Vocab Lesson 4

morph shape amorphous, morphology, mesomorph, protomorphic Greek vest clothes vestry, vestment, vestibule, vest, divest Latin bene good benefit, benevolent, beneficial, benediction, benign Latin pond weight ponderous, ponder, preponderant, pound, imponderable, compound Latin corp body corpulent, corporation, corporeal, corporal, corpse Latin dorm sleep dormitory, dormant, dormer, dormancy Latin pater father paternal, patronize, paternity, patriarch, patriot Latin nov new novel, nova, novice, novitiate, innovation, renovate Latin punct point punctuate, punctilious, puncture, acupuncture Latin ject throw eject, reject, conjecture, dejected, inject, subject, projection, interject Latin tion act or state completion, reaction, devastation, production, Latin loco place locomotive, location, local, relocate, dislocate Latin dox opinion orthodox, heterodox, doxology, indoctrinate, paradox Greek

amphi both amphibious, amphitheater, amphibian Greek magn great Magna Carta, magnanimous, magnate, magnificent, magnum opus Latin eu good Eucharist, euphony, eulogy, euphemism, Europe Greek endo within endoplasm, endocrine, endoskeleton, endothermic Greek phobia fear claustrophobia, acrophobia, xenophobia, hydrophobia, agoraphobic Greek ortho straight orthopedics, orthodontist, orthodox, orthography Greek put think reputation, putative, impute, dispute, computer Latin ver true verify, veracity, veritable, verdict, verisimilitude, aver Latin matri mother matricide, matron, matriarch, matrimony Latin mega large megalith, megaphone, megalomania, megahertz, megaton Greek pop people popular, populist, populate, population, popularize, populous Latin sangui blood sanguinary, sanguine, consanguinity, sangfroid, sangria Latin

1. The magic crystal dissolved into a lumpy, amorphous mass. 2.The silk vestments were hanging on pegs. 3.He never knew the name of his generous benefactor. 4.The ponderous burden was nearly impossible to lift. 5.His corpulent body was a result of his love of sweets. 6.The evil creature lay harmlessly dormant for centuries. 7.There was an annual birthday party for the family patriarch. 8.The recently invented laser toothbrush is a novel idea. 9.Her punctilious attention to small details was impressive. 10.He felt miserably dejected when the expedition left without him. 11.The devastation intensified our need for creation. Using the context clues from the sentence and your understanding of the root, define the underlined words in the following sentences.

12. Self-motivated people have an internal locus of control. 13.The many-cultured United States is a heterodox nation. 14.The Martian amphibians emerging from the water had gray, impermeable skin. 15.His magnanimous victory speech was inspiring in its generosity. 16.The euphony of Mozart’s beautiful music carried us away. 17.Human beings have endoskeletons, not exoskeletons like insects or crabs. 18.The trembling dog on the twenty-third floor has acrophobia. 19.The orthodontist straightened Count Dracula’s fangs. 20.The computer hammed once and exploded. 21.We questioned the veracity of the doctor’s strange and unbelievable story. 22.The town awoke to the details of the angry son’s tragic matricide. 23.The massive granite megalith towered over the ancient ruins. 24.The populist candidate, a favorite of the voters, won the lunar colony primary. 25.The massed armies joined in sanguinary combat. Using the context clues from the sentence and your understanding of the root, define the underlined words in the following sentences.

1. Is a dejected person down in the dumps? 2.Are your relatives related to you by consanguinity? 3.Is an amorphic a person who is neither fat nor thin? 4.Does a benefactor do helpful things for someone? 5.Is a person with orthodox views stubbornly independent? 6.Would you like to have your veracity questioned? 7.Does a megalomaniac feel inadequate? 8.Will a magnanimous victor become more or less popular? 9.Are most American families matriarchal? 10.Is the United States a heterodox nation? Answer YES or NO.

1.EUPHORIA : EUPHEMISM ::4.PATRIARCH : MATRIARCH :: a) joy : depressiona) patrilineal : children b) matrimony : marriageb) monarchy : plutocracy c) sanguine : sanguinaryc) ruler : ruled d) emotion : wordd) father : mother 2.MEGALITH : PONDEROUS ::5.ORTHODOX : HETERODOX :: a) megahertz : preponderanta) conformity : variety b) verdict : popularb) conglomerate : aggregate c) megalopolis : populousc) orthography : handwriting d) creation : devastationd) verify : aver 3.MAGNAMIMOUS : PUSILLANIMOUS ::6.XENOPHOBIA : AGORAPHOBIA :: a) reputable : disreputablea) magnum opus : claustrophobia b) matrilineal : matriarchalb) space : vacuum c) megaton : megalomaniac) stranger : sangfroid d) magnate : magnetd) stranger : open space

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. From Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin She lingered with needless_________________, around the arrangements of the table. a. magnanimity b. xenophobia c. conjecture d. punctiliousness From Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre I should have appealed to your nobleness and _____________at first. a. magnanimity b. benediction c. ponderousness d. euphony From Frederick Douglass’s Narrative I would allow myself to suffer under the greatest________________which evil-minded men might suggest. a. indoctrinations b. euphemisms c. imputations d. interjections

1. SANGUI nary 2. POP ular 3. MEGA lopolis 4. MATRI local 5. VER ify 6. PUT ative 7. ORTHO gonal 8. xeno PHOBIA 9. ENDO crine 10. EU phony 11. MAGN ate 12. AMPHI bious Vocab Test ortho DOX 14. LOCO motive 15.induc TION 16. inter JECT 17. PUNCT ilious 18. NOV el 19. PATER nal 20. DORM itory 21. CORP oral 22. POND erous 23. BENE volent 24. VEST ments 25. MORPH ology