HOLT Elements of Language Vocabulary Workshop Lesson 1

HOLT Elements of Language Vocabulary Workshop Lesson 1

Fredrick Douglas and Martin Luther King, Jr.

1-accentuate  فِعْل : يَنْبر . يشدّد . يشكُلُ . يؤكِّد . يُبْرِز

ac·cen·tu·ate

Pronunciation:	ik-'sen(t)-shə-ˌwāt, ak-
Function:	transitive verb
Inflected Form:	-at·ed ; -at·ing
Etymology:	Medieval Latin accentuatus, past participle of accentuare, from Latin accentus
Date:	circa 1731

: ACCENT, EMPHASIZE also : INTENSIFY <accentuates the feeling of despair>
 –ac·cen·tu·a·tion \ik-ˌsen(t)-shə-'wā-shən, (ˌ)ak-\ noun

2-ambiguous  صِفَة : غامض . ملتبس

am·big·u·ous

Pronunciation:	am-'bi-gyə-wəs
Function:	adjective
Etymology:	Latin ambiguus, from ambigere to be undecided, from ambi- + agere to drive ― more at AGENT
Date:	1528

1 a : doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness <eyes of an ambiguous color> b : INEXPLICABLE
2 : capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways <an ambiguous smile> <an ambiguous term> <a deliberately ambiguous reply>
synonyms OBSCURE
 –am·big·u·ous·ly adverb
 –am·big·u·ous·ness noun

3- adj. comprehensive  صِفَة : شامل . واسع الإدراك

com·pre·hen·sive

Pronunciation:	-'hen(t)-siv
Function:	adjective
Date:	1614

1 : covering completely or broadly : INCLUSIVE <comprehensive examinations> <comprehensive insurance>
2 : having or exhibiting wide mental grasp <comprehensive knowledge>
 –com·pre·hen·sive·ly adverb
 –com·pre·hen·sive·ness noun

4- adj. felicitous   صِفَة : موفّق . لَبق . رائع

fe·lic·i·tous

Pronunciation:	fi-'li-sə-təs
Function:	adjective
Date:	1789

1 : very well suited or expressed : APT <a felicitous remark>
2 : PLEASANT, DELIGHTFUL <felicitous weather>
synonyms see FIT
 –fe·lic·i·tous·ly adverb
 –fe·lic·i·tous·ness noun

5- n. intricacy   اسْم : تعقيد . شيء مُعقَّد

in·tri·ca·cy

Pronunciation:	'in-tri-kə-sē
Function:	noun
Inflected Form:	plural -cies
Date:	1602

1 : the quality or state of being intricate
2 : something intricate <the intricacies of a plot>

6- introspective ص. متجه نحو   منعزل، منطوي على نفسه، منسحب

intro|spec|tive /ɪntrəspektɪv/

ADJ Introspective people spend a lot of time examining their own thoughts, ideas, and feelings.

7- adj. provocative ص. محرض, متحد مستفز, استفزازي, مغضب, مثير, مهيج

pro·voc·a·tive

Pronunciation:	prə-'vä-kə-tiv
Function:	adjective
Date:	15th century

: serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate <a provocative question>
 –provocative noun
 –pro·voc·a·tive·ly adverb
 –pro·voc·a·tive·ness noun

8- adj. rhetorical  صِفَة : بيانيّ . بلاغيّ . منمَّق

rhe·tor·i·cal

Pronunciation:	ri-'tȯr-i-kəl, -'tär-
Variant:	also rhe·tor·ic \ri-'tȯr-ik, -'tär-\
Function:	adjective
Date:	15th century

1 a : of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric b : employed for rhetorical effect especially : asked merely for effect with no answer expected <a rhetorical question>
2 a : given to rhetoric : GRANDILOQUENT b : VERBAL
 –rhe·tor·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

9- v. usurp  فِعْل : يغتصب العرشَ الخ

usurp

Pronunciation:	yu̇-'sərp also -'zərp
Function:	verb
Etymology:	Middle English, from Anglo-French usorper, from Latin usurpare to take possession of without legal claim, from usually (abl. of usus use) + rapere to seize ― more at RAPID
Date:	14th century

transitive verb
1 a : to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right <usurp a throne> b : to take or make use of without right <usurped the rights to her life story>
2 : to take the place of by or as if by force : SUPPLANT <must not let stock responses based on inherited prejudice usurp careful judgment>
intransitive verb : to seize or exercise authority or possession wrongfully
 –usur·pa·tion \ˌyü-sər-'pā-shən also ˌyü-zər-\ noun
 –usurp·er \yu̇-'sər-pər also -'zər-\ noun

10- n. / adj. vernacular صِفَة : عاميّ . بلديّ . وطنيّ  اسْم : اللغة العاميّة . لغة إقليم أو جماعة ما
¹ver·nac·u·lar

Pronunciation:	və(r)-'na-kyə-lər
Function:	adjective
Etymology:	Latin vernaculus native, from verna slave born in the master's house, native
Date:	1601

1 a : using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language b : of, relating to, or being a nonstandard language or dialect of a place, region, or country c : of, relating to, or being the normal spoken form of a language
2 : applied to a plant or animal in the common native speech as distinguished from the Latin nomenclature of scientific classification <the vernacular name>
3 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a period, place, or group especially : of, relating to, or being the common building style of a period or place <vernacular architecture>
 –ver·nac·u·lar·ly adverb

²vernacular

Function:	noun
Date:	1661

1 : a vernacular language, expression, or mode of expression
2 : the mode of expression of a group or class
3 : a vernacular name of a plant or animal