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UNIT ELEVEN: Janalyn Latoma 12th Grade English IV Mr. David Miles |
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CURA LATIN, CURA "CARE" |
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SINECURE noun. |
A job that brings a salary or reward without requiring work; a job in name only
Ex.: The lieutenant, hoping to land a sinecure, was horrified to learn he would be digging ditches on the edge of the desert instead. |
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INCURIOUS adjective. |
Not included to seek knowledge; idle
Ex.: Among the chattering, inquistive students were a few incurious, bored-looking ones who were destined to fail. |
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PROCURE verb. |
To get with some effort
Ex.: Even after years of petitioning, members of the small nomadic group were unable to procure land for the village they hoped to set up.
Syn.: obtain |
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NEC LATIN NEX, NECIS "DEATH"; NOCERE, NOCITUM "TO HARM, TO KILL" |
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INTERNECINE adjective. |
Causing many deaths on all sides of conflict
Ex.: The American Civil War was an internecine affair that continues to have widespread effects on national sentiment. |
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INNOCUOUS adjective. |
Not causing harm or ingury
Ex.: The drug manufacturers claimed their new pain medication was innocuous and no side effects. |
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SOL LATIN SOLARI "TO COMFORT" |
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SOLACE noun. |
Comfort or consolation
Ex.: The priest's words brought solace to the family in the midst of its grief. |
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INCONSOLABLE adjective. |
Very sad; unable to be comforted
Ex.: Following the death of her mother, Tiffany was so inconsolable that she couldn't bring herself to leave her room. |
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SAL LATIN SALUS "HEALTHY, WHOLE" |
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SALUBRIOUS adjective. |
Promoting good health
Ex.: Recent studies have shown that a glass of wine every day may have a salubrious effect on an individual's cardiovascular system.
Syn: Wholesome Ant: deleterious |
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SALUTARY adjective. |
Having a positive or healthy result
Ex.: Debates raged as to whether the tax cut would have a salutary effect on the national economy or whether it would force the country into recession. |
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SALUTATION Noun. |
An act of greeting
Ex.: Leonard was having a difficult time choosing between "my sweet" and "my dear" as a salutation in his love letter to Beatrice. |
