Week 11 vocab Blog

Clandestine: Concealed
Klan des tin
Adjective
French, Latin

Clandestine offers post-Cold War asymmetrical co-op stealth http://www.incgamers.com/2013/11/clandestine-offers-post-cold-war-asymmetrical-co-op-stealth

 
http://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show/new-gun-laws-kentucky-surprise-just-about
This Man is keeping his gun clandestine by clipping it too his belt.




Contingency: A possibility
ken tin jen se
Noun
Late Latin, English

Contingency plans in force amid HMP Oakwood protest http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2013-11-27/contingency-plans-in-force-amid-hmp-oakwood-protest/ 

 

http://maaw.info/ContingencyTheory.htm 

This is a contingency theory that shows possibilities for some thing. 

Egocentric: self involved 

e go sen trik 

Noun 

English 

Lennon was egocentric, self-absorbed, complicated and sophisticated. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/11/arik-einstein-israeli-giant-singer-tel-aviv-modesty-sports.html# 

 

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/meyer769/myblog/2011/11/egocentrism--why-are-we-always-correct.html

This is showing that egocentric means that people that its all about me and that no one else matters. 

Exonerate: to prove innocent 

eg zon er rat

Verb 

Latin 

BJP is trying to exonerate Muzaffarnagar riots accused: Manish Tewari http://www.aninews.in/videogallery2/17885-bjp-is-trying-to-exonerate-muzaffarnagar-riots-accused-manish-tewari.html 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/us/10exonerate.html?_r=0 

This man is happy because he was just exonerated from his charges. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incongruous: Native 

in kong groo es 

Adjective 

Latin, English 

An incongruous holiday film festival in Sacramento http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/11/26/an-incongruous-holiday-film-festival.html 

   

http://thevoiceforschoolchoice.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/voice-for-school-choice-exclusive-top-ten-education-oxymorons/ 

This picture is incongruous because it does not give enough detail as too what it is trying too say. 

 

 

 

Indigenous: Native 

In dij e nes 

Adjective 

Latin, English 

Wasted decade as indigenous health fails to show improvement http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/wasted-decade-as-indigenous-health-fails-to-show-improvement-20131127-2yae1.html 

 

 http://www.bigtravelweb.com/brazil_amazon_pantanal.htm

These people are indigenous too the Amazon. 

 

 

 

Liability: A draw back 

Li e bil e te 

Noun 

Latin, English 

Sebi allows Limited Liability Partnerships to get stock exchange membership http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/regulation/sebi-allows-limited-liability-partnerships-to-get-stock-exchange-membership/articleshow/26479774.cms 

 

http://www.blogtrepreneur.com/2009/02/18/blogging-and-liability/  

This is saying that blogging has a liability and a risk. 

Prolific: Producing many 

pro lif ik 

Adjective 

Latin, Medieval Latin, English 

Award-winning 'Silent Retreat' punctuates prolific year for Canadian casting ace Justin Turner http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/11/29/award-winning_silent_retreat_punctuates_prolific_year.htm 

  

http://goinswriter.com/prolific-writer/ 

This plant is prolific because it produces many tomatoes.   

Reinstate: To bring back into a previous position 

re in stat 

Verb 

Latin, English 

Prosecutor argues to reinstate Knox guilty verdict http://www.cbsnews.com/news/prosecutor-argues-to-reinstate-knox-guilty-verdict/ 

 

http://www.peointernational.org/peo-record/how-reinstate-your-peo-membership  

This women wants too reinstate the membership for this P.E.O division. 

 

 

 

 

 

Superfluous: Beyond what is needed 

soo pur floo es 

Adjective 

Latin 

Vince Cable: university degrees 'superfluous to many jobs' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/10446683/Vince-Cable-university-degrees-superfluous-to-many-jobs.html 

 

http://www.gotbrainy.com/flashcards/show/11351 

This is superfluous food. It is way beyond what is needed for him