Obviate :
To obviate means to eliminate the need for something or to prevent something from happening.
If you want to obviate the possibility of a roach infestation, clean your kitchen regularly.
The prefix ob means "to go against."
That makes sense when you look at the words obstruct and obstacle, but how about obstetrics? Why does the name of the branch of medicine dealing with birth have the same root as words that mean "stop" or "get in the way"? Because a midwife stands opposite to, or against, the woman giving birth.
To obviate means to eliminate the need for something or to prevent something from happening.
If you want to obviate the possibility of a roach infestation, clean your kitchen regularly.
The prefix ob means "to go against."
That makes sense when you look at the words obstruct and obstacle, but how about obstetrics? Why does the name of the branch of medicine dealing with birth have the same root as words that mean "stop" or "get in the way"? Because a midwife stands opposite to, or against, the woman giving birth.
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Denigrate
To denigrate is to say bad things — true or false — about a person or thing.
Your reputation as a math whiz might be hurt if your jealous classmate manages to denigrate you, even though the accusations are unfounded.
The verb denigrate comes from the Latin word denigrare, which means “to blacken.” To sully or defame someone’s reputation, or to spread negative or hurtful information about a company or a situation, is to denigrate it.
Your neighbors may denigrate your proposal for mandatory recycling in an attempt to stop your plan.
Denigrate can also mean that you're making something seem less important, like when your brother tries to denigrate your athletic achievements
To denigrate is to say bad things — true or false — about a person or thing.
Your reputation as a math whiz might be hurt if your jealous classmate manages to denigrate you, even though the accusations are unfounded.
The verb denigrate comes from the Latin word denigrare, which means “to blacken.” To sully or defame someone’s reputation, or to spread negative or hurtful information about a company or a situation, is to denigrate it.
Your neighbors may denigrate your proposal for mandatory recycling in an attempt to stop your plan.
Denigrate can also mean that you're making something seem less important, like when your brother tries to denigrate your athletic achievements
Desiccate :
The verb desiccate means to dry out, dry up and dehydrate.
It's helpful to desiccate weeds but certainly not crops.
As anyone who's been stuck in the desert will tell you, being desiccated by the burning sun isn't much fun.
Stemming from the Latin word desiccare, which means to "dry up," desiccate also means to preserve something by drying it out.
Without desiccation, raisins or beef jerky would not be possible!
The verb desiccate means to dry out, dry up and dehydrate.
It's helpful to desiccate weeds but certainly not crops.
As anyone who's been stuck in the desert will tell you, being desiccated by the burning sun isn't much fun.
Stemming from the Latin word desiccare, which means to "dry up," desiccate also means to preserve something by drying it out.
Without desiccation, raisins or beef jerky would not be possible!
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Incongruity :
Incongruity means out of place — something that doesn't fit in its location or situation.
The art show patrons couldn't help but chuckle at the incongruity of a toilet sitting in the middle of an exhibition of Renaissance paintings.
An incongruity is very different from everything around it, to the point of being inappropriate to the situation. A cat at a dog's birthday party would be an incongruity, as would a pacifist at a meeting of the War Lovers' Society.
Incongruity is the idea that something is incongruous, or inappropriate. @WordCzar
A purple towel is an incongruity in an all black-and-white bathroom.
Incongruity means out of place — something that doesn't fit in its location or situation.
The art show patrons couldn't help but chuckle at the incongruity of a toilet sitting in the middle of an exhibition of Renaissance paintings.
An incongruity is very different from everything around it, to the point of being inappropriate to the situation. A cat at a dog's birthday party would be an incongruity, as would a pacifist at a meeting of the War Lovers' Society.
Incongruity is the idea that something is incongruous, or inappropriate. @WordCzar
A purple towel is an incongruity in an all black-and-white bathroom.
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Which two people are most likely to experience incongruity?
Anonymous Poll
6%
two students working on a group project
10%
two lawyers working at different firms
68%
two lawyers arguing for opposite sides of a case
16%
a waitress and a customer at a restaurant
Enervate :
To enervate is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out.
A three-hour lecture on the history of socks might thrill someone, it would enervate most people. So would a too-long soak in a hot tub. With your parents.@WordCzar
Trace enervate back far enough and you'll discover that it comes from the Latin enervare which means basically “to cut the sinew” or “to cause to be cut from the muscle.” That would certainly weaken someone. These days, there’s no need for violence.
To enervate someone is to sap their energy, like by reading your ex all the love letters your new sweetheart wrote you. When something enervates you, it does more than get on your nerves; it brings you down.
To enervate is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out.
A three-hour lecture on the history of socks might thrill someone, it would enervate most people. So would a too-long soak in a hot tub. With your parents.@WordCzar
Trace enervate back far enough and you'll discover that it comes from the Latin enervare which means basically “to cut the sinew” or “to cause to be cut from the muscle.” That would certainly weaken someone. These days, there’s no need for violence.
To enervate someone is to sap their energy, like by reading your ex all the love letters your new sweetheart wrote you. When something enervates you, it does more than get on your nerves; it brings you down.
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Which of the following is most likely to enervate a person?
Anonymous Poll
18%
an irritating dog
7%
a relaxing vacation
2%
a gust of sea air
73%
a traumatic event
Exigency :
Think of a mix of excitement and emergency, and you have exigency, a sudden, urgent crisis.
The very word conjures up danger and intrigue that demand a cool head and an immediate effort at a solution.
The meaning of exigency is obvious from its source, the Latin noun exigentia, which means "urgency" and comes from the verb exigere, meaning "to demand or require."@WordCzar
An emergency situation, or exigency, is urgent and demands immediate action.
Our lives are filled with exigencies, both large and small, from a child stuck in a tree to lightning striking your house to catastrophic river flooding. Each is an exigency — it's all a matter of perspective.
Think of a mix of excitement and emergency, and you have exigency, a sudden, urgent crisis.
The very word conjures up danger and intrigue that demand a cool head and an immediate effort at a solution.
The meaning of exigency is obvious from its source, the Latin noun exigentia, which means "urgency" and comes from the verb exigere, meaning "to demand or require."@WordCzar
An emergency situation, or exigency, is urgent and demands immediate action.
Our lives are filled with exigencies, both large and small, from a child stuck in a tree to lightning striking your house to catastrophic river flooding. Each is an exigency — it's all a matter of perspective.
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Intransigence
If you refuse to compromise with your sister about whose turn it is to do the dishes, your mother might accuse you both of intransigence.
Intransigence is a stubborn refusal to change your views.
Inside of intransigence you see the Latin transigere which means to come to an understanding.
People who show intransigence refuse to do this. Nations are often accused of intransigence when they refuse to comply with international standards or will.
If you refuse to compromise with your sister about whose turn it is to do the dishes, your mother might accuse you both of intransigence.
Intransigence is a stubborn refusal to change your views.
Inside of intransigence you see the Latin transigere which means to come to an understanding.
People who show intransigence refuse to do this. Nations are often accused of intransigence when they refuse to comply with international standards or will.
Which of the following people is most likely to be known for her intransigence?
Anonymous Poll
7%
someone who compromises her own values
9%
someone who over-thinks everything
9%
someone who likes everyone to like her
76%
someone who likes things done her way
Vacillate :
Vacillate means to waver back and forth, unable to decide.
You might vacillate between ordering waffles and pancakes at your favorite diner — it’s hard to pick just one when both are so tasty! @WordCzar
Something that vacillates sways or fluctuates, often quite unsteadily.
So use this verb to describe the staggering motions of a person who has had too much to drink, as well as the opinions of someone who can’t make up her mind. Synonyms include vibrate, hesitate, and waver.
A wise Ethiopian proverb advises, "Do not vacillate or you will be left in between doing something, having something, and being nothing.”
Vacillate means to waver back and forth, unable to decide.
You might vacillate between ordering waffles and pancakes at your favorite diner — it’s hard to pick just one when both are so tasty! @WordCzar
Something that vacillates sways or fluctuates, often quite unsteadily.
So use this verb to describe the staggering motions of a person who has had too much to drink, as well as the opinions of someone who can’t make up her mind. Synonyms include vibrate, hesitate, and waver.
A wise Ethiopian proverb advises, "Do not vacillate or you will be left in between doing something, having something, and being nothing.”
Which of the following would most likely vacillate?
Anonymous Poll
4%
a satellite that is orbiting the Earth
10%
a lottery winner about to accept his winnings
16%
a weather reporter announcing the scale of an earthquake
70%
a politician about to make an unpopular decision
Gouge :
To gouge can mean to make a hole or dent in something, or to swindle or steal by overcharging.
If your local gas station raises prices because a storm is coming, you may say that the station owner is gouging you — and that's illegal.
The verb gouge means to cut or carve.
You can use special chisels to gouge linoleum for interesting design in printing.
As a noun, a gouge is the tool you would use — instead of a flat-head chisel, a gouge has a trough — to make the gouge marks of the design.
Another meaning of the verb gouge is an indentation in the surface of something. If you're not careful with the screwdriver, you'll accidentally gouge a hole in the wall.
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To gouge can mean to make a hole or dent in something, or to swindle or steal by overcharging.
If your local gas station raises prices because a storm is coming, you may say that the station owner is gouging you — and that's illegal.
The verb gouge means to cut or carve.
You can use special chisels to gouge linoleum for interesting design in printing.
As a noun, a gouge is the tool you would use — instead of a flat-head chisel, a gouge has a trough — to make the gouge marks of the design.
Another meaning of the verb gouge is an indentation in the surface of something. If you're not careful with the screwdriver, you'll accidentally gouge a hole in the wall.
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ABEYANCE:
An abeyance is a temporary halt to something, with the emphasis on "temporary." It is usually used with the word "in" or "into"; "in abeyance" suggests a state of waiting or holding.
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The word abeyance has a legal ring to it, and for a good reason — appearing in English in the 16th century, it comes from the Anglo-French word abeiance, a legal term for waiting or hoping to receive property. Nowadays, the word is used in a similar way.
Different legal rights, like property rights, can be held in abeyance until matters are resolved.
An abeyance is a temporary halt to something, with the emphasis on "temporary." It is usually used with the word "in" or "into"; "in abeyance" suggests a state of waiting or holding.
@WordCzar
The word abeyance has a legal ring to it, and for a good reason — appearing in English in the 16th century, it comes from the Anglo-French word abeiance, a legal term for waiting or hoping to receive property. Nowadays, the word is used in a similar way.
Different legal rights, like property rights, can be held in abeyance until matters are resolved.
Which of the following would most likely be considered in abeyance?
Anonymous Poll
12%
a widow's mourning period
69%
a court hearing during a recess
15%
an after-school detention
4%
a species that has evolved over time