PLACE ROOTS 18 IN THE BASKET (only if it HAS YOUR NAME ON IT) PREPARE YOUR DESK FOR THE ROOTS REVIEW QUIZ: PRIVACY BOARD, PENCIL, AND PEN WHEN YOU FINISH THE QUIZ, TURN IT OVER AND WORK ON: ROOTS 19 SSR Work on Poetry Presentations

ROOTS 19 PRONUNCIATION

acu = sharp acute = (ADJ) 1. sharp or severe in effect (physically or mentally); intense.

acu = sharp acupuncture = (NOUN) a medical procedure that treats illness by the insertion of needles at specified sites of the body.

acri = bitter OR sour acrid = (ADJ) 1. sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.: Example: acrid smoke from burning rubber. 2. extremely or sharply stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic. Example: acrid taste.

acri = bitter OR sour acrimony = (NOUN) sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, character, etc. EXAMPLE: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony.

ali = other alias =(NOUN) a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name.

ali = other alibi = (NOUN) the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed; an excuse, especially to avoid blame. What’s your excuse for missing school? My sick grandmother is my alibi for missing school.

aster = star asterisk = (NOUN) 1. something in the shape of a star 2. a small star-like symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark

aster = star astronomy = (NOUN) the scientific study of the individual celestial bodies (excluding the earth) and of the universe as a whole.

junct = join conjunction = (NOUN) 1. the act of joining; a combination; union; association. Example: The police, in conjunction with the army, established order.