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Vocabulary Quiz - 16th January 2020

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1. Malcontent (adjective, sometimes noun)
Dissatisfied
Interested
'Mal' means badly, or ill. For instance, the word malfunction.
2. Solitude (noun)
The state of being alone
The state of being in danger
Focus on the 'sol' part here, as in 'solo'.
3. Felicity (noun)
A useful object
Intense happiness
'Felic' is the Latin root. Those who study Spanish will know the word for happiness 'felicidad'.
4. Panacea (noun)
A cure for all
A strange place
'Pan' in English words means 'all'.
5. Euphoria (noun)
Extreme happiness
Extreme tiredness
'Eu' means good. The continent of Europe literally means 'good/wide' (eu) 'rope' (face).
6. Renaissance (noun)
Repetition
Rebirth
Think of 'naissance' in the same terms as 'natal' - it means birth!
7. Dubious (adjective)
Doubtful
Confusing
8. Stellar (adjective)
Oustanding
Fast
Quite literally from the word 'star'.
9. Adjudicate (verb)
Make a prediction
Make a judgement
Look at the 'jud' here, as in 'judge'.
10. Deter (verb)
To take something apart over a stretch of time
To discourage someone from doing something through fear
'de' means 'away' and ter is from the word terrere, as in 'terror'. So to deter is to scare someone away.
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