WHEN YOU FINISH THE QUIZ, TURN IT OVER AND: BEFORE THE QUIZ: WE WILL GO OVER THE NEW UNIT 8 WORDS AND ROOTS YOU WILL NEED YOUR NOTEBOOK PREPARE YOUR DESK FOR THE UNIT 7 QUIZ: PRIVACY BOARD, PENCIL, AND PEN WHEN YOU FINISH THE QUIZ, TURN IT OVER AND: Work on the argument essay (get your CPU) ESSAY IS DUE ON OR BEFORE 3/23 FRIDAY
WORDS HAVE PARTS AND THOSE PARTS HAVE MEANINGS Vocab. Unit 8 - Roots
CRYPT = hidden, secret DI = apart, away ROOTS TO STUDY CRYPT = hidden, secret DI = apart, away NULL = nothing, void ENT = to form FER = to carry, bear, bring VER = truth PER = through, throughout IBLE = capable of being CEPT = to take, hold, grasp PRO = before, in front of, forward
5. CRYPTIC 6. DIVERGENT 8. FERVENT 11. NULLIFY WORDS TO STUDY 5. CRYPTIC 6. DIVERGENT 8. FERVENT 11. NULLIFY 12. PERCEPTIBLE 14. PROCLAIM 15. PROXY 18. STINT
CRYPT = hidden, secret encrypt CRYPTIC (adj.) – puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic.
DI = apart, away VER = truth ENT = to form digress verify DIVERGENT (ADJ.) –going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant. SYNONYMS: differing, unorthodox
FER = to carry, bear, bring ENT = to form FERVENT (ADJ.) – very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot. SYNONYMS: enthusiastic, blazing, scorching ANTONYMS: emotionless, restrained, apathetic
NULL = NOTHING, VOID NULLIFY (VERB) – to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out. SYNONYMS: invalidate, annul ANTONYMS: confirm, sanction, ratify, endorse
PER = through, CEPT = to take, hold, grasp throughout IBLE = capable of being PERCEPTIBLE (ADJ.) – capable of being grasped by the senses or mind. SYNONYMS = noticeable, observable
PRO = before, in front of, forward PROCLAIM (V.) – to declare publicly or officially. PROXY (N.) – an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another’s place.
STINT = 1. (VERB) to limit, be sparing or frugal. 2. (NOUN) a limit or restriction; fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity.