Week 1: Vocabulary and Roots Objective: students each week will have 10 vocabulary words and five Greek/Latin preparing for Standardized Testing (ISAT, ACT, PSAT, SAT etc.)

Nullify Definition: to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract. Use in a sentence

Creditable Definition: bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem Use it in a sentence

Objective Definition: something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target Use it in a sentence

Bigot Definition: a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion. Use it in a sentence

Obliterate Definition: to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely. Use it in a sentence

Narrative Definition: a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious. Use it in a sentence

Sophomore Definition: a person or group in the second year of any endeavor Use it in a sentence

Merit Definition: something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc. Use it in a sentence

Pertain Definition: to have reference or relation; relate; to belong properly or fittingly Use it in a sentence

Empathy Definition: the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another Use it in a sentence

Greek/Latin Roots Root Definition Ben- good Cur- run Doc- teach Fix- fasten Mem- mindful of