“The Root –pli–” Vocabulary Lesson 23

English 11 Homework: 3-Column Chart WORD ALL DEFINITIONS (COPY FROM THE SHEET!) YOUR OWN SENTENCE (THIS WEEK: Hyphens) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Complicity DEF: Involvement as an accomplice in a crime or wrongdoing POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe a student who might be accused of complicity in cheating on a test. EXAMPLE: The rule-breaking student was accused of complicity in cheating on a test.

Deploy DEF: A. To position the troops or people strategically or systematically B. To put into use or action POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe something you might deploy. EXAMPLE: I might deploy a hyphenated-word _________________.

Explicate DEF: To explain; to make clear the meaning of something POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to talk about a subject you might need to explicate. EXAMPLE: I might need to explicate (use a hyphenated word in your answer!)

Explicit DEF: A. Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied B. Readily observable POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe someone who might give explicit instructions about something. EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word _________________ gave explicit instructions about ______________.

Implicate DEF: A. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly A. To have as a consequence; to entail POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe someone who might be implicated in a prank. EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word girl/boy/etc. was implicated in the prank to _____________.

Implicit DEF: A. Implied or understood though not directly expressed B. Unquestioning; without doubt or reservation POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to talk about something that is implicit about school. When you come to school, it is implicit that (use a hyphenated word in your answer!)

Inexplicable DEF: Difficult or impossible to explain or account for POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe something inexplicable. EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word ____________________ was inexplicable.

Replica DEF: A. A copy or reproduction of a work of art, especially one made by the original artist B. A copy or reproduction, especially one that is smaller than the original POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe a piece of art that might not need a replica OR a piece of art that you would like to see a replica of. EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word _________________ does not need a replica. I would like to see a replica of the hyphenated-word ______________________.

Supple DEF: A. Easily bent; limber; pliant B. Changing or yielding readily; compliant; adaptable POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe something supple. EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word ______________________ was supple.

Supplicant DEF: A person who asks, prays or begs humbly and earnestly POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe a supplicant. EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word supplicant wanted ______________________.