VOCABULARY UNIT 5 ORDER
Pri = First Chron = Time Ultima = last Loc = Place
PRIMARY (adj.) Root: PRI = First
PRIMARY Mr. Murray gave his students a copy of a primary source to analyze and to discover its historical significance. A primary is one way a political party nominates(selects) a candidate for the general election.
PRIMARY (adj.) First or highest in rank or importance; most important (n.) election of candidates
PRIMITIVE (adj.) PRIMITIVE (adj.) Root: PRI = First
PRIMITIVE Ancient cave paintings created by primitive cultures are very primitive in design due to their simplicity.
PRIMITIVE (adj.) Occurring at the first stages of something; very simple in design
PRIMAL (adj.) Pri = First
PRIMAL (adj. Lions, like all living things, have a primal instinct for survival.
PRIMAL (adj.) (adj.) First or earliest…often basic. Essential
ULTIMATE (adj.) Ultima = last
ULTIMATE (adj.) After hearing everyone’s opinion, our ultimate decision was to preserve the forest.
Ultimate (adj.) Final, greatest, extreme
ULTIMATUM My parents delivered a very annoying ultimatum, either I start completing all of my homework or I would be grounded on the weekend.
ULTIMATUM (n.) A final demand, usually accompanied by penalty if the demand is not met
CHRONOLOGICAL Root: Chron = Time
CHRONOLOGICAL (adj.) Arranged in the order of time
CHRONIC – (adj.) Chron = Time There is a chronic problem with the copy machines at Penndale Middle School; we rarely have a day when they are all working properly.
CHRONIC (adj.) Occurring again and again over a long period of time
SYNCHRONIZE Root: Chron = Time
Synchronize (v.) To make things happen at the same time
ALLOCATE John set aside all of his weekly allowance to be allocated to the purchase of video games.
Allocate (v.) To set aside for a person or purpose or To distribute for a particular purpose
Locality – (n.) Root: Loc = Place
LOCALITY (N.) a particular place…location… district