| 91)Consonance (noun)- Harmony or agreement among components. Sent.- The consonance between the two cities was upheld by a treaty of peace. Ety.-none given. Source- Worksheet from mr. Maite 92)Prominent (adj.)- standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line. Sent.- The mountain prominented into the almost empty skyline. Ety.- Middle English promynent, from Latin prominent-, prominens, from present participle of prominEre to jut forward, from pro- forward + -minEre (akin to mont-, mons mountain) Source- Worksheet from mr. maite 93)Tangible (adj.)- capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch. Sent.- The store had tangible material out, for customers to feel the silk cloth. Ety.- Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere to touch Source- Worksheet from mr. maite 94)Ambiguous- (Adj.)- doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness. Sent.- The man wonder weather or not to take the ambiguous line on the map. Ety.- Latin ambiguus, from ambigere to be undecided, from ambi- + agere to drive Source- Note taking on commas 95)Refuted (trans. verb)- to prove wrong by argument or evidence . To show to be false or erroneous Sent.- The girl refuted the argument, with a chart that showed the statistics of the show. Ety.- Latin refutare to check, suppress, refute Source- Worksheet from mr. maite 96)Anecdote (noun)- usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident. Sent.- The boy used an interesting anecdote to begin his analysis of the story. Ety.- French, from Greek anekdota unpublished items, from neuter plural of anekdotos unpublished, from a- + ekdidonai to publish, from ex out + didonai to give Source- Worksheet from mr. maite 97)Mirth (noun)- gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter. Sent.- He was mirth with laughter after hearing the joke. Ety.- Middle English, from Old English myrgth, from myrge merry Source- A story I was reading kept using this word. 98)Resent (trans. verb)- to feel or express annoyance or ill will at. Sent.- She gave him a look of resentment after he insulted her. Ety- French ressentir to be emotionally sensible of, from Old Source: Somewhere I read this. 99)Feint (noun)- something feigned; specifically. A mock blow or attack on or toward one part in order to distract attention from the point one really intends to attack Sent.- When practicing fighting, she learned to feign a quick attack, while planning her next move. Ety.- French feinte, from Old French, from feint, past participle of feindre Source- In a book I read. 100)Feign (verb)- to give a false appearance of ; induce as a false impression. To assert as if true Sent- The actor had to feign death, after appearing to be murdered. Ety.- Middle English, from Old French feign-, stem of feindre, from Latin fingere to shape, feign Source- It was in the definition of feint. |