Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Vocab #5

1. Analogy- a comparison
(uh-nal-uh-jee) Latin
On the reading EOG, I saw a lot of analogy's:  car:adult and crawling:baby
2.Annihilate- to destroy
(uh-nahy-uh-leyt) Middle English
The Gladiators use to annihilate other Gladiators for the entertainment of other people. 




3. Criterion- judging or criticism 
(krahy-teer-ee-uhn) Greek
Many kids have a certain criterion about things, especially about people.
4. Emanate- to originate 
(em-uh-neyt) Latin
Many people from today emanate from people in Europe. 
5. Holistic- theory or practice
(hoh-lis-tik) 1926
Religions have holistic ideas about how Earth came about.
                                          
6. Placebo- to please someone or humour them
( plah-chey-boh) Middle English/Latin
Guys placebo girls all the time. 
7. Proficient- well advanced
(pruh-fish-uhnt) Latin
Doctors are proficient in the medical field, not like the internet. 

8. Staunch- loyal
(stawnch) Middle French
My dogs are so staunch, they always do what I command.
9. Subversive- to cause destruction 
(suhb-vur-siv) Latin
Kids are usually subversive to the house. 






10. Vindicate- to clear (from accusation, suspicion, etc..) 
(vin-di-keyt) Latin
People at court usually try to vindicate themselves.

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