Advocate

• to promote
• verb
• ad-vuh-keyt
• 1300-50 Latin < Middle French
• What I've been trying to advocate  is that it's an extremely authentic form of storytelling. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/advocate?s=t



This women is trying to advocate women rights.
http://www.wagggs.org/en/about/relevance/advocacy

Antipathy

• a strong dislike
• noun
• an-tip-uh-thee
• 1595-1605 Latin < Greek
• Run- ins with the police gave him a lifelong antipathy  to authority. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/antipathy?s=t



These men have an antipathy for each other because they had a big fight over a girl in high school.
http://www.phocabulary.com/animosity

Emancipate

• to free
• verb
• ih-man-suh-peyt
• 1615-25 Latin
• If you don't reach an agreement the judge will decide whether to emancipate  you   or not based on what is in your best interests. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/emancipate?s=t



The picture symbolizes someone being emancipated.  Abraham Lincoln emancipated the slaves.
http://www.patriotledger.com/letters/x1224700392/DIANE-CARR-Waltham-Public-groundswell-will-emancipate-animals-from-corporations

Idiosyncrasy

• a personal habit
• noun
• id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see, -sin
• 1595-1605 Latin
• While my father had many peculiar habits, his biggest idiosyncrasy was collecting his own toenail clippings. http://wordsinasentence.com/idiosyncrasy-in-a-sentence/



My biggest idiosyncrasy is crossing things such as clothes hangers, baseball bats, and pencils.
http://en.paperblog.com/wardrobe-idiosyncrasy-or-just-crazy-obsessiveness-331096/

Imminent

• likely to occur soon
• adjective
• im-uh-nuhnt
• 1520-30 Latin
• He also discovered that its owners were in default on a federal loan and that foreclosure was imminent . http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/imminent



The mans release from prison is imminent because he only has a couple days left on his sentence and he has been good. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57605146/untreated-mental-illness-an-imminent-danger/

Impede

• to hinder
• verb
• im-peed
• 1595-1605 Latin
• Sunspots are visible because the bundled field lines impede  the flow of   convection. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/impede?s=t



The mans ability to walk is impeded by his shoelaces.
http://images.yourdictionary.com/impede

Inclusive

• complete
• adjective
• in-kloo-siv
• 1400–50 late Middle English < Medieval Latin
• Also of concern to some locals: the advance of all- inclusive  resorts from the north. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inclusive?s=t



This resort is all- inclusive because it has everything you need.
http://www.nassauparadiseisland.com/where-to-stay/all-inclusive-resorts/

Jurisdiction

• control
• noun
• joor-is-dik-shuhn
• 1250-1300 Middle English < Latin < Old French < Latin
• Establishing jurisdiction  over contractors for crimes committed overseas can be tricky. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jurisdiction?s=t



The Supreme court has jurisdiction over all sorts of cases in the US.
http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/kennedy/210/juris.html

Precarious

• unsafe
• adjective
• pri-kair-ee-uhs
• 1640-50 Latin
• When told of the boys' precarious  position, they wanted to help — but   adopting a teenage war orphan seemed  like a huge step. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/precarious?s=t



Life is like a precarious walk on the edge of a cliff.
http://heartofaballerina.com/2012/06/30/life-is-like-a-precarious-walk-on-the-edge-of-a-cliff/

Preposterous

• ridiculous
• adjective
• pri-pos-ter-uhs, -truhs
• 1535-45 Latin
• The story, with its arcane riddles and preposterous  twists, does not translate well to the screen. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/preposterous?s=t



This two headed llama is a preposterous gift for someone.
http://mandyevebarnett.com/2013/09/24/preposterous-my-dear/

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