Week 5: vocabulary (etymology)

1) Relevant adjective

Having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand

This newspaper article is relevant to the project I’m working on.

2) Obedient adjective

Submissive to the restraint or command of authority: willing to obey

Those obedient to their parents and teachers are considered good students.

3) Unfitting adjective

Not fitting: unsuitable

Al submitted the application for translation as it was unfitting in its state.

4) Expel transitive verb

To force to leave (as a place or organization) by official action: take away rights or privileges of membership

Mark was caught using drugs. As a result, he was expelled from school.

5) Demote transitive verb

To reduce to a lower grade or rank

If the employees prove ineffective, they should be demoted.

6) Dissociate transitive verb

To separate from association or union with another

e.g. It is impossible to dissociate language from culture.

7) Descend transitive verb

To originate or come from an ancestral stock or source: derive

e.g. John’s family is said to be descend from a great emperor.

8) Morale noun

The mental and emotional condition (as of enthusiasm, confidence, or loyalty) of an individual or group with regard to the function or tasks at hand

e.g. The commander gave his troops a pep talk to boost their morale.

9) Burden noun

Something that is carried: load; duty, responsibility

e.g. Ever since his father died, John has shouldered the burden of taking care of his family.

10) Endurance noun

The ability to withstand hardship or adversity; especially: the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity

e.g. John showed remarkable endurance throughout his chemotherapy.

11)  Boldness noun

The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger

e.g. Jane showed her boldness when she dyed her hair purple.

12)  Preside intransitive verb

To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president

E.g. The chairman presided over a meeting with the finance committee.

13)  Thrive intransitive verb

To prosper; be fortunate or successful

e.g. After being adopted, the orphan thrived in the loving home.

14)  Droop intransitive verb

To sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.

e.g. The crops were drooping during the drought.

15)  Clutch verb

To seize with or as with the hands or claws; snatch

e.g. Lisa clutch Paul’s arm when she saw an angry-looking man walking towards them.

16)  Ungratefully adverb

Not gratefully or thankfully

e.g. Cooper is behaving ungratefully toward his parents, which is quite rude.

17)  By the book idiom

Following the rules exactly

e.g. The detective conducted the investigation by the book.

18)  Esteem noun

Favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard

e.g. Film critics hold the director in high esteem.

19)  Stand out phrasal verb

To protrude; project

e.g. Lady Gaga’s outrageous outfits make her stand out in any crowd.

20)  Open up idiom

To spread out; unfold

e.g. Jerry is very shy and only open up when he is around his close friends.

21)  Get over phrasal verb

To recover from

e.g. Hopefully, Diana will be able to get over the divorce and move on with her life.

22)  Strain noun

A group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions

e.g. Getting laid off will put a strain on Karen’s finances.

23)  Resolve noun & verb

To reach a firm decision about

e.g. Otto resolved to break the world record in the 100-meter dash this year.

24)  Deceive adjective

To cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid

e.g. We all regard out captain as strong and decisive leader.

25)  Subordinate noun & adjective

placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position

e.g. Tiffany’s dreams are subordinate to her parents’ expectation.