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Stage XVII Vocabulary : Englsh derivatives from the new Latin words in Stage 17

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The list of derivatives :

abdicate (v)(from: "a, ab")
animated (adj)(from : "animus, animi”)
approach (v or n)(from:"appropinquo, appropinquare, appropinquavi ")
beneficial (adj)(from:"bene")
benign (adj)(from:"benignus, benigna, benignum")
exanimate (adj)(from:"exanimatus, exanimata, exanimatum")
fabricate (v)(from:"faber, fabri")
facilitate (v)(from:"facilis, facilis, facile")
defenestrate (v)(from:"fenestra, fenestrae “)
fortunate (adj)(from:"fortuna, fortunae")
grave (adj)(from:"graviter")
insidious (adj)(from:"insidia, insidiae")
insular (adj)(from:"insula, insulae")
irruption (n)(from:"irrumpo, irrumpere, irrupi")
itinerary (n)(from:"iter, itineris")
larceny (n)(from:"latro, latronis")
maximize (v)(from:"maximus, maxima, maximum")
merchandise (n)(from:"merx, mercis")
multitude (n)(from:"multitudo, multitudinis")
obstacle (n)(from:"obsto, obstare, obstiti”)
oppugn (v)(from:"oppugno, oppugnare, oppugnavi")
penultimate (adj)(from:"paene ")
paucity (n)(from:"pauci, paucae, pauca")
perilous (adj)(from:"periculum, periculi")
parvenu (n)(from:"pervenio, pervenire, perveni")
pluralism (n)(from:"plurimi, plurimae, plurima")
receptacle (n)(from:"recipio, recipere, recepi")
resistance (n)(from:"resisto, resistere, restiti")
sack (n)(from:"saccus, sacci")
sinecure (n)(from:"sine")
obsolete (adj)(from:"soleo, solere")
sussurration (n)(from:"sussuro, sussurare, sussuravi")
tumultuous (adj)(from:"tumultus, tumulti")

A	B
abdicate	When someone in power decides to give up that power, they ________ their position (meaning that they step down or renounce their authority), giving up all duties and perks of the job.
animated	Something that seems full of life and movement is said to be _________ . _________ television and movies are all simulations of living, moving things.
approach	To _________ is to get near something, an ________ is the route you take to arrive somewhere. An airplane is cleared for a final ________ just as the wheels _______ the landing strip
beneficial	If it's _______, then it's good for you (or for something).
benign	Someone or something that is _______ is gentle, kind, mild, or unharmful: a ______ soul wouldn't hurt a fly.
exanimate	To describe something as _________ means it is deprived of life; no longer living. Like the parrot in that Monty Python comedy.
fabricate	Do you like to construct mini airplanes from kits? Build a bike? Piece together furniture? Then you certainly know how to ________, or to put together, things.
facilitate	To ________ means to make something easier. If your best friend is very shy, you could ________ her efforts to meet new people by taking her to dinner parties.
defenestrate	throwing someone or something out of a window. People who ________ gum wrappers and other small things out of car windows may not think they are littering, but they are.
fortunate	Lucky. You can be ________to have avoided something terrible and you can be ________ to have been bestowed with something better than those around you, like wealth and good looks.
grave	serious, or causing fear or anxiety. If you are in ______ danger, your personal safety is threatened. If you have a ______ personality, you are solemn and dignified and don't joke around very much.
insidious	If something is slowly and secretly causing harm, it's _________ — like the rumors no one seems to listen to until suddenly someone's reputation is ruined.
insular	_________ means "having a narrow view of the world," like _________ people who never leave their small island, which enables them to believe that every place in the world is the same and the people are all just like them
irruption	a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in, such as the ________ of European settlers to the New World after 1500.
itinerary	An ________ is your travel plan — where you will go and when you will be there.
larceny	________ is the legal term for stealing. Grand _______ is when you take something worth a lot of money, petty _______ when the stolen item is worth relatively little.
maximize	When you ________ something, you make it as big as you possibly can
merchandise	_________ refers to things that can be bought or sold, like the _________ sold by sidewalk vendors in a big city.
multitude	A __________ is a very large number or a huge crowd. If you see a _________ of zombies approaching, you're in trouble.
obstacle	an __________ is something that keeps you from doing what you want to do, whether a physical thing like a fallen tree or a mental thing like laziness.
oppugn	to call into question or to challenge something, such as to ______ someone's good reputation by making accusations of criminal behavior against them.
penultimate	If something’s the _________, then it’s the second to last thing in a series. If you’re watching the ________ episode of your favorite TV show, you know that there’s only one more episode to go.
paucity	The word ________ means not enough of something. If you've got a ________ of good cheer at a birthday party, for example, you'd better cheer up!
perilous	Something that is dangerous or very risky can be described as _________. If you are driving in a blizzard without your glasses, you may kick yourself for making such a ________ journey
parvenu	A _________ is an upstart, somebody who finds themselves suddenly rich but doesn't fit into his new social status. Think "Beverly Hillbillies", backwood hicks who arrived into sudden wealth by discovering oil on their land.
pluralism	If you believe in ________ , you believe that people of all races, classes, religions, and backgrounds should be able to get along as equals in society.
receptacle	A __________ is a container that's used for holding or storing things to be retrieved later. If you are having a party on a rainy day, you can put a ________ outside your door for your guests' umbrellas.
resistance	_________ means "the refusal to comply with or accept something." Think about a dog on a leash which suddenly refuses to walk any farther.
sack	A _______ is a bag, big or small - a coin purse or Santa's magical toy holder.
sinecure	a job that pays, but involves minimal work or responsibility. Because he was the brother of the CEO, he was offered a ________ in the company: he showed up and got paid, but others actually did his work."
obsolete	Use the description ________ for something that is out of date, a thing you used to use all the time but now you have something better.
sussurration	The delicate-sounding word _________ comes by its gentleness naturally — it’s a very soft whispering sound that can barely be heard.
tumultuous	it means "disruptive," "troubled," "disorderly," or "turbulent". For example, you might steer your boat into harbor before a heavy storm, so the __________ waves won't sweep you onto the rocks

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