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FUNDAMENTAL adj. |
Basic and important |
Belief in one God is the fundamental principle of many religions. |
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FOUNDER (fown' dǝr) v. |
To completely fail |
The bad storm damaged one ship, and many others foundered in the high seas and fierce winds. |
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DISPERSE (dis pûrs') v. |
L. dis, "apart" + spersum = sprinkled apart, scattered
To cause to go in different directions; scatter
ant: assemble |
Eileen loved to see dandelions disperse their seeds in the wind. |
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SPARSE (spars) adj. |
Not plentiful; not dense
syn: rare |
After the plague, only a sparse population remained in city limits. |
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INTERSPERSE (in tǝr spers') v. |
L. inter, "between" + spersum = sprinkled between
To distribute in between |
The teacher interspersed a few jokes with the historical facts in his lecture. |
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ASPERSION (a spûr' zhǝns) n. |
L. ad, "towards" + spersum = to sprinkle abuse on
Negative remark; slander
syn: slur |
When I tuned in to the governor's speech, I could hardly believe the aspersions he was using. |
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IMMERSE (i mers') v. |
L. in, "into" + mersum = sink into
To completely cover with liquid
syn: plunge |
We immersed ourselves in study because the final exam was a huge part of our grade. |
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SUBMERGE (sub mǝrj') v. |
L. sub, "beneath" + merger = sink beneath
To push under the surface |
The crew of the submarine was able to submerge the boat in less than ten seconds. |
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EMERGENT (ē mǝr' jǝnt) adj. |
L. e, "out of" + merger = out of a sunken state
Just coming into being
syn: new ant: established |
The nation of Savanaland quickly and peacefully elected its first President; such success is rare among emergent nations. |
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REFUSE (rē ' fūs) n. |
L. re, "back" + fusum = poured back out
Something discarded; trash
syn: garbage |
The hurricane left huge amounts of refuse on lawns all around the town. |
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FUSION (fū' zhǝn) n. |
Joining or combining
syn: mixture |
The scientists' fusion of two separate medical tools resulted in one that worked better than either of the originals. |
