REA 0002 Vocabulary Chapters 11 and 12

clandestine The criminals held a clandestine meeting before they robbed the bank. Done in secret Concealed Kept hidden

contingency I have a contingency fund just in case I have an emergency. A possibility A possible future event that must be prepared for or guarded against

egocentric The athlete was very egocentric. He thought the team couldn’t do anything without him. Self-involved Self-centered Conceited Seeing everything in terms of oneself

exonerate The soldier was hoping the court would exonerate him after they investigated the mishap. Clear of an accusation Free from blame or charges Prove innocent

incongruous It wasn’t really incongruous for a former general to join the peace movement. He had seen the horrors of war. Contradictory, Out of place Inconsistent Having parts that are not in harmony or that are inconsistent

indigenous The Seminoles are part of the indigenous population in Florida. Native Living, growing or produced in a particular place

liability Not being able to read fluently can be a liability. a handicap A disadvantage A drawback Something that acts as a disadvantage

prolific Stephen King is a prolific author. Producing many works, results, or offspring Fertile Creating abundantly

reinstate I was able to reinstate the student in class. To put back, To restore To restore to a previous position or condition Bring back into being or use

superfluous In the phrase “rich millionaire,” the word rich is superfluous. Unnecessary Extra Beyond what is needed, wanted, or useful

a - an- (prefix) Harold is completely apolitical. He never votes and never even seemed to know who the candidates are. Without Lacking Not

bibl- biblio- (prefix) We had to prepare a bibliography for the paper we wrote. Book Pertaining to books

fid (root) He names his dog Fido which means “faithful one”. Loyalty Trust Faith

-ism (suffix) Judaism and Hinduism are forms of religion. Doctrine Set of beliefs System Practice of

nov (root) That was a novel idea. No one has ever written about it before. Original New fresh

pan- (prefix) We traveled the Pan American Highway all the way from Alaska to Mexico. Entire All

prim, prime (root) She read from her primer. This was the first book in the reading series. First (in order of importance)

rect (root) He had to rectify the situation that he had caused by lying to his mother. To make straight To make right

sym-, syn- (prefix) One symptom or the syndrome was that the muscles in her legs would not function. With Together

ver (root) We waited patiently for the verdict. True Real

EXTRA CREDIT Complete pages 73 – 74 – Unit Two: Test 4 for extra credit. Study all of the words 7 – 11 for the Unit Two test.