Vocab Blog- Katherine Dull: 22

assimilate

[uh-sim-uh-leyt]- verb- to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb- 1570–80; < Latin assimilātus likened to, made like (past participle of assimilāre ), equivalent to as- as- + simil- (see similar) + -ātus -ate

belligerent
[buh-lij-er-uh

nt]- adjective- warlike; given to waging war- 1570–80; < Latin belliger waging war ( belli-, combining form of bellum war + ger-, base of gerere to conduct) + -ent; replacing belligerant < Latin belligerant- (stem of belligerāns, present participle of belligerāre to wage war; see -ant)

demeanor

[dih-mee-ner]- noun- conduct; behavior; deportment- 1425–75; late Middle English demenure

denunciation

[dih-nuhn-see-ey-shuh

n, -shee-]- noun- an act or instance of denouncing; public censure or condemnation- 1540–50; < Latin dēnuntiātiōn- (stem of dēnuntiātiō ), equivalent to dēnuntiāt ( us ) (see denunciate) + -iōn- -ion

dissipate

[dis-uh-peyt]- verb- to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel- 1525–35; < Latin dissipātus (past participle of dissipāre, dissupāre to scatter)

indolent

[in-dl-uh

nt]- adjective- having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person- 1655–65; < Latin indolent- (stem of indolēns ), equivalent to in- in-³ + dolent- (stem of dolēns ) present participle of dolēre to be pain-ful, be in pain; see dole², -ent

inherent

[in-heer-uh

nt, -her-]- adjective- existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute: an inherent distrust of strangers- 1570–80; < Latin inhaerent- (stem of inhaerēns ), present participle of inhaerēre to inhere; see -ent

nonchalant

[non-shuh-lahnt, non-shuh-lahnt, -luh

nt]- adjective- coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual- 1725–35; < French nonchalant, present participle of obsolete nonchaloir to lack warmth (of heart), be indifferent, equivalent to non- non- + chaloir < Latin calēre to be warm. See -ant