1. Words: The Power Within Lesson 20 Personal Traits

2. AMI (AMIC) Amiable Ami + able literal definition – “friend-able” Dictionary definition – (adj) having a friendly or pleasant personality; good- natured; agreeable Amiable customers make coming to work much more enjoyable.

3. AMI (AMIC) Amicable Amic + able literal definition – “friend-able” Dictionary definition – (adj) showing friendliness; usually used to describe relationships or situations rather than people Despite always disagreeing, the two sisters maintained an amicable relationship.

4. AMI (AMIC) - FRIEND Amity Ami + y (result of) Literal definition – result of friends Dictionary definition – (n) friendship; peaceful relations; goodwill The amity between the two countries helped insure peace throughout the region.

5. CRED Credible Cred + ible (able) Literal definition – able to believe Dictionary definition – (adj) able to be believed; convincing The prosecutor had credible evidence that proved Wolfgang was guilty of the crime.

6. CRED Credulous Cred + ous (full of) Literal definition – full of believing Dictionary definition – (adj) inclined to believe too readily; gullible; naïve There are too many credulous people who will believe anything they read on the internet without first checking to see if it’s actually true.

7. CRED -BELIEVE Creed Dictionary definition – (n) a system of religious beliefs; a faith Many people around the world believe in some type of creed that they can turn to in times of trouble or despair.

8. CULP Culpable Culp + able Literal definition – blame-able Dictionary definition – (adj) deserving of blame; responsible for wrongdoing Students who share their homework are culpable and could be accused of cheating.

9. CULP Culprit Culp Dictionary definition – (n) someone guilty of wrongdoing or crime The police put all of their effort into catching the culprit who stole the artifacts.

10. CULP – BLAME, GUILT Exculpatory Ex (out) + culp + ory (pertaining to) Literal definition – pertaining to blaming out Dictionary definition – (adj) showing that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing The defense used their exculpatory evidence to get Wolfgang exonerated.

11. EGO Ego Dictionary definition – (n) a person’s feeling of self-esteem or self-worth Getting beat by that six-year-old in that game of HORSE really bruised my ego.

12. EGO Egocentric Ego + centr (center) Dictionary definition – (adj) self-centered; thinking only of oneself and not others; selfish The egocentric athlete was not a true team player, and as a result, his teammates did not like him very much.

13. EGO – SELF Egotism Ego + ism (belief) Literal definition – self belief Dictionary definition – (n) the inclination to think and talk about oneself excessively due to inflated sense of self-worth; conceit People grew tired of the actor’s egoism; consequently, he was unable to find work this past season.

14. FORT Forte Fort Dictionary definition – (n) something at which a person excels; (adv) a musical direction that means loudly or forcefully Wolfgang’s forte was underwater basket- weaving; his amazing work is on display in numerous museums.

15. FORT Fortify Fort + fy (make) Literal definition – make strong Dictionary definition – (v) to strengthen and secure a position; to strengthen mentally or physically; to add strength to The Trojans had to fortify their city to hold off the attacking Greeks.

16. FORT - STRONG Fortitude Fort + tude (quality) Literal definition – strong quality Dictionary definition – (n) strength of mind that makes it possible to endure pain or difficult situations with courage Perseus had enough fortitude to face Medusa and the Kraken to save Andromeda.