Roots 7: History, Government, and society English 2 Roots 7: History, Government, and society
Quiz! You have a quiz on Roots 6. There will be review roots. Show me your flash cards for 5 bonus points.
Directions Take notes on the new roots. You need: Packet Pen / pencil
aristo Definition: best Example word: aristocrat = a member of the upper class; a noble Other words? Aristocracy
Capit, capt Definition: head Example word: decapitate = to cut off the head Other words? Capital, captain Challenge Words: capitulate: (verb) 1) to cease fighting an opponent or enemy; to surrender 2) to accept or agree to do something you’ve been resisting or opposing; Middle Latin, capitulatus “to distinguish by heads or chapters” captious: (adj) inclined to find trivial criticisms or to raise petty objections; fault-finding; from Latin captio “seizing, taking” + volent “to wish”
Cept, capt Definition: take, hold, seize Example word: captivate = to hold the attention or interest of Other words? intercept, concept, capture
civ Definition: citizen Example word: civility = courtesy, politeness Other words? Civil, civilization, civic
Crac, crat Definition: rule, power Example word: democracy = government ruled by the people Other words? Autocrat, aristocracy, democrat
dem Definition: people Example word: Epidemic = affecting many people; widespread Other words? Demagogue, pandemic, endemic, democracy Challenge Word: demagogue: (noun) a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument; Greek demos “people” + agogos “leading”
dom Definition: master, control Example word: indomitable = cannot be overcome Other words? Domineer, dominant, dominate, dominion Challenge Word: indomitable: (adj) impossible to subdue or defeat; Latin, from in “not” + dom “control”
Fuge Definition: flee Example word: fugacious = fleeting, transitory Other words? Refuge, fugitive, centrifuge, refugee
liber Definition: free Example word: liberty = freedom Other words? Liberal, liberation, liberate Challenge Word: libertine: (noun) 1) a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained 2) a freethinker in religious matters; Latin, from libertus “freedom” “slope”
-acy, -icy, -cy (suffix) Definition: state or quality (forms a noun) Example word: prophecy = prediction of what is to come Other words? Autocracy, policy, privacy
Done! Your quiz will be:12-7A & 12-8B There will be review words. Make flash cards for bonus points. Note: Roots 1-7 will be on your final exam. Finals are 12/15, 12/16, 12/17, 12/18.