l Level E l Unit 8 animosity Connotation

l. Level E l. Unit 8

animosity Connotation: negative Etymology: mid-15 c. , L. animositatem "boldness, vehemence, " from animosus "bold, spirited, " from animus “life, passion, courage, anger, spirit”

apathy Connotation: negative Etymology: (16 c. ), from Gk. apatheia "freedom from suffering, impassability, " from a"without" + pathos "emotion, feeling, suffering"

apprehensive Connotation: negative Etymology: late 14 c. , "fitted for mental impression, " from L. apprehendere "to take hold of, grasp, " from ad- "to" + prehendere "to seize"

commend Connotation: positive Etymology: late 14 c. , from L. commendare "to entrust to, praise, " from comintens. prefix + mandare "to commit to one's charge"

compatible Connotation: positive Etymology: 1459, from M. Fr. compatible, from M. L. compatibilis, from L. L. compati "to feel pity, " from com- "together" + pati "to suffer"

condolence Connotation: neutral Etymology: 1580 s, from L. L. condolere "to suffer together, " from com"with" + dolere "to grieve. "

consecrate Connotation: positive Etymology: late 14 c. , from L. consecratus, pp. of consecrare "to make holy, devote, " from com"together" + sacrare "to make holy"

decrepit Connotation: negative Etymology: c. 1450, from M. Fr. decrepit, from L. decrepitus, from de"down" + crepare "to crack, break. "

deride Connotation: negative Etymology: 1520 s, from M. Fr. derider, from L. deridere "to ridicule, laugh to scorn"

ingenuous Connotation: positive Etymology: 1598, from L. ingenuus "with the virtues of freeborn people, of noble character, frank, " from in - "in" + gen- "beget, produce"

multifarious Connotation: neutral Etymology: 1590 s, from L. multifarius "manifold, " from multifariam "in many places or parts, " perhaps originally "that which can be expressed in many ways, " from multi"many" + -fariam "parts, " perhaps from fas "utterance, expression, manifestation, " related to fari "to speak"

obsolete Connotation: neutral Etymology: 1570 s, from L. obsoletus "grown old, worn out, " pp. of obsolescere "fall into disuse, " probably from ob "away" + solere "to be used to, be accustomed. "

omnivorous Connotation: neutral Etymology: 1650 s, from L. omnivorus "alldevouring, " from omni "all" + vorare "devour, swallow"

parsimonious Connotation: negative Etymology: early 15 c. , from L. parsimonia "sparingness, frugality, " from parcere "to spare, save" + -monia, suffix signifying action or condition.

quandary Connotation: neutral Etymology: 1579, "state of perplexity, " of unknown origin, perhaps a quasi. Latinism based on L. quando "when. "

recalcitrant Connotation: negative Etymology: (17 c. 18 c. ), pp. of recalcitrare "to kick back, " from re"back" + L. calcitrare "to kick, " from calx "heel. "

reprisal Connotation: neutral Etymology: from early It. ripresaglia, from ripreso, pp. of riprendere "take back"

revel Connotation: positive Etymology: c. 1300, "riotous merrymaking, " from O. Fr. revel, from reveler "be disorderly, make merry, " from L. rebellare "to rebel"

stultify Connotation: negative Etymology: 1766, "allege to be of unsound mind" (legal term), from L. L. stultificare "turn into foolishness, " from L. stultus "foolish" + root of facere "to make"

suave Connotation: positive Etymology: c. 1501, "gracious, kindly, " from M. Fr. suave, from L. suavis "agreeable"