Matt Blaustein English Vocab

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Ominous

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(adj.), menacing or threatening

Root: omin- bad sign, omen; Suffix: -ous- danger

Ominousness (n.), ominous (adj), ominously (adv)

Ominous black clouds caused us to head back to the harbor.

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Malevolence

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(noun), malice; desire to harm

Root: mal- badly, poor; Prefix: vol- to wish;

Suffix: ence- action, state of

Malevolence (n.), malevolent (adj), malevolently (adv)

How can you date a man with malevolence towards women?

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Pensive

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(adj.), deeply thoughtful; seeming to be thinking seriously about some matter or problem

Root- pens- to hang (out); Suffix- if, ive- shows connection

Pensiveness (n.), pensive (adj.), pensively (adv.)

I was pensive when I heard the bad news

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Audible

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(adj.), capable of being heard

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Plaintive

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(adj.), mournful or sorrowful

Root: plain; Suffix: tive

Plaintiveness (n), plaintive (adj.), plaintively (adv.)

The widow gave a plaintive wail at the graveside.

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Implore

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(verb), beg or plead urgently

Root: plor- cry out; Prefix: im- into

Implore (v), imploring (adj), imploringly (adv)

The students implored the teacher not to give homework over the weekend.

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Supplication

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(noun), appeal; plea

Root: sup- from under; Prefix: plic- to fold, bend

Suffix: -tion- act of, state of

Supplication (n), supplicate (v), supplicatory (adj), supplicatingly

Their supplication was to no avail; they go no ice cream.

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Furtive

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(adj.), secretive; stealthy

Root: Fur- to steal; Suffix: ive- causing/making

Furtiveness (n), furtive (adj), furtively (adv)

He was very furtive with his private journal.

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Languid

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(adj.), weak; lacking energy

Root: langu- weak, weary; Suffix: id- a thought

Languidness (n.), languid (adj), languidly (adv)

They proceeded at a languid pace.

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Slovenly

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(adj.), messy; sloppy; unkempt

Suffix: en- made of; ly- like, matter of

Slovenliness (n), slovenly (adj)

Jim tried to clean himself, but he still looked slovenly.

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Fraudulent

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(adj.), deceitful; dishonest; deceptive

Root: fraud

Fraudulent (adj), fraudulently (adv)

The victim of a fraudulent scheme.

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Somnolent

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(adj.), drowsy; sleepy; soporific

Root: somn- sleep

Somnolent (adj), somnolently (adv)

The somnolent puppy was laying in her bed.

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Renounce

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(verb) to reject or disown