10Th Grade English Chapter 5

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1. PLIANT \PLY-uht\adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, present participle of plier, to fold, bend, from Latin plicre. OTHER FORMS: ptian-cy, pliant-ness —NOUN pliant ly —ADVERB

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1. Easily bent or flexed; pliable.
2. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable3. Yielding readily to influence or domination; compliant.

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HIATUS \hia a tes\ noun Latin hitus, from past participle of hire, to gape. \OTHER FORMS: hi-atal (-tl) —ADJECTIVE

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. A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break
OTHER FORMS: hi-atal (-tl) —ADJECTIVE

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contemptuous /Ken temp chu es/ adj-- other forms con.temptu.ous.ly--adverb
con.temptu.ous.ness---noun from L uncertain origin

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manifesting or feeling scorn
after we got yelled at we felt contemptuous

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CONTRITE \KON-tryt; kuhn-TRYT\ adj c.1300 (contrition), from L. contritus, out, ground to pieces," pp. of L. conterere "to grinc com- "together" + terere "to rub."

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1. Deeply affected with grief and regret for done wrong; penitent; as, "a contrite sinn
2. Expressing or arising from contrition; as, words."

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INCREDULOUS From Latin incrduhis: in-, not; believing
\in kreh je les\ adjective
in-credu-lous-ly —ADVERB
in.credu-lous ness —NOUN

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• 1. Skeptical; disbelieving: incredulous of stc about flying saucers.
2. Expressive of disbelief:
When Jessica said that my performance at the karaoke bar had been incredible, 1 was incredulous." I hope Jessica was using "incredible" in dte casual sense of "unbel good" but I knew 1 used "incredulous" to "unbelieving, skeptical," which is the only; standard usage for this word.

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TACIT \tae sihlV adjective
OTHER FORMS: tacit-ly —ADVERB
Latin tacitus, silent, past participle of tacre, to be silent

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1 . Not spoken: indicated tacit approval by smiling and, winking.
2. Implied by or inferred from actions or statements: Management has given its tacit approval to the plan. b. Law Arising by operation of the law rather than through direct expression.
3. Archaic Not speaking; silent

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BLATANT \bie tent\ adjective
OTHER FORMS; blatan cy —NOUN blatanHy — ADVERB
Latin blatre, to blab (on the model of words such as rampant)

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1. Unpleasantly loud and noisy
2. Usage Problem Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive: a blatant lie.

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MALEVOLENT \me leh ve lhnt\ adjective
OTHER FORMS: ma levolent-ly —ADVERB
Latin malevoms, malevolent-.

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1. Having or exhibiting ill will: wishing harm to others; malicious.
2. Having an evil or harmful influence: malevolent .stars.

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SOLEMNITY \so lem ni lyVnoun
as solempnete, from Latin sollemnitas.

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1 . The state or character of being solemn: earnestness; gravity: impress! veness: the solemnity of a slate funeral.
2. Often, solemnities. A grave observance. ceremonial proceeding, or special formality: the solemnities of Easter.

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indignant/ihn dig nent adj
in dignant ly adverb
latin indignns, indignant, present participle of indignr, to be indignant unworthy

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feeling, characterized by,,,,,,,or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting or base