Meaningful Sentences Unit 19 RIV (Latin) – stream DELU, DILU (Latin) – to wash away; flood

rivulet- n. Reg./Pre-AP a small stream of water For example: When local residents saw a rivulet of lava descending from the volcano, they… Remember – RIV means stream.

borrowing from something else; unoriginal derivative- adj. Reg./Pre-AP borrowing from something else; unoriginal For example: Critics of the play say it is highly derivative because it… Remember – RIV means stream.

having no equal competition unrivaled- adj. Reg./Pre-AP having no equal competition For example: Herman’s volleyball skills were once unrivaled but now… Remember – RIV means stream.

deluge- n. Reg./Pre-AP a flood For example: When the rock star received a deluge of fan mail, she knew that… Remember – DELU means to wash away or flood.

to water down; to weaken dilute- v. Reg./Pre-AP to water down; to weaken For example: Some chefs prefer to dilute the spicy soup because… Remember – DILU means to wash away or flood.