Vocabulary 18 mar, morph, rog, sim, turb

mar, mer: (Latin) sea, pool marsh (n.) marine (adj.) low, wet land, usually flooded by a nearby body of water marine (adj.) of the sea SAT Focus Word: mariner (n.) sailor; a person who helps navigate a ship Context: In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Coleridge, an old sailor tells a story of a poor decision he made. Other words: maritime, marina, mermaid

form morph: (Greek) amorphous (adj.) metamorphosis (n.) without a clearly defined shape or form metamorphosis (n.) profound change in form SAT Focus Word: anthropomorphic (adj.) having human characteristics Context: The anthropomorphic mailbox seemed to be greeting me every day when I checked the mail. Other words: geomorphic, morpheme Geomorphic – of the characteristics, configuration, and evolution of rocks and land forms. Morpheme – smallest unit of meaning in a language (roots, affixes in English)

ask rog: (Latin) prerogative (n.) interrogate (v.) a right granted or expected without having to ask interrogate (v.) to question formally SAT Focus Word: derogatory (adj.) lessening, belittling, taking away from Context: Jan’s derogatory remarks toward her boss caused her to lose her job. Other words: arrogant derogatory—from (the participle stem of) Latin dērogāre (“to annul, repeal part of a law, take away, detract from”), from de- (“from”) + rogāre (“to propose a law, ask”). Compare abrogate, interrogate. arrogant – proud, assuming (above questioning your actions)

same, alike sim, semble: (Latin) simulate (v.) resemblance (n.) imitate the appearance or character of resemblance (n.) likeness between two people/things SAT Focus Word: assimilate (v.) adapt or adjust; become the same as one’s environment Context: Many groups of immigrants have assimilated into American society. Other words: assembly

agitation, confusion turb: (Latin) turbid (adj.) disturb (v.) cloudy or thick with suspended matter disturb (v.) interfere; interrupt; disarrange SAT Focus Word: perturbation (n.) mental disquiet or agitation Context: My friends’ conversation about their weight caused me a great deal of perturbation. Other words: turbulent, turbine

Summary mar, mer morph rog sim, semble turb sea, pool form ask, propose sim, semble same, alike turb agitation, confusion Sources: wordinfo.info dictionary.com Google images

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