Vocab Lesson 1

ROOTDEFINITIONEXAMPLESORIGIN ante before antedate, antecedent, antebellum, anterior Latin anti against antiaircraft, antibody, anticlimax, antitoxin Greek bi two bilateral, bicycle, binary, bimonthly, biped Latin circum around circumnavigate, circumspect, circumvent Latin com together combination, comfort, common, complete Latin con together contract, confederate, conjunction, contact Latin de down deposit, descent, denounce, demolish Latin dis away distract, distort, dispute, disperse, dismiss Latin equi equal equitable, equilateral, equinox, equation Latin extra beyond extraterrestrial, extraordinary, extrovert Latin inter between international, interdepartmental, interject Latin intra within intracellular, intravenous, intrastate Latin intro into introduce, introspective, introvert Latin

mal bad malevolent, malcontent, malicious, malady Latin mis bad misfit, mistake, misfortune, misfire, misdeed Germanic non not nonstop, nonprofit, nonconformity Latin post after postgraduate, posthumous, postscript Latin pre before prelude, preposition, premonition, predict Latin semi half semicircle, semiweekly, semiannual Latin sub under subterranean, submarine, subordinate Latin super over supervise, superb, superior, supercilious Latin syn together synthetic, synchronize, synonym, syntax Greek sym together symbiosis, symbol, symphony, symposium Greek tri three tricycle, triangle, triad, triceratops, trivia Greek un not unfit, unequal, undone, unearned Old English ROOT DEFINITION EXAMPLESORIGIN

1.The Civil War antedates the Korean War by decades. 2.The antiaircraft fire shot down the enemy planes. 3.The two nations have a bilateral agreement. 4.The circumspect spy is difficult to catch. 5.The two together are an interesting combination. 6.He was confined to the asteroid's detention center. 7.The lunar lander descended through the atmosphere. 8.His attention was easily distracted. 9.She made an equilateral triangle with three straws. 10.It was an extraordinary achievement. 11.They were lost in interstellar space. 12.He received an intravenous solution through a tube in his arm. 13.The boy was a lonely introvert who kept to himself. Using the context clues from the sentence and your understanding of the root, define the underlined words in the following sentences.

14.He looked fearfully at the glowing, malevolent demon. 15.He had the misfortune to forget his wallet. 16.The foundation is a nonprofit organization. 17.She added a postscript at the bottom of the letter. 18.Before Romeo left, Juliet had a frightening premonition. 19.The circle was divided into two equal semicircles. 20.The lieutenant gave a sharp order to her subordinate. 21.The talkative fool made several superfluous comments. 22.Please synchronize your watches at this time. 23.The symbiotic species could not survive without each other. 24.Rome was sometimes rules by a triumvirate. 25.Unearned income must be reported to the Internal Revenue Service. Using the context clues from the sentence and your understanding of the root, define the underlined words in the following sentences.

What is the difference between interstate highways and intrastate highways? Explain by examining parts of the words. If nav means ship, explain the meaning of the word circumnavigate.

1. ANTEBELLUM : BELLIGERENCY :: 6. ANCESTRY : POSTERITY :: a) antiaircraft : aircraft a) eohippus : horse b) nonstop : continuous b) intracranial : cranial c) cause : effect c) anteroom : gazebo d) morning : afternoon d) syncline : anticline 2. INTERSTELLAR : STELLAR :: 7. ANTECEDENT : PRECEDENT :: a) submarine : marine a) grammar : law b) interstate : intrastate b) circumlocution : equivocation c) mortar : bricks c) malaprop : malevolence d) intracellular : cell d) inspection : introspection 3. SUPERFLUOUS : INADEQUATE :: 8. PRENATAL : POSTHUMOUS :: a) excess : insufficiency a) bilateral : unilateral b) malevolence : benevolence b) pathogen : syndrome c) superior : mediocre c) intravenous : vein d) euphony : cacophony d) subterfuge : evasion 4. SUPERCILIOUS : IDOLIZING :: 9. BIPED : BICYCLE :: a) depression : euphoria a) quadruped : automobile b) condescension : admiration b) rectangle : tetragon c) synthesis : antithesis c) binary : unitary d) zenith : nadir d) biceps : triceps

In each case below, one of the choices is really the word used by the author in the sentence provided. Your challenge is to decide which word the author used. 1. From F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby The _____ assumption was that on Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do. a) commensuratec) introverted b) superciliousd) symbiotic 2. From Herman Melville's Moby Dick He was _____, evincing a confusion. a) equivocalc) equitable b) circumspectd) nonplussed 3. From James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man His life had grown to be a tissue of _____ and falsehood. a) subterfugec) nonchalance b) antithesisd) introversion 4. From Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird Inside the house lived a _____ phantom. a) subordinatec) malevolent b) superfluousd) dissonant 5. From Eudora Welty's One Writer's Beginnings I found my own _____ way into becoming part of it. a) introspectivec) untenable b) syntheticd) posthumous

LESSON #1 TEST Write the definition of the underlined root. 1. mal ady14. extra terrestrial 2. intra cellular15. intro duction 3. bi nary16. equi lateral 4. semi circle17. tri ceps 5. dis miss18. con tact 6. ante cedent19. anti thesis 7. non stop20. syn tax 8. sub marine21. inter national 9. un done22. mis take 10. super ior23. com mon 11. post erity24. sym pathy 12. de scend25. pre school 13. circum navigate Answer the following questions with yes or no. 26. Is an intradepartmental memo shared with members of other departments? 27. Was the antebellum period just after the Civil War? 28. Does an equilateral triangle have sides of equal length? 29. Is an introvert a sociable person? 30. Does a malevolent being have good will toward all?