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Scoffed:

• Be scornful of
• Mock
• Ridicule

Scoff is pronounced as Sk (from Sky) + Off.

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Situational Uses:

• Young adults often scoff at tradition and fail to understand the value of history.
• The rich merchant scoffed at beggars until he lost all his wealth.

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Pronounced as En + De (emphasized) + Mik (rhyming with Tick) {Listen to it here}

It comes from Greek root endemos which means native / in the people.

Endemos is based on the root demos meaning people.

Situational Uses / Sentences:

• Indian, Pakistani, Black teachers facing ‘endemic culture of racism’ in British schools – Yahoo.com
• The endemic corruption associated with drug money is nothing new here.

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Pronounced as Uh + Peez (emphasized) {Listen to it here}

Comes from French Apaisier from Pais meaning Peace.

Situational Uses / Sentences:

• Certain societies encourage human sacrifices as a means to appease the Gods.
• YouTube removes video to appease Turkey – AfterDawn.com
  

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Centrifugal:

• Radiating
• Departing away from the center
• Decentralizing Power

Pronounced as Centree  – few – gull

Comes from Latin centrifugus which literally means “fleeing from the center” [contains fugere (to flee) which is also used in Fugitive]

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Pronounced as In + Heer (emphasized) + Uhnt {Listen to it here}

It comes from Latin root Inhaerere which means to stick to.

Situational Uses/ Sentences:

• The longer game length powerfully highlighted the inherent weakness of the design; luck played far too large a part in the outcome.
• “I think the most important ideas in that song were already inherent in it before we recorded it.”

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Ultimate:

• Final – representing a limit beyond which further progress, as in investigation or analysis, is impossible
• Basic or fundamental
• Used for a fundamental fact or principle

Derived from the Latin word ultimātus – to come to an end

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Pronounced as Eruh (Emphasized) + Dite (rhyming with Light) {Listen to it here} or Eryuh (Emphasized) + Dite {Listen to it here}

It comes from the Latin root erudire which means to instruct.

Situational Uses / Sentences:

• My parents tend to opt for very erudite books which some of my friends find unreadable.
• It goes way beyond what even the most erudite scholar could possibly have known about in its entirety.

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Pronounced as In + Sip (emphasized) + Pid {Listen to it here}

It comes from Latin insipidus which means tasteless from the root Sapidus which means having a flavor.

Situational Uses / Sentences:

• He has quite a good voice, it’s just a shame they gave him a rather insipid song to sing.
• I was surprised to find that the fashion designer opted for such an insipid dress to wear.

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It comes from Latin Speciosus meaning Good Looking. Speciosus is a derivative of Species meaning Appearance or Kind.

Pronounced as Spee (emphasized) + Shuss {Listen to it here}

Situational Uses / Sentences:

• The attempt to morally justify suicide bombing seems especially specious.
• The company’s specious arguments to defend their product led to intense criticism by the public.

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Deft: (Used as an adjective)

• Quick
• Clever
• Skillful (Skilful) – The bracketed version is from American English

The word is pronounced just as it is written – Deft. Still having trouble with pronunciation? Let us know.

The history is uncertain and we look forward to hearing from you about the possible origin of this word.

Situational Uses:

• Neo’s deft movements in the movie – The Matrix were a result of heavy training and immense special effects.
• The deft driver avoided the imminent collision with the truck with a series of quick maneuvers.

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