Associate[v.]/əˈsəʊsiˌeɪt/

Origin- Middle English associat associated, from Latin associatus,past participle of associare to unite, from ad- + sociare to join, from socius companion

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Roots: as-to, toward

Examples- assign, assent, assort

 

Definition

: to think of one person or thing when you think of another person or thing

: to be together with another person or group as friends, partners, etc.

Example- I no longer wish to be associated with people like him.

 

Destination[n.]  /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin- 1590s, "act of appointing," from Latin destinationem (nominative destinatio) "purpose, design," from past participle stem of destinare "determine, appoint, choose, make firm or fast," from de- "completely, formally" (see de-) + -stinare (related to stare "to stand") from PIE *ste-no-, from root *sta- "to stand" . Modern sense (1787) is from place of destination, where one is "destined" to go.

 

Definition

 a place to which a person is going or something is being sent

Example- After stopping for lunch, we continued on toward our destination.

 

Foresight[n.] /ˈfɔː(r)ˌsaɪt/

Origin- also fore-sight, early 14c., "insight obtained beforehand;" also "prudence," from fore- + sight (n.). Perhaps modeled on Latin providentia. Compare German Vorsicht "attention, caution, cautiousness."

 

Roots: fore-ahead

Examples- foretell, foreword, forerun

 

Definition

: the ability to see what will or might happen in the future

Example- His career choice shows a lack of foresight.

 

Subscribe[v.] /səbˈskraɪb/

Origin- Middle English, from Latin subscribere, literally, to write beneath, from sub- + scribere to write

First Known Use: 15th century

 

Roots: sub, sus-under

Examples-sublime, subdue, submit

 

Definition

: to pay money to get a publication or service regularly

: to agree to buy shares in a company

: to belong to or support something (such as an organization) by paying money regularly

Example- You'll receive a user name and password when you subscribe.

 

Engulf[v.] /ɪnˈɡʌlf/

Origin- 1550s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + gulf (n.) or else from Old French engolfer. Originally of seas, whirlpools, etc.; by 1711 of fire and other mediums. Figurative use from 1590s. 

 

Roots: en, em , in, im-in, upon

Examples-enfold, embed, encage

 

Definition

: to flow over and cover (someone or something)

:if a thought or emotion engulfs you, it controls your thoughts or feelings

Example- The valley was engulfed in a thick fog.

 

Haunted[adj.] /ˈhɔːntɪd/

Origin-Middle English, from Anglo-French hanter, probably from Old Norse heimta to lead home, pull, claim, from heimrhome

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Definition

: lived in or visited by the spirit of a dead person

: someone who has a haunted look looks frightened or worried

Example-The tune haunted me all day.

 

Dungeon[n.]/ˈdʌndʒ(ə)n/

Origin-Middle English dongeon, donjon, from Anglo-French donjun,from Vulgar Latin *domnion-, domnio keep, mastery, from Latin dominus lord

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Definition

: a dark underground room in a castle that was used as a prison in the past

Example-The king threw them in the dungeon.

 

Hurricane[n.]/ˈhʌrɪkən/

Origin-Spanish huracán, from Taino hurakán

First Known Use: 1555

 

Definition

: an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very strong winds that occurs especially in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean

: something resembling a hurricane especially in its turmoil

Example - Economic news that unleashed a hurricane on the trading floor.

 

Culinary[adj.] /ˈkʌlɪn(ə)ri/

Origin- 1630s, "of the kitchen," from Latin culinarius "pertaining to the kitchen," from culina "kitchen, food" (see kiln). Meaning "of cookery" is from 1650s.

 

Roots : culin-kitchen

 

Definition

: used in or relating to cooking

Example-They serve a variety of culinary delights.

culinary delights (=very good food)

 

Distant[adj.] /ˈdɪstənt/

Origin-

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin distant-, distans, present participle of distare to stand apart, be distant, from dis- + stare to stand

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Roots: dis, de, di-down, complete

Examples-defer, defy, delude

 

Definition

: existing or happening far away in space 

 : happening far in the past or far into the future

: having to do with something that is not related to what is happening where you are or at the present time

Example-In the distant past, dinosaurs roamed the earth.

 

Widespread[adj.] /ˈwaɪdˌspred/

Origin- also wide-spread, 1705, from wide + past participle of spread (v.). Earlier was wide-spreading (1590s).

 

Roots: spread-open up

Examples- dispread, overspread, wingspread

 

Definition

: common over a wide area or among many people

Example- There is widespread public interest in the election.

 

Adventure[n.] /ədˈventʃə(r)/

Origin-Middle English aventure, chance, risk, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *adventura, from Latin adventus, past participle of advenire to arrive, from ad- + venire to come

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Roots: vent, ven-come

Examples-adventitious, invent

 

Definition

: an exciting or dangerous experience

: danger or excitement

Example-He told us about his camping adventures.

 

Antique[n.] /ænˈtiːk/

Origin-Middle French, from Latin antiquus, from ante before

First Known Use: 1527

 

Roots: ante-before

Examples- antecedent, anteport, anteroom

 

Definition

: belonging to an earlier period, style, or fashion

 : old and often valuable

Example- Their house is filled with rare antiques, including a collection of 19th-century African masks.

 

Captivate[] /ˈkæptɪveɪt/

Origin- 1520s, "to enthrall with charm," from Late Latin captivatus, past participle of captivare "to take, capture," from captivus (see captive). Literal sense (1550s) is rare or obsolete in English, which uses capture (q.v.). Latin captare "to take, hold" also had a transferred sense of "to entice, entrap, allure." Related: Captivated; captivating; captivatingly.

 

Roots: cap-head, leader, main

Examples-captain, capital, capable

 

Definition

: to attract and hold the attention of (someone) by being interesting, pretty, etc.

Example-The play has been captivating audiences for years.

 

Circuit[n.]/ˈsɜː(r)kɪt/

Origin-Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle Frenchcircuite, from Latin circuitus, from circumire, circuire to go around, from circum- + ire to go

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Roots: circu-around

Examples- circulate, circumpolar, circumspect

Definition

: a series of performances, sports events, lectures, etc., that are held or done at many different places

: a path or trip around something

: the complete path that an electric current travels along

Example-It takes a year for the Earth to make one circuit around the sun.

 

Invader[n.] /ɪnˈveɪdə(r)/

Origin-Middle English, from Latin invadere, from in- + vadere to go

First Known Use: 15th century

 

Roots: in-inside, into

Examples- indoor, intake, inject

 

Definition

: to enter (a place, such as a foreign country) in order to take control by military force

 : to enter (a place) in large numbers

: to enter or be in (a place where you are not wanted)

Example-When tourists invade, the town is a very different place.

 

Submerge[v.]/səbˈmɜː(r)dʒ/

Origin-Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to plunge

First Known Use: 1606

 

Roots: sub-under

Examples- subway, subsoil, submarine

 

Definition

: to make (someone or something) go under the surface of water or some other liquid : to cover (someone or something) with a liquid

: to go underwater

: to make (yourself) fully involved in an activity or interest

Example-After boiling the broccoli, submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking process.

 

Wade[v.]/weɪd/

Origin-Middle English, from Old English wadan; akin to Old High German watan to go, wade, Latin vadere to go

First Known Use: 13th century

 

Definition

: to walk through water

: to move or proceed with difficulty

: to become involved in a discussion, situation, activity, etc., in a forceful, direct, or careless way

Example-I jumped off the boat and waded back to shore.

 

 

Siren[n.] /ˈsaɪrən/

Origin- Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle Frenchsereine, from Late Latin sirena, from Latin siren, from Greek seirēn

First Known Use: 14th century

 

Definition

: a piece of equipment that produces a loud, high-pitched warning sound

 : one of a group of female creatures in Greek mythology whose singing attracted sailors and caused them to sail into dangerous water or toward rocks

Example- One of history's most famous sirens, Cleopatra charmed both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

 

Lagoon[n.] /ləˈɡuːn/

Origin-French & Italian; French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna pit, pool, from lacus lake

First Known Use: 1673

 

Definition

: an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar

Example- An atoll is a circular reef surrounding a lagoon .

 

Concierge[n.]/ˈkɒnsiˌeə(r)ʒ/

Origin-French, from Old French, probably from Vulgar Latin*conservius, alteration of Latin conservus fellow slave, from com- + servus slave

First Known Use: circa 1697

 

Definition

: a person in an apartment building especially in France who takes care of the building and checks the people who enter and leave

: an employee at a hotel whose job is to provide help and information to the people staying at the hotel

Example- The concierge can arrange to get you tickets to the ballet.

 

Impeccable[adj.] /ɪmˈpekəb(ə)l/

Origin-Latin impeccabilis, from in- + peccare to sin

First Known Use: 1531

 

Roots: im, in-not

Examples-impossible, impolite, immoral

 

Definition

: free from fault or error

:perfect in every way

Example-She has impeccable taste in music.

 

Recede[v.]/rɪˈsiːd/

Origin- Middle English, from Latin recedere to go back, from re- +cedere to go

First Known Use: 15th century

 

Roots: ced, cess-go

Examples-cession, cede, concede

 

Definition

: to move back from a high point or level

: to become less strong or likely

Example- If untreated, the gums recede, become swollen and bleed.

 

Betray[v.] /bɪˈtreɪ/

Origin-Middle English, from be- + trayen to betray, from Anglo-French trahir, from Latin tradere 

First Known Use: 13th century

 

Definition

: to give information about (a person, group, country, etc.) to an enemy

: to hurt (someone who trusts you, such as a friend or relative) by not giving help or by doing something morally wrong

: to show (something, such as a feeling or desire) without wanting or trying to

Example-They betrayed their country by selling its secrets to other governments.

 

 

Flotsam[n.]/ˈflɒtsəm/

Origin-Anglo-French floteson, from floter to float, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English flotian to float, flota ship

First Known Use: circa 1607

 

Definition

: floating pieces, parts, etc., from a ship that has been wrecked

: things that are lying around a place in an untidy way

: an insulting word for people who have no homes or jobs

Example-Flotsam washed up on the shore