Vocab 3

Connoisseur-[kon-uh-sur, -soo r]-noun- a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste- 1705–15; < French; Old French conoiseor < Latin cognōscitōr- (stem of cognōscitor ) knower- Thierry Henry: A Connoisseur of Dirty Laundry

  He grew up in Europe and was a connoisseur of good food and fine wine.

Conspiracy- [kuh n-spir-uh-see]-noun- an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot- 1325–75; Middle English conspiracie, probably < Anglo-French; see conspire, -acy; replacing Middle English conspiracioun- The Corbett Report | 9/11: A Conspiracy Theory

Many people believe in the conspiracy theory that the world is flat.

 

Contrite- [kuh n-trahyt, kon-trahyt]- adjective- caused by or showing sincere remorse- 1300–50; Middle English contrit (< Anglo-French ) < Latin contrītus worn down, crushed, past participle of conterere- Dimon, in Hearing, Offers Contrition and Criticism

 Tiger Woods was contrite about what he did to his family.

Distraught- [dih-strawt]- adjective- distracted; deeply agitated- 1350–1400; Middle English variant of obsolete distract distracted, by association with straught, old past participle of stretch Man Distraught Over Election Kills Himself

 

This woman was distraught after her boyfriend broke up with her.

Germane- [ jer-meyn]- adjective- closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent -variant of german- Germane Advice  

 The venn diagram is used to find the differences between to germane topics.

Lucid- [loo-sid]- adjective- easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible- 1575–85; < Latin lūcidus, equivalent to lūc-, stem of lūx light¹ + -idus -id⁴  - Lucid Dreaming: Awake in Your Sleep

 

This book is lucid to high schoolers because it is a childrens book.

Plight- [plahyt]- noun- a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one- 1350–1400; Middle English plit fold, condition, bad condition < Anglo-French (cognate with Middle French pleit plait) fold, manner of folding, condition; spelling apparently influenced by plight² in obsolete sense “danger”- The Plight of the Long-Term Unemployed

 The plight in Haiti caused millions of people to lose all of their posessions.

Superficially- [soo-per-fish-uh l]- adjective- being at, on, or near the surface- COLLAPSE 1375–1425; late Middle English superfyciall < Late Latin superficiālis, equivalent to Latin superfici ( ēs ) superficies + -ālis -al¹-  Be Missional, Not Superficially Contextual

 

This woman is superficial because she is only caring about what she looks like on the outside.

Symmetrical- [si-me-tri-kuh l]- adjective- characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding partsCOLLAPSE--  1745–55; symmetr(y) + -ical- Symmetry in Design: Concepts, Tips and Examples

 

The columns in this building are symmetrical because of the same shape on each side.

Verbose- [ver-bohs]- adjective- characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy- 1665–75; < Latin verbōsus, equivalent to verb ( um ) word + -ōsus -ose¹ - King Barack the Verbose

 

 

The sign is very verbose, the sign could just say "No playing unless you are a member."