adjourn
SYLLABICATION: ad·journ
PRONUNCIATION: -jûrn
VERB: Inflected forms: ad·journed, ad·journ·ing, ad·journs
TRANSITIVE VERB: To suspend until a later stated time.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To suspend proceedings to another time or place. 2. To move
from one place to another: After the meal we adjourned to the living room.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English ajournen, from Old French ajourner : a-, to (from
Latin ad-; see ad–) + jour, day (from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, daily, from
di s, day; see dyeu- in Appendix I).
OTHER FORMS: ad·journ ment —NOUN
suffrage
SYLLABICATION: suf·frage
PRONUNCIATION: s fr j
NOUN: 1a. The right or privilege of voting; franchise. b. The exercise of such
a right. 2. A vote cast in deciding a disputed question or in electing a person to office. 3.
A short intercessory prayer.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, intercessory prayer, from Old French, from Medieval
Latin suffr gium, from Latin, the right to vote, from suffr g r , to express support. See
bhreg- in Appendix I.
welfare
SYLLABICATION: wel·fare
PRONUNCIATION: w l fâr
NOUN: 1a. Health, happiness, and good fortune; well-being. b. Prosperity. 2.
Welfare work. 3a. Financial or other aid provided, especially by the government, to
people in need. b. Corporate welfare.
IDIOM: on welfare Receiving regular assistance from the government or
private agencies because of need.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from wel faren, to fare well, from Old English wel
faran : wel, well; see well2 + faran, to get along; see fare
concurrence
SYLLABICATION: con·cur·rence
PRONUNCIATION: k n-kûr ns, -k r -
NOUN: 1. Agreement in opinion. 2. Cooperation, as of agents, circumstances,
or events. 3. Simultaneous occurrence; coincidence.
deprive
SYLLABICATION: de·prive
PRONUNCIATION: d -pr v
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: de·prived, de·priv·ing, de·prives
1. To take something away from: The court ruling deprived us of any share in the
inheritance. 2. To keep from possessing or enjoying; deny: They were deprived of a
normal childhood by the war. 3. To remove from office.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English depriven, from Old French depriver, from Medieval
Latin d pr v re : Latin d -, de- + Latin pr v re, to rob (from pr vus, alone, without; see
per1 in Appendix I).
OTHER FORMS: de·priv a·ble —ADJECTIVE
enumerate
SYLLABICATION: e·nu·mer·ate
PRONUNCIATION: -n m -r t , -ny -
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: e·nu·mer·at·ed, e·nu·mer·at·ing, e·nu·mer·ates
1. To count off or name one by one; list: A spokesperson enumerated the strikers'
demands. 2. To determine the number of; count.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin numer re, numer t-, to count out : -, ex-, ex- + numerus,
number; see nem- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: e·nu mer·a tion —NOUN
e·nu mer·a tive (-m -r t v, -m r- -) —ADJECTIVE
e·nu mer·a tor —NOUN
impartial
SYLLABICATION: im·par·tial
PRONUNCIATION: m-pär sh l
ADJECTIVE: Not partial or biased; unprejudiced. See synonyms at fair1.
OTHER FORMS: im par·ti·al i·ty (-sh - l -t ) , im·par tial·ness —NOUN
im·par tial·ly —ADVERB
infringe
SYLLABICATION: in·fringe
PRONUNCIATION: n-fr nj
VERB: Inflected forms: in·fringed, in·fring·ing, in·fring·es
TRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract;
infringe a patent. 2. Obsolete To defeat; invalidate.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: To encroach on someone or something; engage in trespassing: an
increased workload that infringed on his personal life.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin nfringere, to destroy : in-, intensive pref.; see in–2 + frangere,
to break; see bhreg- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: in·fring er —NOUN
ordain
SYLLABICATION: or·dain
PRONUNCIATION: ôr-d n
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains
1a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize
as a rabbi. 2. To order by virtue of superior authority; decree or enact. 3. To prearrange
unalterably; predestine: by fate ordained. See synonyms at dictate.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English ordeinen, from Old French ordener, ordein-, from
Latin rdin re, to organize, appoint to office, from rd , rdin-, order. See ar- in
Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: or·dain er —NOUN
or·dain ment —NOUN
treason
SYLLABICATION: trea·son
PRONUNCIATION: tr z n
NOUN: 1. Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign,
especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and
purposely acting to aid its enemies. 2. A betrayal of trust or confidence.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from Anglo-Norman treson, from Latin tr diti , tr
diti n-, a handing over. See tradition.