Ap Vocab 2 Emerson

Vocab #2 - Emerson

verily ¦ verəlē¦ adverb archaic truly; certainly : I verily believed myself to be a free woman. ORIGIN Middle English : from very + -ly 2 , suggested by Old French verrai(e)ment.

succor ¦ səkər¦ ( Brit. succour) noun assistance and support in times of hardship and distress. • ( succors) archaic reinforcements of troops. verb [ trans. ] give assistance or aid to : prisoners of war were liberated and succored. DERIVATIVES succorless adjective ORIGIN Middle English : via Old French from medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere ‘run to the help of,’ from sub- ‘from below’ + currere ‘run.’

iconoclast ¦ī känə klast¦ noun 1 a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. 2 a destroyer of images used in religious worship, in particular • historical a supporter of the 8th- and 9th-century movement in the Byzantine Church that sought to abolish the veneration of icons and other religious images. • historical a Puritan of the 16th or 17th century. DERIVATIVES

iconoclastic ¦ī känə klastik¦ adjective iconoclastically ¦ī känə klastik(ə)lē¦ adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (sense 2) : via medieval Latin from ecclesiastical Greek eikonoklastēs, from eikōn ‘likeness’ + klan ‘to

break.’

insatiable ¦in sā sh əbəl¦ adjective (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy : an insatiable hunger for success. • (of a person) having an insatiable appetite or desire for something, esp. sex. DERIVATIVES

insatiability ¦- sā sh ə bilitē¦ noun insatiably ¦-blē¦ adverb ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French insaciable or Latin insatiabilis, from in- ‘not’ + satiare ‘fill, satisfy’ (see

satiate ).

martinet ¦ märtn et¦ noun a strict disciplinarian, esp. in the armed forces. DERIVATIVES

martinetish (also martinettish) adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent. (denoting the drill system invented by Martinet): named after Jean Martinet, 17th-cent. French drillmaster.

sensual ¦ sen sh oōəl¦ adjective of or arousing gratification of the senses and physical, esp. sexual, pleasure : the production of the ballet is sensual and passionate. See note at sensuous . DERIVATIVES

sensualism ¦- lizəm¦ noun sensualist ¦-ist¦ noun sensualize ¦- līz¦ verb sensually adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense [sensory] ): from late Latin sensualis, from sensus (see sense ). USAGE The words sensual and sensuous are frequently used interchangeably to mean ‘gratifying the senses,’ esp. in a sexual sense. Strictly speaking, this goes against a traditional distinction, by which sensuous is a more neutral term, meaning ‘relating to the senses rather than the intellect’ ( : swimming is a beautiful, sensuous experience), while sensual relates to gratification of the senses, esp. sexually ( : a sensual massage). In fact, the word sensuous is thought to have been invented by John Milton (1641) in a deliberate attempt to avoid the sexual overtones of sensual. In practice the connotations are such that it is difficult to use sensuous in Milton's sense. While traditionalists struggle to maintain a distinction, the evidence suggests that the neutral use of sensuous is rare in modern English. If a neutral use is intended, it is advisable to use alternative wording.

tranquil ¦ tra ng kwəl¦ adjective free from disturbance; calm : her tranquil gaze | the sea was tranquil. See note at calm . DERIVATIVES

tranquility ¦ tra ng kwilitē¦ (also tranquillity) noun tranquilly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from French tranquille or Latin tranquillus.

medial ¦ mēdēəl¦ adjective technical situated in the middle, in particular

• Anatomy & Zoology situated near the median plane of the body or the midline • Phonetics (of a speech sound) in the middle of a word. • Phonetics (esp. of a vowel) pronounced in the middle of the mouth; central.

of an organ. The opposite of lateral .

DERIVATIVES

medially adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense [relating to the mean or average] ): from late Latin medialis, from Latin medius ‘middle.’

taciturn ¦ tasi tərn¦ adjective (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. DERIVATIVES

taciturnity ¦ tasi tərnitē¦ noun taciturnly adverb ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus (see tacit ).