Sunshine Vocab Day 10 Flashcards
mundane
ex: She wanted to escape her mundane world
mundus(world)
Def: [adj] dull and uninteresting
punitive
ex: The court imposed punitive damages to discourage such reckless behavior in the future
punire(to punish)
Def: [adj] intended to punish
repudiate
ex: I repudiate those governments that deny people equal protection under the law
Def: [v] to refuse association with
embellish
ex: Paul always embellishes his stories with also intrigue
bellus(beautiful)
Def: [v] to make a story more interesting by fabricating or exaggerating entertaining details; to decorate
superfluous
ex: After a week of celebrations, the anniversary ball seeming superfluous
super(above) + fluere(to flow)
Def: [adj] unnecessary; excessive
unstinting
ex: She was unstinting in her support for animal rights
Def: [adj] without reservations; given liberally
assuage
ex: the news story was intended to sensationalize the epidemic rather than assuage people’s fears about it
Def: [v] to make something unpleasant less intense
curtail
ex: The library committee decided to curtail its expenses until it balanced its budget
curtus(short)
Def: [v] to cut back; to impose a restriction on an activity
equanimity
ex: During the lockdown drill, our teacher’s equanimity helped assuage the fears of several students
equa(same) + anima(spirit, mind)
Def: [n] evenness of temper
impassive
ex: Despite all the turmoil, Randall was able to remain impassive
in-(not) + passivus(suffered)
Def: unemotional; calm
