Ninth Grade Vocabulary Unit 5

Latin Root Legare Legatum “to appoint; to send on a mission; to charge with”

Legacy Noun—body of ideas, achievements, and morals legacy Sentence: Mother Theresa leaves behind a legacy of good deeds and hope for mankind. Syn: heritage

Allegation Noun—claim of wrongdoing; charge allegations Sentence: The criminal denies all allegations of criminal activity. Syn: accusation

Delegate Verb—To divide up, especially responsibilites delegate Sentence: The best of leaders often delegate tasks to others. Syn: designate

Latin Root Agere Actum “To do, act”

Agenda Noun—plan of action; purpose agenda Sentence: Some people may worry that politicians may have a hidden agenda.

Exacting Adjective—demanding perfection; strict exacting Sentence: The exacting conductor sometimes kept the orchestra for hours to practice a single passage. Syn: pickyAnt: lenient

Proactive Adjective—seeking to solve a problem before it occurs proactive Sentence: Gwen, who was proactive about getting a job, was hired right after she left college.

Latin Root Pellere Pulsum “To push”

Repulsion Noun—desire to avoid; disgust repulsion Sentence: After months of eating primarily peanut butter, Izzie began to feel repulsion for it. Syn: horrorAnt: attraction

Dispel Verb—to scatter about, break up dispel Sentence: Policemen were sent in to dispel the crowd gathered around the accident. Syn: banish Ant: gather

Propel Verb—to cause to move towards; push propelled Sentence: A strong wind propelled the boat across the lake. Syn: push

Latin Root Latum “brought, carried”

Relative Adjective—dependent upon relative Sentence: The number of people at the beach on any day is relative to the weather.

Superlative Adjective—excellent; above all others. superlative Sentence: Holly was awarded a big promotion for her superlative performance at work. Syn: superiorAnt: inferior

Dilate Verb—to widen dilated Sentence: The optometrist dilated Sarah’s eyes so that he could look at her retinas.