con artist
[shahr-luh-tn]
noun
1595-1606; Middle French
"West Calls Obama a “Usurper and Charlatan”" - http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/west-calls-obama-a-usurper-and-charlatan.html
This charlatan is announcing that his product will cure all woes, but this is false, making him a con artist. - http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/charlatan3.png2. Corroborate
confirm
[kuh-rob-uh-reyt]
verb
1520-30; Latin
"Germans Corroborate Reports of Nazi Doctor’s Death in Egypt " - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/world/europe/06nazi.html?_r=0
This picture depicts a witness that corroborates, or confirms, that a murder weapon was used. - http://freetestprep.net/images/dictionary/draft-dictionary/corroborate.gif3. Disseminate
to spread
[dih-sem-uh-neyt]
verb
1595-1605; Latin
"Tumor cells disseminate early, but immunosurveillance limits metastatic outgrowth, in a mouse model of melanoma" - http://www.jci.org/articles/view/42002
This picture shows information and ideas being disseminated, or spread, through a network of people. - http://images3.itprism.com/marketing/viral_marketing.jpg4. Diverge
to go in different directions
[dih-vurj, dahy-]
verb
1655-65; Medieval Latin
"Southlake sisters’ college paths diverge from soccer" - http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/17/5004345/southlake-sisters-college-paths.html
This path diverges into two different paths going in different directions. - http://www.edweek.org/media/2009/11/30/13merrow.jpg5. Dormant
not active
[dawr-muhnt]
adjective
1350-1400; Middle English
"Dormant Mortar Round Confiscated at Dulles International Airport" - http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Mortar-Round-Found-at-Dulles-Intl-218397261.html
This dormant volcano hasn't erupted in over 1,000 years. It is no longer active. - http://ellerbruch.nmu.edu/classes/cs255w03/cs255students/lfogle/p4/VolcanoThreeSistersOregon.jpg6. Hoist
to raise
[hoist or, sometimes, hahyst]
verb
1540-50; Middle English
"Too deliciously ironic for words: Gary Null hoist with his own petard" - http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2010/04/29/too-deliciously-ironic-for-words-gary-nu/
This picture shows war heroes hoisting, or raising, the flag, claiming victory. - http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/f/images/flag_iwojima_lg.jpg7. Illicit
unlawful
[ih-lis-it]
adjective
1645–55; < Latin
"Agreement on Illicit Traffic by Sea, implementing Article 17 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances" - http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=156&CM=1&CL=ENG
This sign shows that littering is illicit and to litter would be breaking the law. - http://azfoo.net/places/az/azcity/pics/08_LitteringUnlawful.jpg8. Irrevocable
not reversible
[ih-rev-uh-kuh-buhl]
adjective
1350–1400; Middle English
"How does one remarry after an irrevocable divorce?" - http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=12&ID=4993&CATE=10
This picture shows a judge making an irrevocable law. Once it is made, there is absolutely no changing it. - http://images.idiva.com/media/photogallery/2011/Dec/4_think_600x450.jpg9. Precipitate
to bring on
[pri-sip-i-teyt;]
verb
1520-1530; Latin
"Researchers identify a simple way to precipitate phosphorus from the wastewater of a pulp mill" - http://phys.org/news/2012-11-simple-precipitate-phosphorus-wastewater-pulp.html
This picture shows rain precipitated by a storm. - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZmXsGETYhlUzycAUgaREDa9apXkvggKm2k2-VAWyh4rdvKuShHqSah6kX6b2XcZfeFbCvzhWu58JtLIoL_0F-VFws56fodpWkIqdMoLka428mPkox4hREsAnZT67RVQCzYx5WEgdKBj2/s400/bring+on+the+rain.jpg10. Proliferation
rapid increase
[pruh-lif-uh-rey-shuhn]
noun
1855-60; Latin
"Archbishop Dominique Mamberti: to end the proliferation of nuclear weapons" - http://www.news.va/en/news/to-end-the-proliferation-of-nuclear-weapons
This picture shows a proliferation in the amount of a specific thing. It rapidily increased in a short amount of time. - https://www.interferonsource.com/sites/interferonsource.com/files/images/Proliferation%20Assay%20graph%202.jpg
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