Latin
Places where plates are coming apart are called divergent boundaries.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates3.html

One path is diverging into two.
http://www.stufffundieslike.com/2010/06/programming-note/

dormant
ˈdȯr-mənt
adjective
not active
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
A dormant volcano is an active volcano that is not erupting, but supposed to erupt again.
http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/faq/active_erupting.html

In the winter bears are dormant.
http://lo-motherearth.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html

hoist
ˈhȯist
verb
to raise
German
Only Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi have hoisted the flag more than 10 times at the Red Fort.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manmohan-first-pm-outside-nehrugandhi-clan-to-hoist-flag-for-10th-time/article5025367.ece

This man is hoisting a flag into the air.
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-6407489-man-hoist-flag-of-usa.php

illicit
i(l)-ˈli-sət
adjective
unlawful
Latin
A companion report, the first of its kind, documents the global impact of four illicit drugs: heroin and other opiates, amphetamines, cocaine and cannabis
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/08/28/216524066/illicit-drugs-and-mental-illness-take-a-huge-global-toll

It is illicit for children to buy alcohol.
http://www.childsafetyeurope.org/archives/news/2012/sept-20-scotland-alcohol.html

irrevocable
i-ˈre-və-kə-bəl
adjective
not reversible
Middle English, Latin
Irrevocable trusts cannot be terminated after they are finalized.
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/irrevocable-living-trusts.html

The rights given to us in the Bill of Rights are irrevocable.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/it-time-digital-bill-rights

precipitate
pri-ˈsi-pə-ˌtāt
verb
to bring on
Latin
When Achilles is informed by his mother, the sea-goddess Thetis, that vanquishing Hector on the battlefield will precipitate his own demise, he unhesitatingly opts for the gusto. —Mark Leyner, Time, 13 Nov. 2000
http://www.insta7.com/CompSite/vocab.aspx?wrd=precipitate

Finding a child setting fires should precipitate their parents decision to consult a psychologist.
http://www.clipartguide.com/_pages/0511-1001-0515-0734.html

proliferation
prə-ˈli-fə-ˌrā-shən
noun
a rapid increase
French, Latin
The proliferation of mobile devices and health care-related mobile applications is radically changing the way health care services are delivered.
http://about.bloomberglaw.com/practitioner-contributions/the-proliferation-of-mobile-devices-and-apps-for-health-care-promises-and-risks/

This graph shows cell proliferation over a peak.
http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/282/1/R64

week 4

berate
bi-ˈrāt
verb
to scold angrily
Middle English, Latin
An unpaid intern in the office of Mayor Bob Filner says he quit in protest after seeing the mayor repeatedly "berate and belittle women in the office."
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-intern-women-20130727,0,589885.story

This woman is berating her child for breaking the window.
http://dict.space.4goo.net/dict?q=scold

estrange
i-ˈstrānj
verb
to drive away
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
A man shot his estranged wife to death at a Katy High School on Friday morning, then killed himself at a home in Brookshire after a standoff with police, officials said.
http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/katy-news/article/Man-kills-estranged-wife-at-Katy-s-Tompkins-High-4811646.php

This girl is estranged from the group.
http://www.theupbeatdad.com/2011_01_23_archive.html

euphoric
yo͞oˈfôrik
adjective
very happy
Latin, Greek
It can be hard to believe that feeling euphoric may be anxiety related, but of course it is never the sole symptom.
http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/symptoms/euphoria

Many children become euphoric when it snows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria

impetuous
im-ˈpech-wəs
adjective
impulsive
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
In it, he faults Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Allison Tant for "overreaction" and "impetuous actions" that led to the dismissals of party fund-raisers Jeff Ryan and Chris Mitchell.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2013/09/rousons-email-to-house-democrats-called-tant-impetuous.html

Impetuous shoppers tend to buy whatever they want without thinking about it.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/guilt-won-t-stop-impulsive-shoppers-researchers-say-1.638281

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2013/09/rousons-email-to-house-democrats-called-tant-impetuous.html#storylink=cpy

infallible
in-ˈfa-lə-bəl
adjective
perfect
Middle English, Latin
It is well to begin by stating the ecclesiological truths that are assumed to be established before the question of infallibility arises.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07790a.htm

Infallible foundation is supposed to make your skin look perfect.
http://www.krazygirlcosmetics.com/loreal.php

maudlin
ˈmȯd-lən
adjective
overly emotional
Middle English
I was feeling rather maudlin these past few days despite all my attempts to be gung-ho and positive.
http://percicilan.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/maudlinism/

This fan is very maudlin at the end of a baseball game.
http://www.totalprosports.com/2012/08/28/this-rangers-fan-is-pretty-emotionally-invested-in-the-outcome-of-this-relatively-unimportant-game-video/

regress
ˈrē-ˌgres
verb
to go backwards
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
Regression lines can be used as a way of visually depicting the relationship between the independent (x) and dependent (y) variables in the graph.
http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/res/gt/gt-reg-home.html

The purchasing power of a dollar has significantly regressed since 1913.
http://tribes.tribe.net/2012the-end-times/photos/013e009e-f1eb-4021-8884-b13e7f477588

relinquish
ri-ˈliŋ-kwish
verb
to yield
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
Can I relinquish my parental rights and be done with all this?
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/question-can-i-relinquish-parental-rights-28191.html

Waving a white flag relinquishes power to the opposing party.
http://www.tips4mom.com/2011/10/changing-pace-choosing-rest/

ubiquitous
yü-ˈbi-kwə-təs
adjective
found everywhere
Latin
We observed that roughly 8,000 protein-coding genes were ubiquitously expressed, contributing to around 75% of all mRNAs by message copy number in most tissues.
http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1000598

Oxygen is ubiquitous, found everywhere on earth.
http://www.cjc.dk/contamination/oxygenair/

zenith
ˈzē-nəth
noun
the highest point
Middle English, Middle French, Latin
Miley Cyrus's 'Wrecking Ball' video is the zenith of hypocrisy.
http://www.contactmusic.com/opinion/miley-cyrus-wrecking-ball-video_3858992

In this picture you can see the zenith of Mt. McLoughlin very clearly.
http://webtwb.wordpress.com/

week 3

ambiguous
am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs
adjective
unclear, puzzling
Latin
An ambiguous time is a time that maps to more than one Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384269.aspx

http://blog.xlerant.com/Blog/bid/74446/Solving-Ambiguous-Problems-What-Successful-Companies-Get-That-the-Rest-of-Us-Don-t

dissident
ˈdisidənt
noun
a rebel
Latin
An appeals court in Vietnam has overturned the prison sentence of a dissident.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/08/17/vietnam-appeals-dissident/2666651/

Southerners were considered dissidents during the Civil War.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Confederate_flag.jpg

embellish
im-ˈbe-lish
verb
to decorate
Middle English, Anglo-French
Shop the latest embellished dresses on the world's largest fashion site.
http://www.polyvore.com/embellished_dresses/shop?query=embellished+dresses

http://beautyrollercoaster.blogspot.com/2012/03/collar-craze-diy.html

fritter
ˈfri-tər
verb
waste
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
Don't fritter away corn's golden season.
http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/dont-fritter-away-corns-golden-season-b9979023z1-222173221.html












http://christians-in-recovery.org/wp/2010/10/27/general-recovery/do-you-fritter-away-your-time/

inadvertent
ˌinədˈvərtnt
adjective
not intended, not on purpose
Middle English, Latin
Inadvertent involuntary terminations should be addressed immediately upon discovery.
http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2012/Oct/20126150.htm

Car accidents happen inadvertently.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/02/portland_woman_involved_in_was.html

inane
i-ˈnān
adjective
crazy, silly, pointless
Latin
The Wall Street Journal finds the most inane angle yet on the student-debt crisis.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/08/-em-the-wall-street-journal-em-finds-the-most-inane-angle-yet-on-the-student-debt-crisis/278685/

http://purefrosting.wordpress.com/

juxtapose
ˈjək-stə-ˌpōz
verb
put side by side, compare
Latin
The general consensus among math people is that "multiplication by juxtaposition"  indicates that the juxtaposed values must be multiplied together before processing other operations.
http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/33240/what-is-multiplication-by-juxtaposition

This is juxtaposing the similarity of hand signals that sports officials call between baseball and football and how this affect the fans.
http://deyconceptualimagery.blogspot.com/2013/01/inclass-assignment-3-juxtaposition.html

lethargy
ˈle-thər-jē
noun
inactivity, weariness
Middle English, Latin, Greek
Lethargy is an extremely common anxiety symptom, and unfortunately it's an example of a type of symptom that can often lead to the development of more anxiety.
http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/symptoms/

Sloths are lethargic.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-Sleepy-Are-Sloths-and-Other-Lessons-Learned-in-Panama.html

sporadic
spə-ˈra-dik
adjective
random, irregular
Latin, Greek
Sporadic meteors are usually considered as random occurrences not associated with any particular meteor shower.
http://www.spaceweather.com/meteoroutlook/sporadics.html

The points were plotted sporadically on the grid.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/area-irregular-polygons.html

subsidize
ˈsəbsəˌdīz
verb
support (an organization or activity) financially
Middle English, Anglo-French, Latin
Subsidized and unsubsidized loans are federal student loans for eligible students to help cover the cost of higher education at a four-year college or university, community college, or trade, career, or technical school.
http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/loans/subsidized-unsubsidized

This department of our government subsidizes housing for low-income families.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/donkeyhotey/5790406418/in/photostream/

week 2

collaborate
kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt
verb
Latin
Two scholars collaborate beyond the Missouri-Kansas divide.
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/30/4445915/readorama-two-scholars-collaborate.html

http://iee.camden.rutgers.edu/institute-for-effective-education/teachers-collaborating-for-prof-dev-pic/

despondent
di-ˈspän-dənt
adjective
Latin
If you've ever had flu you certainly know the difference between that and a head cold. So, is despondency the head cold equivalent as depression is to flu?
http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4182/133181/despondent/

She is disappointed and low-spirited after losing a race.
http://www.letsrun.com/photos/2011/daegu/day7md/imagepages/image22.php

instigate
ˈin-stə-ˌgāt
verb
Latin
A Seattle man who was stabbed in Cal Anderson Park on Mother's Day says he wants to set the record straight as online comments make it sound like he instigated the attack.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man-stabbed-in-Capitol-Hill-park-I-didnt-instigate-the-attack-207636511.html
 
Spreading rumors is an easy way to provoke arguments and fights.
http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/View/frontpage/editionId/35493/NewspaperId/3086/Default.aspx

resilient
ri-ˈzil-yənt
adjective
Latin
Resilient people often utilize these events as an opportunity to branch out in new directions.
http://psychology.about.com/od/crisiscounseling/tp/become-more-resilient.htm

http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Resilient-Person

retrospect
ˈre-trə-ˌspekt
noun
Latin
There has been so much scribbling about a new fashion in poetry, that I may perhaps be pardoned this brief recapitulation and retrospect.
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/pound/retrospect.htm



Considering many children have nightmares, letting them watch scary movies is not a good idea in retrospect.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/trapped-on-a-plane-with-an-in-flight-movie
http://children.webmd.com/ss/children-sleep-problems 

rudimentary
ˌrü-də-ˈmen-tə-rē, -ˈmen-trē
adjective
Latin
When the scientists transplanted the rudimentary livers into mice, the little organs grew, made human liver proteins, and metabolized drugs as human livers do.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/health/scientists-fabricate-rudimentary-human-livers.html?_r=0

"Despite the rudimentary nature of its instruments—an octant, a chronometer and a level—the Lewis and Clark Expedition was a triumph for science and natural history." —Daniel J. Boorstin, U.S. News & World Report, 11 July 1994

http://www.history.nd.gov/exhibits/lewisclark/geomethods.html
 
scoff
ˈskäf, ˈskȯf
noun/verb
Middle English
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it. (proverbs 9:12)
http://biblehub.com/proverbs/9-12.htm

Scoffing is similar to mocking or sneering at someone.
http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/Scoff

squelch
'skwelch
verb
orgin unknown (early 17th century)
Miss America: High schools squelch natural curiosity of children.
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/06/18/miss-america-high-schools-squelch-natural-curiosity-of-children

http://oddities-pictures.feedio.net/act-natural-act-natural-funny-pics-co/funny-pics.co*wp-content*uploads*act-natural...act-natural-445x299.jpg/

 venerate
ˈve-nə-ˌrāt
verb

Latin
To venerate the relics of the saints is a profession of belief in several doctrines of the Catholic faith.
http://www.motherteresa.org/09_relics/RELICS.htm#3

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/04/28/what-next-from-pope-francis/

 zealot
ˈze-lət
noun
Latin, Greek
Sen. Howell calls McDonnell 'zealot' on social issues.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/sen-howell-calls-mcdonnell-zealot-on-social-issues/article_cfec5a54-2270-540a-987b-82518fb21601.html?mode=image