2016 Vocabulary #19 – Period 1
1. eviscerate [
vis
uh
]
–verb
1.
to remove the entrails from; disembowel: to eviscerate a chicken.
2.
to deprive of vital or essential parts: The censors eviscerated the book to make it inoffensive to the leaders of the party.
Origin: 1600–10; < L
2. noun pagoda [ p uh -goh-d uh
]
1. (in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories
Origin: 1625–35; < Portuguese
3. Inimical [ i-nim-i-k uhl ]
–adjective
1. adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to
health.
2. unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical gaze.
Origin: 1635–45; < L
4. deferment [ dih-fur-m uh nt ]
–noun
1.
the act of deferring or putting off; postponement.
2.
a temporary exemption from induction into military service.
Origin: 1605–15
5. acquiescence noun ak-wee-esuh ns ]
1. the act or condition of acquiescing or giving tacit assent; agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance (usually followed by to
or in ): acquiescence to his boss's demands.
Origin: 1625–35;

6. zeal noun zeel] IPA
1. fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
Origin: 1350-1400; Middle English
7. frugal [froo-guh l] adjective
1. economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks.
2. entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty: a frugal meal.
Origin: 1590-1600; < Latin
8. rectitude [ rek-ti-tood, -tyood ]
–noun
1.
rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue: the rectitude of her motives.
2.
correctness: rectitude of judgment.
Origin: 1400–50; late ME < MF < LL
9. noun rapport [ ra-pawr, -pohr, r uh ] relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation: a teacher trying to establish close rapport with students.
Origin: 1530–40; < French
10. volition noun voh-lish-uh n, vuh-]
1. the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition.
2. a choice or decision made by the will.
Origin: 1605-15; < Medieval Latin