World Lit: Word Roots Unit 2

ROOTS WE WILL COVER CED/CEED/CEDE/CESS CORP CYCL DUR/FIRM FER SPIR TOX

WORD TOWER: CED/CEED/CEDE/CESS

DEFINITION: MOVE/YIELD/SURRENDER WORDS WE WILL COVER: PROCEED CONCEDE RECEDE ACCEDE

PROCEDE DEFINITION: TO START OR CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD. PRO –

CONCEDE DEFINITION: TO SURRENDER OR TO ADMIT SOMETHING AFTER YOU FIRST DENIED IT. CON: CON: EITHER WITH OR AN INTENSIFIER

RECEDE DEFINITION: TO MOVE BACK OR WITHDRAW RE: _________ RE-BACK

ACCEDE DEFINITION: (VERB) a : to assume an office or position b :  to agree to a command or give in. Examples: After the king died, his son took the throne. The teacher finally acceded to the students’ pleas for one more day to work on the project. Prefix AC or AD means: TO

WORD TOWER: CORP

DEFINITION: BODY WORDS WE WILL COVER: CORPORAL PUNISHMENT CORPORATION CORPULANT CORPS

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT Definition: Physical punishment for having committed a crime or wrongdoing.

CORPORATION Definition: association of individuals, under law Incorporated: Legally of one group/body or joined together.

CORPULENT Definition: Fat

CORPS PRONOUNCED: CORE Definition: A group of people organized for service.

WORD TOWER: CYCL

DEFINITION: CIRCULAR/WHEEL WORDS WE WILL COVER: UNICYCLE/BICYCLE/TRICICLE POLYCYCLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA CYCLOMETER

KNOW YOUR NUMBERS: UNICYCLE: BICYCLE: TRICYCLE:

POLYCYCLIC  1.(Chemistry) (of a molecule or compound) molecules  that contain two or more closed rings of atoms. 2. (Biology)  having two or more rings or whorls. POLY= POLY: MUCH OR MANY

ENCYCLOPEDIA DEFINITION: A comprehensive reference work containing articles on a wide range of subjects. EN=________________________ CYCLE= ___________________ PED=___________________ En- in and Ped-children/education

CYCLOMETER DEFINITION: A tool that counts the revolutions of a bicycle wheel in order to indicate the distance travelled.

WORD TOWER: DUR/FIRM

DEFINITION: HARD/SOLID/LASTING WORDS WE WILL COVER: AFFIRM CONFIRMATION DURABLE DURESS INDURATE

AFFIRM DEFINITION: (VERB) TO SUPPORT OR UPHOLD THE VALIDITY OF.

CONFIRMATION DEFINITION: VERIFICATION/PROOF OF TRUTH.

DURABLE DEFINITION: STURDY

DURESS DEFINITION: Threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone.

INDURATE DEFINTION: EMOTIONALLY HARDENED, CALLOUS.

WORD TOWER: FER

DEFINITION: TO BEAR/CARRY WORD WE WILL COVER: FERTILE CONIFEROUS DEFER/INFER/REFER TRANSFER

FERTILE Definition: Bearing or producing in abundance.

CONIFEROUS Definition: cone bearing con= ______________

A LOOK AT COMMON PREFIXES: REFER: DEFINITIONS 1. To mention or allude to. 2. To pass information to someone else. re= ________ REFER: INFER: DEFER:

INFER: To deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. in =____________________

Defer: To put off to a later time (postpone.)

Word tower: sol

Definition: alone/sun Words We Will Cover: parasol desolate solitude soliloquy

parasol Definition: A lightweight umbrella used to protect one from the sun. Para: Alongside or To Protect

desolate Definition: Completely alone/empty/deserted De: Intensifier

solitude Definition: Loneliness/Condition of being alone. (not always negative.) tude: Condition/Feeling

soliloquy Sol: _____________ Loq:____________ Sol: Alone Loq: Speak

Word Tower: SPIR-

DEFINITION: BREATH Words We Will Cover: Inspire Conspire Aspire Transpire

Inspire Definition: to cause something to happen or be created or to cause someone to have a feeling/emotion. How does breath relate? Think religion. In:________________

Conspire Definition: to secretly plan with someone to do something that is harmful or illegal. Com: ________________

Aspire Definition: to want to have or achieve something. Prefix A comes from AD:___________

Transpire Definition: To be revealed/happen or to give off vapors. Trans: Through or Across

Word Tower: TOX

Definition: POISON Words We Will Cover: Toxic Intoxicate Antitoxin Toxicology

Toxic Definition: Poisonous

Intoxicate Definition: To cause someone to lose control of their behavior OR to poison.

Antitoxin Definition: An antibody that counteracts a toxin.

Toxicology Definition: The study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms.