Bell Ringers Survey of Literature Week 1 Quarter 3
Autocrat (v) Autophile (n) autonomy(n) Autopsy (n) Adduce (v) Functioning independently Monday, January 28 Autocrat (v) A single ruler of uncontrolled authority Autopsy (n) Looking inside -aut= self, same, directed from within. autonarcosis (adj) Self induced sleep Adduce (v) To lead or bring into an argument Write your own sentence using one of the words Autophile (n) Someone who loves themselves
patricide (n) homicde (n) ethnocide (n) fratricide (n) infanticide (n) The killing of an ethnic group Tuesday, January 29 patricide (n) Killing a parent fratricide (n) One who kills his/her brother -cide= kill/killer infanticide (n) Killing infants genocide (n) Killing a race of people Write your own sentence using one of the words homicde (n) Killing of a human being
-dele – to destroy or abolish Delenda (n) Things to be destroyed Wednesday, January 30 deletive (adj) Adapted to destroy Deletory(n) That which blots out -dele – to destroy or abolish deletionist (n) Someone who destroys a famous work Indelible (adj) Impossible to remove Write your own sentence using one of the words Deleble (n) Capable of being destroyed
Alter ego (n) ego (n) egocentrism (adj) Egomaniac (adj) Another side of oneself Thursday, January 31 ego (n) An exaggerated sense of self importance egocentrism (adj) Regarding one’s opinions as important -ego self Egotist (n) A boastful person Egomaniac (adj) Someone who is extremely self-centered Write your own sentence using one of the words egotistic (adj) Having an inflated idea of self importance
Epi/ep – Above, over, besides, in addition to, toward, among epicenter (n) Area directly over an earthquake Friday, February 1 epithet (adj) An added description about someone (Richard, the Great) epidemic (n) Widespread among many people Epi/ep – Above, over, besides, in addition to, toward, among episodic (v) Relating to an episode epilogue (n) A closing statement in addition to the rest Write your own sentence using one of the words revitalize (v) To bring back to life
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