Vocabulary Unit 11

AB: away Aberrant: (adj) “one who wanders

away”; deviating from a pattern or rule; abnormal

Abdicate: (verb) “to cause to order away”; failing to fulfill or undertake responsibility; to renounce or relinquish authority

PRE: before Precursor: (noun) “that which runs

before”; forerunner; someone or something that signals the arrival of another

Presentiment: (noun) “one who feels before”; a feeling about something before it happens; foreboding

ERR: to wander

Erroneous: (adj) “full of wandering”; wrong or inaccurate; mistaken

Errant: (adj) “one who wanders”; wayward; wandering or straying

VEN/VENT: to come, arrive Circumvent: (verb) “to come around”;

to avoid by going around; bypass; sidestep

Convene: (verb) “to arrive together”; to call together; to assemble

Covenant: (noun) “one who comes together”; a mutual or legal agreement; contract

CUR/CURS: (Latin) to run

Recourse: (noun) “to run back”; help for a problem; solution; resource

Incursion: (noun) “the state of running in”; an attack on another’s territory; a raid

DEM: (Greek) people

Demagogue: (noun) “one who leads the people”; a leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power

Demographic: (adj) “relating to the map of people”; having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender

ORY: belonging or connected to

Cursory: (adj) “connected to running”; hasty or superficial; casual

Derogatory: (adj) “connected to demanding to take down”; insulting, degrading

OR: condition, state, or person doing the action Precursor: (noun) “that which runs

before”; forerunner; someone or something that signals the arrival of another

Advocator: (noun) “one who gives voice to those near”; intercessor; one who pleads for others

SAT/ACT Words to Know

Dowdy: (adj) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness or good taste; frumpy, tacky

Gauche: (adj) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy; inept, uncouth