Bilingualism
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Definition: The ability to speak two languages fluently, equally well.
Sentence: Hee Jin is a bilingualism language speaker in both Chinese and English.
Etymology: 1847, from bi- + lingual.
Synonym: fluent, multilingual
Antonym: monolinguism
Page #: 168 (If Afrikaners could only see that bilingualism was a devil of a waste of it.)
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Extraordinary
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Definition: Very unusual or surprising, very much greater or more impressive.
Sentence: It’s extraordinary that he should make exactly the same mistake again.
Etymology: 1431, from L. extraordinarius, from extra ordinem "out of order," especially the
usual order, from extra- "out" + ordinem (nom. ordo) "order."
Synonym: Incredible, strange, odd, astonishing, amazing
Antonym: Ordinary
Page #: 169 (And in fact he burns bright in the forests of the night, writing his extraordinary
paper.)
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Negrophile
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Definition: A white or other non-black person who stands for blacks.
Sentence: I’m a negrophile person, who dislike the racism.
Etymology: 1795-1805; Negro + Phile
Synonym: ~
Antonym: ~
Page #: 175 (I shall do this, not because I am a negrophile and a hater of my own.)
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Hindrance
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Definition: Something or someone that makes it difficult for you to do something.
Sentence: The floods have been a major hindrance to relief efforts.
Etymology: 1436, from hindren, from same root as hinder (v.), on model of Fr.-derived
words such as resistance.
Synonym: Obstruction, impediment, barrier, obstacle
Antonym: Assistance
Page #: 178 (Jarvis picked it up and restored it to him, but the old man put it down as a
hindrance, and he put down his hat also.)
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Resurgent
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Definition: Growing and becoming more popular, after a period of quietness.
Sentence: Korea had been a resurgent economic development.
Etymology: 1808, from obs. verb resurge "to rise again" (1575), from L. resurgere "rise
again," from re- "again" + surgere "to rise" . Modern verb resurge (1887) is a backformation.
Synonym: Revival, renaissance, rebirth, resurrection
Antonym: Disappearance
Page #: 184 (Should paint for them pictures of Africa awakening from sleep, of Africa
resurgent, of Africa dark and savage?)
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Martyrdom
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Definition: The condition, suffering, or death of a martyr.
Sentence: In that year, thousands of Christians suffered martyrdom for their faith.
Etymology: Bef. 900; OE martyrdōm.
Synonym: Death, killing, slaughter , torture
Antonym: ~
Page #: 185 (There are some men who long for martyrdom, there are those who know that
to go to prison would bring greatness to them, these are those who would go to prison not
caring if it brought greatness or not.)
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Prestige
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Definition: The respect and admiration that someone or something gets because of their
success of important position in society.
Sentence: The king wanted to enhance his prestige through war.
Etymology: 1650–60 for an earlier sense; < F (orig. pl.): deceits, delusions, juggler's tricks
< L praestīgiae juggler's tricks, var. of praestrīgiae, deriv. from base of praestringere to
blunt (sight or mind), lit., to tie up so as to constrict, equiv. to prae- pre + stringere to bind
fast.
Synonym: Statue, standing, stature, esteem, regard
Antonym: notoriety
Page #: 188 (Good pay, high rank, prestige, he said.)
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Renounce
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Definition: Publicly say that you will not keep it any more.
Sentence: She renounced her citizenship.
Etymology: c.1380, from O.Fr. renoncer, from L. renuntiare "proclaim, protest against,
renounce," from re- "against" + nuntiare "to report, announce," from nuntius "messenger"
Synonym: Relinquish, surrender, hand over, turn down, give up
Antonym: Accept, embrace
Page #: 193 (They all ate at Mrs. Lithebe’s, and after the meal they went to the meeting at
the church, where a black woman spoke to them about her call to become a nun and to
renounce the world.)
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Complicity
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Definition: Involvement in crime, together with other people.
Sentence: She denied complicity in the murder.
Etymology: 1650–60; < LL complic-, s. of complex complice + -ity.
Synonym: Collusion, collaboration, connivance, participation
Antonym: Detachment
Page #: 199 (He has dealt profoundly with the disaster that has overwhelmed our native
tribal society, and has argued cogently the case of our own complicity in this disaster.)
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Preside
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Definition: To be in charge of a format event, organization, ceremony.
Sentence: I shall be pleased to preside at your meetings.
Etymology: 1611, from Fr. présider "preside over, govern" (15c.), from L. præsidere "stand
guard, superintend," lit. "sit in front of," from præ- "before" + sedere "to sit"
Synonym: Leader, premier, head, chief
Antonym: ~
Page #: 213 (Msimangu presided after the European fashion, and made a speech
commending the virtues of his brother priest.)
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