Lesson # 9 Repose Subside Termination Retribution Venture Homonyms/homophone: cent/scent/sent Roots: audi bene

Repose (verb) Definition: to lie dead or at rest Sentence: The tiny frog reposes on the lilypad, staring up at the clouds. verb reposes

Subside (verb) Definition: to decrease in amount or intensity; settle down Senetence: The water blocked our way and we had to wait for it to subside before we could go on. verb subsides subsided subsiding

Termination (noun) Definition: an ending point, limit, or edge Sentence: The termination of the tunnel was not able to be seen with a dull light . verb terminate terminated terminating

Retribution (noun) Definition: punishment for a criminal act Sentence: Montresor believes his revenge plot will be successful if he can escape retribution for his crime.

Venture (verb) Definition: dare to do something or go somewhere that is dangerous or unpleasant Sentence: Fortunato wanted revenge once Montresor ventured to insult him. verb ventured

Scent (noun): the smell of something Homophones Cent (noun): a penny I needed one more cent to buy the candy bar Scent (noun): the smell of something The scent of bacon spread through the house and everyone ran to the kitchen for breakfast. Sent (verb): moved to another place My package was sent to the wrong address so I had to call Amazon to fix my order.

Root: audi

audi: hearing, sounds

Audi words Auditory Auditorium Audition Audience

Root: bene

bene: good, well

Bene words: Benefit Beneficiary Beneficial Benevolent Benefactor