Book III Unit 2 Introduction Nunc/Nounc Voc/Vok Fa Dic/Dict Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families Presented by Mrs. Tolin and Mrs. Smith English 9 CP, Nordonia High School
Context Clues + knowledge of prefixes, ROOTS & suffixes + the way the word is being used in the sentence (its part of speech)= WORD MEANING & UNDERSTANDING DING! DING! DING! YES! OWN THE WORD!
LATIN ROOT: NUNC/NOUNC (nuntiare, nuntiatum) Latin, meaning “to announce”
ENUNCIATE Example: “The spelling bee contestant was asked to enunciate so that the judges could understand what he was saying.”
(makes the word into a verb) ENUNCIATE out of to announce (makes the word into a verb)
ENUNCIATE (e nun´se at) Verb Definition: To announce in a way that the words are clearly pronounced
ENUNCIATE Example: “The spelling bee contestant was asked to enunciate so that the judges could understand what he was saying.”
Your Turn . . . Use a dictionary to list other words with the same Latin root words (nunc/nounc). Apply your new knowledge of the meaning of the root words nunc/nounc to help determine the meaning of those words.
Reinforcement/ Practice Slides
Pronouncement EXAMPLE: “Betty’s pronouncement that the party was a disaster drew agreement from the whole group.”
Pronouncement forth/forward to announce (makes the word a noun)
Pronouncement EXAMPLE: “Betty’s pronouncement that the party was a disaster drew agreement from the whole group.”
PRONOUNCEMENT (pre nowns´ment) Part of Speech: Noun Definition: To announce an opinion; judgment
Book III Unit 2 Introduction Nunc/Nounc Voc/Vok Fa Dic/Dict Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families Presented by Mrs. Tolin and Mrs. Smith English 9 CP, Nordonia High School
Context Clues + knowledge of prefixes, ROOTS & suffixes + the way the word is being used in the sentence (its part of speech)= WORD MEANING & UNDERSTANDING DING! DING! DING! YES! OWN THE WORD!
LATIN ROOT: FA (for, fari) Latin, meaning “to speak”
INEFFABLE Example: “Many religious writers speak of the ineffable wisdom of the divine being.”
(“able” makes the word into an adjective) INEFFABLE not out of (“able” makes the word into an adjective) to speak
INEFFABLE Example: “Many religious writers speak of the ineffable wisdom of the divine being.”
INEFFABLE (in ef´e bel) Adjective Definition: Unutterable, unable to describe when speaking of
Reinforcement/ Practice Slides
AFFABLE EXAMPLE: Mr. Wright is an affable fellow who gets along well with the students.”
(“able” makes the word into an adjective) AFFABLE (“able” makes the word into an adjective) to speak towards
AFFABLE (af´e bel) Adjective Definition: Easy to speak with; friendly
AFFABLE EXAMPLE: Mr. Wright is an affable fellow who gets along well with the students.”
Book III Unit 2 Introduction Nunc/Nounc Voc/Vok Fa Dic/Dict Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families Presented by Mrs. Tolin and Mrs. Smith English 9 CP, Nordonia High School
Context Clues + knowledge of prefixes, ROOTS & suffixes + the way the word is being used in the sentence (its part of speech)= WORD MEANING & UNDERSTANDING DING! DING! DING! YES! OWN THE WORD!
LATIN ROOT: VOC/VOK (vocare, vocatus) Latin, meaning “to call”
INVOKE Example: “Amy invoked the First Amendment when Bill tried to silence her.”
INVOKE to call on
INVOKE (in vōk΄) verb Definition: to call on for support
INVOKE Example: “Amy invoked the First Amendment when Bill tried to silence her.”
Reinforcement/ Practice Slides
PROVOCATIVE EXAMPLE: “The film’s provocative ending had people talking for months”
(“ive” makes the word an adj.) PROVOCATIVE to call (“ive” makes the word an adj.) Forth/ forward
PROVOCATIVE Adjective Definition: to call forth attention and excitement; causing a disturbance.
PROVOCATIVE EXAMPLE: “The film’s provocative ending had people talking for months”
Book III Unit 2 Introduction Nunc/Nounc Voc/Vok Fa Dic/Dict Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families Presented by Mrs. Tolin and Mrs. Smith English 9 CP, Nordonia High School
Context Clues + knowledge of prefixes, ROOTS & suffixes + the way the word is being used in the sentence (its part of speech)= WORD MEANING & UNDERSTANDING DING! DING! DING! YES! OWN THE WORD!
LATIN ROOT: DIC/DICT (dicere, dictum) Latin, meaning “to say, to tell”
EDICT Example: “The palace issued an edict forbidding the rebel prince from entering the country.”
EDICT to speak out (officially) out of
EDICT noun Definition: an official order to be told
EDICT Example: “The palace issued an edict forbidding the rebel prince from entering the country.”
Reinforcement/ Practice Slides
INDICT EXAMPLE: “The jury indicted Richard on seven counts of burglary.”
INDICT to say/to speak against
INDICT verb Definition: to speak against; charge with a crime; accuse
INDICT EXAMPLE: “The jury indicted Richard on seven counts of burglary.”