Book III Unit 7 Introduction Bell Am Agon Phil Presented by Mrs. Tolin, Miss Conard, and Ms. Snider English 9 CP, Nordonia High School Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families

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!

Bell Greek, meaning “War” GREEK ROOT:

Bellicose EXAMPLE: “The bellicose tribe was in the habit of fighting its neighbors. ”

BELLICOSE war quality/ relation having the quality of/ relating to

Bellicose EXAMPLE: “The bellicose tribe was in the habit of fighting its neighbors. ”

BELLICOSE Adjective DEFINITION: tending to be warlike in nature; behavior related to war

Your Turn… Use a dictionary to list other words with the same Greek root words (bell). Apply your new knowledge of the meaning of the root word (bell) to help determine the meanings of those words.

Reinforcement/ Practice Slides

BELLIGERENCE EXAMPLE: “Despite the belligerence of the opposing team, the Hawks won the game by two points.”

BELLIGERENCE war person or thing that does something shows the word is a noun; action or process/ quality or state

BELLIGERENCE EXAMPLE: “Despite the belligerence of the opposing team, the Hawks won the game by two points.”

BELLIGERENCE Part of Speech: Noun DEFINITION: a warlike mood or attitude; misbehavior

Book III Unit 7 Introduction Bell Am Agon Phil Presented by Mrs. Tolin, Miss Conard, and Ms. Snider English 9 CP, Nordonia High School Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families

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!

AM Latin, meaning “love” or “friend” LATIN ROOT: AMOR, AMICUS

ENAMORED EXAMPLE: “At first I hated the novel, but after reading it again, I became enamored by it.”

E N A M O R E D “love” “friend” material condition/ activity can make the word an adj.

ENAMORED EXAMPLE: “At first I hated the novel, but after reading it again, I became enamored of it.”

ENAMORED EXAMPLE: “At first I hated the novel, but after reading it again, I became enamored of it.”

ENAMORED Part of Speech: Adjective DEFINITION: tending to be fond of; tending to feel love towards

Your Turn… Use a dictionary to list other words with the same root words (am). Apply your new knowledge of the meaning of the root word (am) to help determine the meanings of those words.

Reinforcement/ Practice Slides

AMIABLE EXAMPLE: “Bernard greeted me with an amiable smile as I entered the office.”

AMIABLE “love” “friend” (can make the word an adj)

AMIABLE EXAMPLE: “Bernard greeted me with an amiable smile as I entered the office.”

AMIABLE Part of speech: ADJECTIVE DEFINITION: tending to good- natured, as one would treat a friend; cheerful; friendly

Book III Unit 7 Introduction Bell Am Agon Phil Presented by Mrs. Tolin and Mrs. Smith English 9 CP, Nordonia High School Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families

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!

AGON Latin, meaning “contest, struggle” LATIN ROOT: REMEMBER: “contest” = (noun) a competition (verb) to engage in a competition; (verb) to oppose or challenge (an action, decision or theory)

ANTAGONIZE EXAMPLE: “No matter how the bullies antagonize Zach, he never gets angry or upset.”

ANTAGONIZE against/ opposite contest, struggle cause

ANTAGONIZE EXAMPLE: “No matter how the bullies antagonize Zach, he never gets angry or upset.”

ANTAGONIZE Part of speech: verb DEFINITION: to act hostile towards; to challenge or provoke

Your Turn… Use a dictionary to list other words with the same root words (agon). Apply your new knowledge of the meaning of the root word (agon) to help determine the meanings of those words.

Reinforcement/ Practice Slides

PROTAGONIST EXAMPLE: “In the first story Elsa wrote, the protagonist was a princess who defeated a wicked emperor.”

PROTAGONIST forward contest, struggle (noun) person or member

PROTAGONIST EXAMPLE: “In the first story Elsa wrote, the protagonist was a princess who defeated a wicked emperor.”

PROTAGONIST Part of speech: noun DEFINITION: the central character (contestant) in a work of literature; the character who faces a struggle

Book III Unit 7 Introduction Bell Am Agon Phil Presented by Mrs. Tolin and Mrs. Smith English 9 CP, Nordonia High School Prestwick House Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots: A Study of Word families

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!

PHIL Latin, meaning “LOVE” LATIN ROOT:

PHILOSOPHICAL EXAMPLE: “Megan’s friends thought she would be humiliated after she lost the contest, but she was philosophical about the whole thing.”

PHIL O SOPH IC AL wise love action; result of quality/ relation

PHILOSOPHICAL EXAMPLE: “Megan’s friends thought she would be humiliated after she lost the contest, but instead, she was pretty philosophical about the whole thing.”

PHILOSOPHICAL Part of speech: adjective DEFINITION: having or showing a calm (loving) attitude; wise and reasonable

Your Turn… Use a dictionary to list other words with the same root words (phil). Apply your new knowledge of the meaning of the root word (phil) to help determine the meanings of those words.

Reinforcement/ Practice Slides

BIBLIOPHILE EXAMPLE: “Cameron, a self-described bibliophile, was running out of space for his books.”

BIBLIOPHILE lovebook

BIBLIOPHILE EXAMPLE: “Cameron, a self-described bibliophile, was running out of space for his books.”

BIBLIOPHILE Part of speech: noun DEFINITION: one who loves books