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