Sibling[n.]/ˈsɪblɪŋ/

 Definition

: a brother or sister

Origin-

 "brother or sister," 1903, modern revival (in anthropology) of Old English sibling "relative, kinsman," from sibb "kinship, relationship; love, friendship, peace, happiness," from Proto-Germanic *sibja- "blood relation, relative," properly "one's own" (cognates: Old Saxon sibba, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch sibbe, Old High German sippa, German Sippe, Gothic sibja "kin, kindred"), from PIE s(w)e-bh(o)- (cognates: Old Church Slavonic sobistvo, Russian sob "character, individuality"), an enlargement of the root *swe- "self" .

Example-

Sibling rivalry often causes parents anxieties.

 

Evaporate[v.]  /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/

Definition

: to change from a liquid into a gas

: to go away suddenly 

Origin-

Middle English, from Latin evaporatus, past participle ofevaporare, from e- + vapor steam, vapor

Roots: e-out

Example-

The opportunity evaporated before he could act on it.

 

Allowance[n.] /əˈlaʊəns/

Definition

: an amount of money that is given to someone regularly or for a specific purpose

: a small amount of money that is regularly given to children by their parents

: an amount of something (such as time) that is allowed or available

Origin- 

late 14c., "praise" (a sense now obsolete), from Old French aloance "allowance, granting, allocation," from alouer (see allow). Sense of "a sum alloted to meet expenses" is from c.1400. In accounts, meaning "a sum placed to one's credit" is attested from 1520s. To make allowances is literally to add or deduct a sum from someone's account for some special circumstance. Figurative use of the phrase is attested from 1670s.

 Example-

They performed poorly, but allowances should be made for their inexperience.

 

Opponent[n.] /əˈpəʊnənt/

Definition

: a person, team, group, etc., that is competing against another in a contest

: a person, group, etc., that is against something (such as an action, law, or system) : someone or something that does not want something to exist, be done, etc.

Origin-

Latin opponent-, opponens, present participle of opponere

Roots: pon, pound, pos-put

Example –

The team's opponents have not lost a game this season.

 

Solitaire[n.] /ˌsɒlɪˈteə(r)/

Definition

: a card game that is played by one person

: a single jewel that is set alone in a piece of jewelry

Origin-

French, from solitaire, adjective, solitary, from Latinsolitarius

 Example-

The lonely old lady filled up the time between supper and retiring withsolitaire

 

Negotiate[v]  /nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/

Definition

: to discuss something formally in order to make an agreement

: to agree on (something) by formally discussing it

: to get over, through, or around (something) successfully

Origin-

Latin negotiatus, past participle of negotiari to carry on business, from negotium business, from neg- not + otiumleisure — more at negate

 Example-

The driver carefully negotiated the winding road.

 

Competition[n.] /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

Definition

: the activities of companies that are trying to bemore successful than others

:an organized event in which people try to win prizes bybeing better than other people

Origin-

Late Latin competition-, competitio, from Latin competere

Example-

Prices are lower when there is competition among the stores.

 

Trilobite[n.] \ˈtrī-lə-ˌbīt\

Definition

: any of numerous extinct Paleozoic marine arthropods (group Trilobita) having the segments of the body divided by furrows on the dorsal surface into three lobes

Origin-

ultimately from Greek trilobos three-lobed, from tri- +lobos lobe

 Roots: tri-three

Example-

The Trilobite can clean a room on its own, using sound waves to feel its way around.

 

Aviator[n.] /ˈeɪviˌeɪtə(r)/

Definition

: a person who flies an airplanes, helicopters, etc.Origin- "aircraft pilot," 1887, from French aviateur, from Latin avis (see aviary) + -ateur. Also used c.1891 in a sense of "aircraft." Feminine form aviatrix is from 1927; earlier aviatrice(1910), aviatress (1911).

Roots: avi-bird

Example- 

An escort of ten airplanes greets the famous aviator.

 

Squawk[v.] /skwɔːk/

Definition

of a bird : to make a short, harsh cry

: to complain or protest loudly or with strong feeling

Origin- 

1821, probably of imitative origin (compare dialectal Italian squacco "small crested heron"). 

 Example-

The customers squawked about the high prices.

 

Provision[n.]

Definition

: the act or process of supplying or providing something

: something that is done in advance to prepare for something else

Origin-

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin provision-, provisio act of providing, from Latin, foresight, from providēre to see ahead

 Example-

You should make provision for emergencies.

 

Segment[n.] /ˈseɡmənt/ 

Definition

: one of the parts into which something can be divided

geometry : a part of a circle formed by drawing a straight line between two points on the circle

: a part of a straight line between two points

Origin-

Latin segmentum, from secare to cut

Roots: se-apart

Example-

The railroad track is divided into segments.

 

 

Decipher[v.]  /dɪˈsaɪfə(r)/

Definition

: to find the meaning of (something that is difficult to read or understand)

Origin-

1520s, from de- + cipher. Perhaps in part a loan-translation from Middle French déchiffrer. 

Roots: de-undo

Example- 

I couldn't decipher his sloppy handwriting.

 

Fragile[adj.]  /ˈfrædʒaɪl/

Definition

: easily broken or damaged

: not very strong or healthy

Origin-

Middle French, from Latin fragilis 

Roots: frag, fract-broken

Example-

The two countries have formed a fragile coalition.

 

Rigid[adj.] /ˈrɪdʒɪd/

Definition

: not able to be bent easily

: not willing to change opinions or behavior

Origin-

Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus, from rigēre to be stiff

Example-

He is a rigid disciplinarian.

 

Unwieldy[adv.] /ʌnˈwiːldi/

Definition

 : difficult to handle, control, or deal with because of being large, heavy, or complex

Origin- 

late 14c., "lacking strength, powerless," from un- (1) "not" + obsolete wieldy, from Old English wielde "active, vigorous," from Proto-Germanic *walth- "have power". Meaning "moving ungracefully" is recorded from 1520s; in reference to weapons, "difficult to handle, awkward by virtue of size or shape" it is attested from 1540s. 

Roots: un-not

Example-

The system is outdated and unwieldy.

 

Entourage[n.]  /ˈɒntʊˌrɑːʒ/

 Definition

: a group of people who go with and assist an important person

Origin-

French, from Middle French, from entourer to surround, from entour around, from en in (from Latin in) + tourcircuit

Roots: tour- roundabout

Example- 

He was accompanied by an entourage of a dozen police officers. 

 

Photogenic[adj] /ˌfəʊtəʊˈdʒenɪk/

Definition

: tending to look good in photographs

Origin-

1839, "produced or caused by light," from photo- "light" + -genic "produced by" (see genus). Originally in photogenic drawing, the early term for "photography;" meaning "photographing well" is first attested 1928, from photo- as short for "photograph."

 Roots: photo-light

Example-

This is the city's most photogenic park.

 

Eliminate[v.] /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/

Definition

: to remove (something that is not wanted or needed)

: to defeat and remove (a team, player, etc.) from a competition

Origin-

Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare, from e- +limin-, limen threshold

Example-

She's trying to eliminate fatty foods from her diet.

 

Syllable[n.]/ˈsɪləb(ə)l/

Definition

: any one of the parts into which a word is naturally divided when it is pronounced

Origin-

 Middle English, from Anglo-French sillabe, silable, from Latin syllaba, from Greek syllabē, from syllambanein to gather together, from syn- + lambanein to take — more atlatch

Roots: syn, sym-together

Example- 

The first syllable of the word “doctor” is given stress.

 

Chasm[n.] /ˈkæz(ə)m/

Definition

: a deep hole or opening in the surface of the earth

: a major division, separation, or difference between two people, groups, etc.

Origin-

Latin chasma, from Greek; akin to Latin hiare to yawn

Example- 

The gulf between the rich and everyone else is a chasm. 

 

Riot[v] /ˈraɪət/

Definition

: a situation in which a large group of people behave in a violent and uncontrolled way

: a place that is filled with something

: someone or something that is very funny

Origin-

 Middle English, from Anglo-French riote rash action, noise, disorder

Roots: riot-rivolt

Example-

The news about the election caused a riot in the city.

 

Loiter[v.] /ˈlɔɪtə(r)/

Definition

: to remain in an area when you do not have a particular reason to be there

: to move slowly, often stopping to rest

Origin- 

early 15c., "idle one's time, dawdle over work," from Middle Dutch loteren "be loose or erratic, shake, totter" like a loose tooth or a sail in a storm;

Example-

There's a group of kids loitering outside the shop.

 

Poignant[adj] /ˈpɔɪnjənt/

Definition

: causing a strong feeling of sadness

Origin-

Middle English poynaunt, from Anglo-French poinant, poignant, present participle of poindre to prick, sting, from Latin pungere 

Example-

The photograph was a poignant reminder of her childhood.

 

Haughty[adj.]  /ˈhɔːti/

Definition

: having or showing the insulting attitude of people who think that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people

Origin-

obsolete haught, from Middle English haute, from Anglo-French halt, haut, literally, high, from Latin altus 

 Example-

He rejected their offer with a tone of haughty disdain.