Vocabulary Vocabulary Word list 13Word list 13

AcolyteAcolyte Follower, alter boy Follower, alter boy The The acolyteacolyte duties duties

were to light the were to light the alter candles and alter candles and prepare the prepare the communion wine.communion wine.

AtavismAtavism Reverting back to the Reverting back to the

traits of one’s ancestorstraits of one’s ancestors Our fascination with fire Our fascination with fire

is an is an atavismatavism traceable traceable perhaps to our cave-perhaps to our cave-dwelling ancestors.dwelling ancestors.

BedizenBedizen Gaudily adornGaudily adorn The native chiefs The native chiefs

were were bedizenedbedizened in in feather cloaks and feather cloaks and strings of gaudy strings of gaudy beads.beads.

CANTOCANTO Division of a Division of a poempoem

The poem is The poem is divided into divided into twelve twelve cantoscantos..

Crevice Crevice Narrow crackNarrow crackThe seabirds The seabirds nest is in a nest is in a crevicecrevice of the of the cliff face.cliff face.

DeifyDeify Treat as godlikeTreat as godlike We We deifydeify the stars the stars

of Hollywood, of Hollywood, forgetting that they forgetting that they are human beings are human beings like ourselves.like ourselves.

Ductile Ductile Capable of being Capable of being

drawn into wire, drawn into wire, easily leadeasily lead

He ahs no will of his He ahs no will of his own, and such own, and such ductileductile persons are persons are often lead astray.often lead astray.

Ennobling Ennobling UpliftingUplifting By showing an By showing an

unselfish concern unselfish concern for others, we for others, we ennobleennoble ourselves. ourselves.

Flotsam Flotsam Floating wreckageFloating wreckage Beachcombers Beachcombers

make a living make a living picking up picking up flotsamflotsam washed up on the washed up on the beach.beach.

Gubernatorial Gubernatorial For state governorFor state governor From the four From the four

gubernatorialgubernatorial candidates, the candidates, the people of the state people of the state will choose their will choose their governor.governor.

LionizeLionize Treat as a celebrity Treat as a celebrity The fickle masses The fickle masses

are as quick to are as quick to forget an author as forget an author as they were to they were to lionizelionize him.him.

MORATORIUMMORATORIUM Legally granted delay in Legally granted delay in

the payment of debtsthe payment of debts Suspension of activitySuspension of activity Because of the poor Because of the poor

harvests, the legislature harvests, the legislature granted a three-month granted a three-month moratorium on all farm moratorium on all farm mortgage payments.mortgage payments.

OBITUARYOBITUARY Notice of a person’s Notice of a person’s

deathdeath I knew nothing of I knew nothing of

her death until I her death until I read her read her obituaryobituary in in the morning paper.the morning paper.

PROGNOSTICATEPROGNOSTICATE To predict somethingTo predict something It is a bold person It is a bold person

who will who will prognosticateprognosticate future future developments in this developments in this field.field.

RACONTEURRACONTEUR StorytellerStoryteller She is a delightful She is a delightful

raconteurraconteur with a with a fund of amusing fund of amusing stories.stories.

SYBARITESYBARITE Pleasure-loving Pleasure-loving personperson

He is self-He is self-indulgent to the indulgent to the point of point of sybaritismsybaritism..

UNWONTEDUNWONTED UnaccustomedUnaccustomed An An unwontedunwonted softness softness

replaced the hard lines of replaced the hard lines of his face as he permitted his face as he permitted himself a smile.himself a smile.

ROOTSROOTS DEUS (Latin)- GodDEUS (Latin)- GodDeify, Deity, DeismDeify, Deity, Deism CANTO (Latin)- SingCANTO (Latin)- SingCanto, Incantation, CantorCanto, Incantation, Cantor DUC, DUCT- to leadDUC, DUCT- to leadDuctile, Aqueduct, Viaduct, Ductile, Aqueduct, Viaduct,

ConductConduct