Defective[adj.]  /dɪˈfektɪv/

Origin- mid-14c., from Middle French défectif (14c.) and directly from Late Latin defectivus, from defect-, past participle stem of deficere (see deficient). A euphemism for "mentally ill" from 1898 to c.1935. 

 

Roots: fect-do

Examples- affect, confect, disaffect

 

Definition

1.      not made correctly, or not working correctly

2.       having a defect or flaw

Example- The disease is caused by a defective gene.

 

2.      Endeavor[n.]\in-ˈde-vər\

Origin- early 15c., "pains taken to attain an object," literally "in duty," from phrase put (oneself) in dever "make it one's duty" (a partial translation of Old French mettre en deveir "put in duty"), from Old French dever "duty," from Latin debere "to owe". One's endeavors meaning one's "utmost effort" is from late 15c.

 

Definition

1.      serious determined effort
2.      activity directed toward a goal 

Example- His endeavors have gone unrewarded.

 

3.      Hesitate[v.] /ˈhezɪteɪt/

Origin- Latin haesitatus, past participle of haesitare to stick fast, hesitate, frequentative of haerēre to stick

First Known Use: 1598

 

Roots: hes(her)-hold back, stick

Examples- adhere, coherent, inherent

 

Definition

1.      to stop briefly before you do something especially because you are nervous or unsure about what to do
2.      to be unwilling to do something because of doubt or uncertainty

Example- I wouldn't hesitate to ask for your help if I felt I needed it.

 

4.      Perceive[v.]/pə(r)ˈsiːv/

Origin- Middle English, from Anglo-French perceivre, from Latinpercipere, from per- thoroughly + capere to take

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Roots: per-thoroughly, all over

Examples- perspective, pervade, permanent

 

Definition

1.      to notice or become aware of (something)
2.      to think of (someone or something) as being something stated

Example- I thought I perceived a problem, but I wasn't sure.

 

5.      Sensation[n.] /senˈseɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin- Medieval Latin sensation-, sensatio, from Late Latin, understanding, idea, from Latin sensus

First Known Use: 1615

 

Roots: sens, sent-feeling,

Examples-resent, sense, consented

 

Definition

1.      a particular feeling or effect that your body experiences
2.       a particular feeling or experience that may not have a real cause
3.       the ability to feel things through your physical senses

Example- I couldn't quite shake the sensation that I'd been fooled.

 

6.      Neurological[n.]/ˌnjʊərəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

Origin- New Latin neurologia, from neur- + -logia -logy

First Known Use: circa 1681

 

Roots: neuro-nerve

Examples- neuron, neurosis, neurobiology

 

Definition

1.      a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, functions, and diseases of the nervous system
2.      relating to your nervous system or to the diseases that affect it

Example- There are also serious neurological complications.

 

7.      Anesthesia[n.]/ˌænəsˈθiːziə/

Origin- New Latin, from Greek anaisthēsia insensibility, from a- +aisthēsis perception, from aisthanesthai to perceive

First Known Use: circa 1721

 

Roots: aesthe, esthe-feeling

Examples- aesthete, cacesthesia, coenesthesia

 

Definition

1.      loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness

Example- The patient was given an injection to induce anesthesia.

 

8.      Linguistics[n.]/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/

Origin- 1856, from French linguistique (1833);  linguist + -ic. The use of linguistic to mean "of or pertaining to language or languages" is "hardly justifiable etymologically," according to OED, but "has arisen because lingual suggests irrelevant associations." 

 

Roots: lingu-tongue

Examples- bilingual, interlingua, sublingual

 

Definition

1. the study of language and how it works

Example- The research should prove invaluable in the study of linguistics.

 

9.      Goldenrod[n.]\ˈgōl-dən-ˌräd\

Origin- 1560s, from golden + rod.

Definition

1. a type of wild plant that has large groups of yellow flowers

Example- A faint anise smell is on the air, goldenrod scent.

 

10.  Auxiliary[n.]/ɔːɡˈzɪliəri/

Origin- Latin auxiliaris, from auxilium help; akin to Latin augēre to increase

First Known Use: 15th century

 

Definition

1.      a worker who helps more senior or permanent workers
2.      functioning in a subsidiary capacity
3.      equipped with sails and a supplementary inboard engine

Example- The auditorium has an auxiliary cooling system used only on particularly sweltering days.

 

11.  Manner[n.]/ˈmænə(r)/

Origin- Middle English manere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *manuaria, from Latin, feminine of manuarius of the hand, from manus hand

First Known Use: 12th century

 

Root: man-hand

Examples-manual, manage, manifest

 

Definition

1.      the way that something is done or happens
2.      the way that a person normally behaves especially while with other people

Example- She has a very forceful manner of speaking.

 

12.  Conservative[adj.] /kənˈsɜː(r)vətɪv/

Origin- late 14c., conservatyf, from Middle French conservatif, from Late Latin conservativus, from Latin conservatus, past participle of conservare

 

Roots: con-to emphasize

Examples- conclude, confirm, consolidate

Definition

1.      not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values ofsociety
2.      conservative clothing or styles are traditional and without decoration
3.      a conservative guess is usually less than the actual amount

Example- She is a liberal Democrat who married a conservative Republican.

 

13.  Diagnose[v.] /ˈdaɪəɡnəʊz/

Origin- 1861, back-formation from diagnosis. 

Roots: gnos-know

Examples-agnostic, prognosis, ignore

Definition

1.      to find out what physical or mental problem someone has by examining them
2.      to analyze the cause or nature of 

Example- Thousands of new cases have been diagnosed in the past year.

 

14.  Grasp[v.] /ɡrɑːsp/

Origin- mid-14c., "to reach for, feel around," possibly a metathesis of grapsen, from Old English *græpsan "to touch, feel," from Proto-Germanic *grap-, *grab- (cognates: East Frisiangrapsen "to grasp," Middle Dutch grapen "to seize, grasp," Old English grapian "to touch, feel, grope"), from PIE root *ghrebh- (1) "to seize, reach". Sense of "seize" first recorded mid-16c. Figurative use from c.1600; of intellectual matters from 1680s. 

 

Definition

1.      to take and hold (something) with your fingers, hands, etc.
2.      to understand (something that is complicated or difficult)

Example- I grasped the end of the rope and pulled as hard as I could.

 

15.  Illusion[n.]/ɪˈluːʒ(ə)n/

Origin- Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin illusion-, illusio, from Latin, action of mocking, from illudere to mock at, from in- + ludere to play, mock

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Roots: lus-being fooled

Examples-  illusory, delusion, allusion

Definition

1.      a false or wrong belief or idea
2.      an appearance or effect that is different from the way that things really are

Example- The video game is designed to give the illusion that you are in control of an airplane.

 

16.  Sympathetic[adj.]/ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/

Origin- New Latin sympatheticus, from Latin sympathia sympathy

First Known Use: 1644

 

Roots: sym, syn-together

Examples-symphony, synchronize, synthesis

 

Definition

1.      kind to someone who has a problem and willing to understand howthey feel
2.      supporting a plan, action, or person

Example- He received much help from sympathetic friends.

 

17.  Texture[n.] /ˈtekstʃə(r)/

Origin- Latin textura, from textus, past participle of texere to weave

First Known Use: 1578

 

Roots: text, tex-weave

Examples- textile

 

Definition

1.      the way that something feels when you touch it
2.      the effect that is produced when different things combine, for examplein music
3.       the way that a food or drink feels in your mouth

Example- The custard should be smooth and creamy in texture.

 

18.default[n.] /ˈdɪˌfɔːlt/

Origin- Middle English defaute, defaulte, from Anglo-French, fromdefaillir to be lacking, fail, from de- + faillir to fail

First Known Use: 13th century

 

Roots: de-undo, away

Examples-decay, deflect, deduct

 

Definition

1.     the way that something will appear or be done if you make no otherchoice, especially on a computer
2.      law : failure to appear in court
3.      a failure to make a payment (such as a payment on a loan)

Example- The defendant has made no appearance in the case and is in default.

 

19.  Blush[v.] /blʌʃ/

Origin- Middle English, probably from blusshen

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Definition

1.      the red color that spreads over your face when you are ashamed, embarrassed, confused, etc.
2.      a slight red or pink color
3.      a cream or powder that some people put on their cheeks to make their cheeks pink or reddish

Example- The comment brought a blush to her cheeks.

 

20.  Blurt[v.] /blɜː(r)t/

Origin- probably imitative

First Known Use: 1573

 

Definition

1.  to say (something) suddenly and without thinking about how people will react

Example- Don't blurt out this piece of news.

 

21.  Spherical[adj.]/ˈsferɪk(ə)l/

Origin- 520s, from sphere + -ical. Related: Spherically. A spherical number (1640s) is one whose powers always terminate in the same digit as the number itself (5, 6, and 10 are the only ones).

 

Roots: sphere-ball

Examples-atmosphere, hemisphere, biosphere

 

Definition

1.      round like a ball
2.      relating to or dealing with a sphere or its properties

Example- A bacterium having a spherical or spheroidal shape.

 

22.  Vanish[v.] /ˈvænɪʃ/

Origin- Middle English vanisshen, from Anglo-French vaniss-, stem of vanir, envanir, esvanir, from Vulgar Latin *exvanire,alteration of Latin evanescere to dissipate like vapor, vanish, from e- + vanescere to vanish, from vanus empty

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Roots: van, vac-empty

Examples- vacancy, vanity, vacuum

 

Definition

1.      to disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
2.       to stop existing

Example- The missing girl vanished without a trace a year ago.

 

23.  Corpulent[adj.] /ˈkɔː(r)pjʊlənt/

Origin- Middle English, from Latin corpulentus, from corpus

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Roots: corp-body

Examples-incorporate, corpuscle, corpse

 

Definition

1.      having a large bulky body
2.      fat

Example- He was fifty or there about and was corpulent and tall in person.

 

24.  Echolalia[n.] \ˌe-kō-ˈlā-lē-ə\

Origin- "meaningless repetition of words and phrases," 1876, from German (von Romberg, 1865), from Greek ekho  + lalia "talk, prattle, a speaking," from lalein "to speak, prattle," of echoic origin.

 

Definition

1.      the often pathological repetition of what is said by other people as if echoing them

Example- There was the boom of a bass drum, and the voice of the orchestra leader rang out suddenly above the echolalia of the garden.

 

25.  Condescension[n.] /ˌkɒndɪˈsenʃ(ə)n/

Origin- Late Latin condescension-, condescensio, fromcondescendere

First Known Use: 1647

 

Roots: scend, scens, scent-climb

Examples-ascend, crescendo, descend

 

Definition

1.      the attitude or behavior of people who believe they are more intelligent or better than other people
2.       voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in relations with an inferior

Example- There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting.