Vocab Blog 4
1) word: assimilate
pronunciation: [uh-sim-uh-leyt]
word origin: Latin
definition: to be absorbed
word used on the web: http://www.assimilateinc.com/
2) word: belligerent
pronunciation: [buh-lij-er-uh nt]
word origin: Latin
definition: quarrelsome
word used on the web: http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/belligerent
3) word: demeanor
pronunciation: [dih-mee-ner]
word origin: Late Middle English
definition: behavior
word used on the web: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demeanor
4) word: denunciation
pronunciation: [dih-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n, -shee-]
word origin: Latin
definition: criticism
word used on the web: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04733b.htm
5) word: dissipate
pronunciation: [dis-uh-peyt]
word origin: Latin
definition: to scatter
word used on the web: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dissipate
6) word: indolent
pronunciation: [in-dl-uh nt]
word origin: Latin
definition: unwilling to work
word used on the web: http://www.nhlcyberfamily.org/types/indolent.htm
7) word: inherent
pronunciation: [in-heer-uh nt,-her-]
word origin: Latin
definition: natural
word used on the web: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/inherent
8) word: nonchalant
pronunciation: [non-shuh-lahnt-, non-shuh-lahnt, -luh nt]
word origin: French<Latin
definition: coolly unconcerned
word used on the web: http://thesaurus.com/browse/nonchalant
9) word: unassuming
pronunciation: [uhn-uh-soo-ming]
word origin: N/A
definition: humble
word used on the web: http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/unassuming
10) word: unilateral
pronunciation: [yoo-nuh-lat-er-uh l]
word origin: Neo-Latin
definition: one-sided
word used on the web: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unilateral
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