Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Advocate:
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument;recommend publicly 
ad-vuh-keyt 
verb 
mid-14c., "one whose profession is to plead cases in a court ofjustice," a technical term from Roman law 



















Malala: Student, Social Justice Advocate, Real-World Problem-solver, Blogger, Icon  



antipathy 
strong dislike or hatred 
noun 
an-tip-uh-thee 
1595–1605;  < Latin antipathīa  < Greek antipátheia. 
 

Base Wars: Antipathy, Fear Motivating Supporters 


emancipate 
verb 
to free 
ih-man-suh-peyt 
1615–25;  < Latin ēmancipātus  (past participle of ēmancipāre freedfrom control, 
 


How do you become emancipated from your parents?  



idiosyncrasy 
noun 
a personal peculiarity 
id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see, -sin
1595–1605;  < Greek idiosynkrāsía 



Sisters in Idiosyncrasy 


imminent 
adjective 
about to happen 
im-uh-nuhnt 
1520–30;  < Latin imminent-  (stem of imminēns ), present participleof imminēre  to overhang 

Imminent danger refers to an immediate threat to life 

impede 
verb 
to delay or slow; get in the way of 
im-peed 
1595–1605;  < Latin impedīre  to entangle, literally, to snare thefeet. 

Online Degrees Don’t Impede Job Searches 



inclusive 
adjective 
including much or everything; broad or complete in coverage
in-kloo-siv 
1400–50; late Middle English  < Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, equivalent to Latin inclūs us 

Designing Inclusive Systems 


jurisdiction 
noun 
authority to administer; authority; range or extent of authority 
joor-is-dik-shuh
1250–1300; Middle English  < Latin jūris dictiōn-  stem of jūris dictiō  (see jusdiction); replacing Middle English jurediccioun 
“Jurisdiction in rem” is the legal term used to describe the exercise of power by a court over property (either real or personal) or a “status” against a person over whom the court does not have “in personam jurisdiction”. 

precarious 
adjective 
dangerous; risky; dangerously uncertain 
pri-kair-ee-uh
1640–50;  < Latin precārius  obtained by entreaty or mere favor,hence uncertain. 

Biosimilars: The Precarious Struggle Between Cost-driven Health Care Policy and Patient-centered Care 


preposterous 
adjective 
contrary to nature or reason and thus laughable; absurd 
pri-pos-ter-uhs, -truh
c.1540, from L. præposterus "absurd, contrary to nature," lit."before-behind" (cf. topsy-turvy, cart before the horse), frompræ "before" + posterus "subsequent." 


Libyan President: "Preposterous" To Think Attack "Was A Spontaneous Protest" 



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