1. ROOT WORDS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS Vocabulary Unit 11

2. Alumni i- plural lum- light The Sanderson Alumni group raised more money for the food drive than the freshman class.

3. Justify Jus- law Ify- to make The teacher had to justify her decision when she assigned homework on the first day of school.

4. Illuminate Lum-light Ate- to make I asked her to shed some light on the situation and her response was illuminating.

5. Annual Ann- year The food drive is our annual community service project at Sanderson.

6. Apologize apo- up or away Log- word or reason Ize- to make When she wouldn’t apologize, her father told her she would have to make it up to her sister by doing her chores.

7. Senility Sen-old Ity- quality of My grandmother’s senility often frustrates her nurses.

8. Solitude Sol- alone Tude- state of When children have temper tantrums, they are often punished with solitude.

9. Basic Bas- low Because my math scores were low, I was placed in a basic math class.

10. Interrogation Inter-within Rogat- ask Ion- state of During the interrogation, Elie was confused by the quickly asked questions.

11. Parliament Parl-speak Parliament members are often known for their speaking skills.

12. Potential Potent- power Many people do not live up to their potentials, which is often frustrating for their parents and teachers.

13. Program Pro-forward Gram- writing The program guide gave us a speak peak into the day’s activities.

14. Cantata Cant-sing The Christmas cantata had such catchy songs that I sang them the entire winter break!

15. Regulatory Reg- rule The regulatory committee created the rules for all of the Olympic events.

16. Androgynous Andro- man Gyn- woman Ous- full of When I visited France, I found that many of the public restrooms were androgynous.

17. Agile Ag- to do The quarterback of the football team must be very agile in order to catch the ball.

18. Reaction Re- again Act- to do Ion- act of Her reaction to my speech made realize that I should have practiced more!

19. Immobilize Im- not Mob- move Ize- to make When I broke my leg, I was immobilized for two weeks.

20. Possessive Sess- sit The possessive boyfriend sat outside his girlfriend’s class everyday.

21. Announcement Nounce- tell Ment- action The announcements will be aired school wide beginning Friday!