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Lesson XII. Caesar’s English XII. obsequious : cringing, submissive Adj. ( ob -SEE- kee -us)Spanish : obsequioso - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Lesson XII
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obsequious: cringing, submissive
Adj. (ob-SEE-kee-us) Spanish: obsequioso The adjective obsequious comes from the Latin
obequiosus. An obsequious person is a cringing, submissive follower, so over-willing to please that it is repulsive. Jonathan Swift wrote in Gulliver’s Travels that “zealots prove always the most obsequious and subservient to the will and passions of their master.”
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ignominy: disgraceN. (IG-no-many) Spanish:
ignominiaThe English noun ignominy (the adjective is
ignominious), comes from the Latin ignominia, and refers to deep humiliation, disgrace, dishonor. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm we find that “within five minutes of their invasion they were in ignominious retreat.”
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acquiescence: passive compliance
N. (ah-kwee-ESS-ence) Spanish: acquiescencia
To acquiesce, from the Latin acquiescere, is to comply, passively and obediently. We understand even better when we learn that acquiesce comes from the Latin quiescere, to be quiet. It is a relative of the English adjective quiescent. In Melville’s Moby Dick Ishmael says that “as all my remonstrances produced no effect on Queequeg, I was obliged to acquiesce.”
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impassive: expressionless, without emotion
Adj. (im-PASS-ive) Spanish: impasible
To be impassive, from the Latin impassibilis, is to be expressionless and without emotion. In Bernard Malamad’s novel The Natural we read that “His rocklike frame was motionless, his face impassive, unsmiling, dark.”
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impending: about to happenAdj. (im-PEN-ding) Spanish:
pendiente
The English adjective impending, from the Latin impendere, refers to things that are about to happen, that are hanging over us. Kenneth Grahame wrote in The Wind in the Willows that “he cried in despair, plumping down on a seat, with tears impending.”
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Caesar’s EnglishXII
1. obsequious: cringing, submissive
2. ignominy: disgrace3. acquiescence: passive
compliance4. impassive: expressionless,
without emotion5. impending: about to happen
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1. From Thomas Hardy’s The Return of the Native
Venn sat with lips __________ closed.a. acquiescentlyb. obsequiouslyc. ignominiouslyd. impassively
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1. From Thomas Hardy’s The Return of the Native
Venn sat with lips __________ closed.a. acquiescentlyb. obsequiouslyc. ignominiouslyd. impassively
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2. From Thorton Wilder’s The Bridge of San Luis Rey
It was intended as an __________ flattery to the Condesa, and was untrue.
a. ignominiousb. obsequiousc. impassived. impending
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2. From Thorton Wilder’s The Bridge of San Luis Rey
It was intended as an __________ flattery to the Condesa, and was untrue.
a. ignominiousb. obsequiousc. impassived. impending
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3. From Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim
Andy shrugged his shoulders, and gave an ___________ whistle.
a. acquiescentb. ignominiousc. impendingd. obsequious
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3. From Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim
Andy shrugged his shoulders, and gave an ___________ whistle.
a. acquiescentb. ignominiousc. impendingd. obsequious
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The Grammar of Vocabulary: obsequious, an adjective.
The obsequious toady flattered Caesar every day.