English Vocabulary Lesson 6

Front 1

Presentiment
divide, part of speech, & definition

Back 1

(N)
Def: a feeling of evil to come
P- pre- before, very
R-sent- feel, be aware
S- ment- condition, quality, act

Front 2

dessent

Back 2

(N)
Def: dissagreement
P- dis- not very apart, in different directions
R- sent- feel, be aware

Front 3

disconcerted

Back 3

(Adj)
Def: uneasy
P-dis- not,very, apart, in different directions
P-con- together, with, very
R-cert- sift, seperate, distinguish, decide

Front 4

ascertain

Back 4

(V)
Def: to discover for cetain
P-as- to, toward, near, very
R-cert- sift, seperate, distinguish, decide

Front 5

incriminate

Back 5

(V)
Def: charge someone with a crime
P- in, within, into, on, not
R- crimin- judgement, accusation, crime
S-ate- do, make, cause

Front 6

indiscriminate

Back 6

(Adj)
Def: making no distinctions
P-in- in, into, on, not, within
P-dis- not, very, apart, in diff. directions
R-crimin- judgement, accusation, crime
S- ate- having quality of

Front 7

omniscient

Back 7

(Adj)
Def: all-knowing
P- omni- all
R- sci- know
S-ent- relating to; like

Front 8

nescient

Back 8

(Adj)
Def: ignorant
P- ne- not
R-sci- know
S- ent- relating to; like

Front 9

sapient

Back 9

(Adj)
Def: wise
R- sap- taste, be wise, dicern
S- ent- relating to; like

Front 10

insipient

Back 10

(Adj)
Def: foolish/ stupid
P- in, into, within, on, not
R- sip- taste, discern, be wise
S- ent- relating to; like

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sage

Back 11

(Adj)
Def: wise
R- sag- shrewd, wise

Front 12

sagacious

Back 12

(Adj)
Def: having keen perception
R- sag- shrewd, wise
S- acious- having quality of

Front 13

affable

Back 13

(Adj)
Def: easy to talk to; likable
P- af- to toard near very
R- fa- speak
S- ble- having power

Front 14

preface

Back 14

(N)
Def: an introduction
P- pre- before, very
R- fa- speak

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nefarious

Back 15

(Adj)
Def: wicked
P- ne-not
R- far- divine law
S- ous- full of

Front 16

bifarious

Back 16

(Adj)
Def: having double meaning
P- bi- two (2)
R- far- divine law
S- ous- full of

Front 17

fatuity

Back 17

(N)
Def: stupidity
R-fatu- foolish
S- ity- condition, quality, act

Front 18

infatuate

Back 18

(V)
Def: to turn to foolishness by charm
P-in- in, into, within, on, not
R- fatu- foolish
S- ate- do make cause

Front 19

edifice

Back 19

(N)
Def: a building/ structure

Front 20

faction

Back 20

(N)
Def: active of people with a cause
R- fac- do, make, cause
S- ion- condition, quality, act

Front 21

fiction monger

Back 21

(N)
Def:liar
R- fict- form shape invent image
S- ion- condition quality act
R- mon- warn, think, remind
R- ger- to bear carry

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feign

Back 22

(V)
Def: fake pretent

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effigy

Back 23

(N)
Def: crude representation of a hated person
P- ef- out of , from , very
R- fig- form shape invent image

Front 24

transfix

Back 24

(V)
Def: to immobilize
P- trans- beyond through across
R- fix- fashten pierce

Front 25

similitude

Back 25

(N)
Def: resemblance; similartiy
R- simil- together, likeness, pretense
S- tude- conditon quality act

Front 26

assimulate

Back 26

(V)
Def: absorb; be familiar with
P- as- to toward near very
R- simul- together, likeness, pretense
S-ate- do make cause

Front 27

quasi

Back 27

(Adj)
Def: as if seemingly

Front 28

nonsensical

Back 28

(Adj)
Def: making no sense
P- non- not
R- sens- feel, be aware,
S-ical- relating to; like

Front 29

nonsequitur

Back 29

(N)
Def: illogical step/ statement
P- non- not
R- sequ- follow
S- tur- act/ state