READ-AROUND REVIEW: ject ject = throw
What is the root that means throw?
the root ject
What is the word that describes what you do to something when it can’t be used again?
reject to throw something out because it’s defective and can’t be used again
What is the word that describes how you are feeling when you are very sad?
dejected to feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit
What is the word that names the word that is thrown into a sentence or conversation?
interjection a word thrown into a sentence or conversation
What is the word that describes what people must do to themselves when they work for someone else?
subject to throw oneself under some else’s rule
What is the word that names what you would be getting if the doctor gave you a flu shot?
injection a shot; the “throwing” of medicine into the body by a needle
What is the word that names the machine that makes images appear on the wall?
projector a machine that throws an image onto a wall
What is the word that names the curved path that your paper airplane would have as it goes up and down in the air after you threw it?
trajectory the curved path of an object throw into space
What is the word that names what is done when goods are thrown overboard to lighten a boat’s load?
jettison to throw goods overboard to lighten the load on a boat or an airplane
What is the word that describes what you do when you throw something out?
eject to throw out
What is the word that names what you could call an object that is thrown into the air with great force?
projectile an object thrown into the air with great force