Ap Vocab 1 Prose
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Vocab #1 sentient ¦ sen ch (ē)ənt¦ adjective able to perceive or feel things : she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all sentient life forms. DERIVATIVES
sentience noun sentiently adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin sentient- ‘feeling,’ from the verb sentire.
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vestigial ¦ve stij(ē)əl¦ adjective forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable : he felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night. • Biology (of an organ or part of the body) degenerate, rudimentary, or atrophied, having become functionless in the course of evolution : the vestigial wings of kiwis are entirely hidden. DERIVATIVES
vestigially adverb
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indelible ¦in deləbəl¦ adjective (of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed. • not able to be forgotten or removed : his story made an indelible impression on me. DERIVATIVES
indelibility ¦- delə bilitē¦ noun indelibly ¦-blē¦ adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as indeleble): from French, or from Latin indelebilis, from in-
‘not’ + delebilis (from delere ‘efface, delete’ ). The ending was altered under the influence of -ible .
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supple ¦ səpəl¦ adjective ( -pler, -plest) bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible : her supple fingers | figurative my mind is becoming more supple. See note at flexible . • not stiff or hard; easily manipulated : this body oil leaves your skin feeling deliciously supple. verb [ trans. ] make more flexible. DERIVATIVES
supplely ¦ səp(ə)lē¦ (also supply) adverb suppleness noun ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French souple, from Latin supplex, supplic‘submissive,’ from sub- ‘under’ + placere ‘propitiate.’
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moribund ¦ môrə bənd;
mär-¦
adjective (of a person) at the point of death. • (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor : the moribund commercial property market. DERIVATIVES
moribundity ¦ môrə bəndətē; mär-¦ noun ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin moribundus, from
mori ‘to die.’
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sentience noun sentiently adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin sentient- ‘feeling,’ from the verb sentire.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
vestigial ¦ve stij(ē)əl¦ adjective forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable : he felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night. • Biology (of an organ or part of the body) degenerate, rudimentary, or atrophied, having become functionless in the course of evolution : the vestigial wings of kiwis are entirely hidden. DERIVATIVES
vestigially adverb
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
indelible ¦in deləbəl¦ adjective (of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed. • not able to be forgotten or removed : his story made an indelible impression on me. DERIVATIVES
indelibility ¦- delə bilitē¦ noun indelibly ¦-blē¦ adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as indeleble): from French, or from Latin indelebilis, from in-
‘not’ + delebilis (from delere ‘efface, delete’ ). The ending was altered under the influence of -ible .
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
supple ¦ səpəl¦ adjective ( -pler, -plest) bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible : her supple fingers | figurative my mind is becoming more supple. See note at flexible . • not stiff or hard; easily manipulated : this body oil leaves your skin feeling deliciously supple. verb [ trans. ] make more flexible. DERIVATIVES
supplely ¦ səp(ə)lē¦ (also supply) adverb suppleness noun ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French souple, from Latin supplex, supplic‘submissive,’ from sub- ‘under’ + placere ‘propitiate.’
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
moribund ¦ môrə bənd;
mär-¦
adjective (of a person) at the point of death. • (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor : the moribund commercial property market. DERIVATIVES
moribundity ¦ môrə bəndətē; mär-¦ noun ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin moribundus, from
mori ‘to die.’
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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