1. “The Root –pli–”
Vocabulary Lesson 23

2. English 11 Homework: 3-Column Chart
WORD
ALL DEFINITIONS (COPY FROM THE SHEET!)
YOUR OWN SENTENCE (THIS WEEK: Hyphens) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10.

3. Complicity DEF: Involvement as an accomplice in a crime or wrongdoing
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe a student who might be accused of complicity in cheating on a test.
EXAMPLE: The rule-breaking student was accused of complicity in cheating on a test.

4. Deploy
DEF:
A. To position the troops or people strategically or systematically
B. To put into use or action
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe something you might deploy.
EXAMPLE: I might deploy a hyphenated-word _________________.

5. Explicate DEF: To explain; to make clear the meaning of something
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to talk about a subject you might need to explicate.
EXAMPLE: I might need to explicate (use a hyphenated word in your answer!)

6. Explicit
DEF:
A. Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied
B. Readily observable
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe someone who might give explicit instructions about something.
EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word _________________ gave explicit instructions about ______________.

7. Implicate
DEF:
A. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly
A. To have as a consequence; to entail
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe someone who might be implicated in a prank.
EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word girl/boy/etc. was implicated in the prank to _____________.

8. Implicit
DEF:
A. Implied or understood though not directly expressed
B. Unquestioning; without doubt or reservation
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to talk about something that is implicit about school.
When you come to school, it is implicit that (use a hyphenated word in your answer!)

9. Inexplicable DEF: Difficult or impossible to explain or account for
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe something inexplicable.
EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word ____________________ was inexplicable.

10. Replica
DEF:
A. A copy or reproduction of a work of art, especially one made by the original artist
B. A copy or reproduction, especially one that is smaller than the original
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe a piece of art that might not need a replica OR a piece of art that you would like to see a replica of.
EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word _________________ does not need a replica.
I would like to see a replica of the hyphenated-word ______________________.

11. Supple
DEF:
A. Easily bent; limber; pliant
B. Changing or yielding readily; compliant; adaptable
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe something supple.
EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word ______________________ was supple.

12. Supplicant DEF: A person who asks, prays or begs humbly and earnestly
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Use a hyphenated word to describe a supplicant.
EXAMPLE: The hyphenated-word supplicant wanted ______________________.