Voc-: to call
Advocate
: a person who argues for or supports a cause or policy
a birth control advocate = an advocate of birth control [=a person who advocates birth control]
a passionate/impassioned advocate of civil rights
b US : a person who works for a cause or group
a women's health advocate = an advocate for women's health
She works as a consumer advocate.
2 : a person who argues for the cause of another person in a court of law
Vocal
: of, relating to, or produced by the voice
vocal sounds
the vocal organs [=the tongue, larynx, etc.]
vocal music [=music that is sung]
[+] more examples
2 [more vocal; most vocal] : expressing opinions in a public and forceful way : outspoken
She is a vocal critic of the new law.
Evocative
: bringing thoughts, memories, or feelings into the mind
He wrote a powerful and evocative biography.
— often + of
His photographs are evocative of the solitude of the desert.
Con-: with, together
Contemporary
: happening or beginning now or in recent times
e.g. The story is old, but it has importance to contemporary [=current] audiences.
: existing or happening in the same time period : from the same time period
e.g. The book is based on contemporary accounts of the war. [=accounts of the war that were written when the war was happening]
: a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another person
e.g. He was a contemporary of George Washington.
Conclude
: to stop or finish : to come to an end
e.g. The investigation has not yet concluded.
: to end in a particular way or with a particular action
e.g. The meeting concluded at noon.
Context
: the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning
e.g. To really know a word, you must be able to use it in context. [=in a sentence with other words]
: the situation in which something happens : the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens
e.g. We need to look at the event within the larger/broader context of world history.
Prim-, prime-: first, basic
Primary
: most important : main
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our primary [=principal] objective/goal
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The economy was the primary focus of the debate.
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Your safety is our primary [=foremost] concern.
b : most basic or essential
Primacy
: the state of being most important or strongest
Civil law took primacy over religious law.
She has established primacy in her field of study.
— often + of
He believes in the primacy of the family over the state.
Hemo-, hema: blood
Hemorrhage
: a condition in which a person bleeds too much and cannot stop the flow of blood
[count]
The patient suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.
[noncount]
There is a possibility of hemorrhage with the procedure.
— sometimes used figuratively
The company has suffered a financial hemorrhage. [=the company has lost large amounts of money]
Hemoglobin
: the part of blood that contains iron, carries oxygen through the body, and gives blood its red color
Hemophilia
: a serious disease that causes a person who has been cut or injured to keep bleeding for a very long time
"No Man is an Island"--John Donne
John Donne
3Ds
Dangerous, Dirty, Difficult
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