ROOT WORDS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS Vocabulary Unit 11

Alumni i- plural lum- light The Sanderson Alumni group raised more money for the food drive than the freshman class.

Justify Jus- law Ify- to make The teacher had to justify her decision when she assigned homework on the first day of school.

Illuminate Lum-light Ate- to make I asked her to shed some light on the situation and her response was illuminating.

Annual Ann- year The food drive is our annual community service project at Sanderson.

Apologize apo- up or away Log- word or reason Ize- to make When she wouldn’t apologize, her father told her she would have to make it up to her sister by doing her chores.

Senility Sen-old Ity- quality of My grandmother’s senility often frustrates her nurses.

Solitude Sol- alone Tude- state of When children have temper tantrums, they are often punished with solitude.

Basic Bas- low Because my math scores were low, I was placed in a basic math class.

Interrogation Inter-within Rogat- ask Ion- state of During the interrogation, Elie was confused by the quickly asked questions.

Parliament Parl-speak Parliament members are often known for their speaking skills.

Potential Potent- power Many people do not live up to their potentials, which is often frustrating for their parents and teachers.

Program Pro-forward Gram- writing The program guide gave us a speak peak into the day’s activities.

Cantata Cant-sing The Christmas cantata had such catchy songs that I sang them the entire winter break!

Regulatory Reg- rule The regulatory committee created the rules for all of the Olympic events.

Androgynous Andro- man Gyn- woman Ous- full of When I visited France, I found that many of the public restrooms were androgynous.

Agile Ag- to do The quarterback of the football team must be very agile in order to catch the ball.

Reaction Re- again Act- to do Ion- act of Her reaction to my speech made realize that I should have practiced more!

Immobilize Im- not Mob- move Ize- to make When I broke my leg, I was immobilized for two weeks.

Possessive Sess- sit The possessive boyfriend sat outside his girlfriend’s class everyday.

Announcement Nounce- tell Ment- action The announcements will be aired school wide beginning Friday!