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Level E
Unit 9
Allocate
Connotation:
Neutral
Etymology:
from L. ad- "to" + locare "to place"
Ardent
Connotation:
Positive
Etymology:
from L. ardentem prp. of ardere "to burn"
Assiduous
Connotation:
Positive
Etymology:
L. from ad "to" + sedere "to sit"
brash
Connotation:
Negative
Etymology:
16c. Scottish brash = "attack, assault"
capricious
Connotation:
Negative
Etymology:It. capriccioso, from capriccio meaning "sudden start or motion," apparently from capro "goat," from L. capreolus "wild goat.”
chastise
Connotation:
Negative
Etymology:
1275–1325; Middle English chastisen, to chasten = to make chaste, decent
copiousConnotation:
Neutral
Etymology:
Latin cōpiōsus well supplied, from cōpia abundance, from ops wealth
deviate
Connotation:
Negative
Etymology:
Late Latin dēviāre to turn aside from the direct road, from de- + via road
emaciatedConnotation:
Negative
Etymology:
Latin ēmaciāre to make lean, from macer thin
exultConnotation:
Positive
Etymology:
Latin exsultāre to jump or leap for joy, from saltāre to leap
gnarledConnotation:
Negative
Etymology:
probably variant of knurled = M.E. knor "knot"
indemnity
Connotation:
Neutral
Etymology:
L. indemnis "unhurt, undamaged," from in- "not" + damnum "damage."
inkling
Connotation:
Neutral
Etymology:c.1400, apparently from the gerund of M.E. verb inclen "utter in an undertone" (mid-14c.), which perhaps is related to O.E. inca "doubt, suspicion."
limpid
Connotation:
Positive
Etymology:L. limpidus "clear," from limpa "water goddess, water;" probably cognate with lympha "clear liquid"
omnipotent
Connotation:
Positive
Etymology:
L. from omnis "all" + potens "powerful"
palatable
Connotation:
Positive
Etymology:
1660s, "good-tasting," from palate + -able
poignant
Connotation:
Positive
Etymology:
Latin pungens pricking, from pungere to sting, pierce, grieve
rancorConnotation:
Negative
Etymology:
L. rancorem "rancidness, grudge, bitterness," from L. rancere "to stink"
sophomoric
Connotation:
Negative
Etymology:1805-15,
Americanism; sophomore + -ic;
probably by influence of folk etymology derivation from Gk. sophos "wise" + moros "foolish, dull."
spontaneousConnotation:
Neutral
Etymology:
from Latin sponte voluntarily
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