1. Vocabulary Unit #16

2. Catacombs  Cata = down  You might find it weird that people are willing to venture into the catacombs of Paris to see bones and skeletons of the dead.

3. Insomnia  Somn = sleep  Jane was hardly able to keep her eyes open in class due to the previous night’s insomnia.

4. Quadrilingual  Quadri = four  Lingu = tongue  My friend Nina is quadrilingual because she has lived in many different countries and learns new languages very easily.

5. Erratic  Err = wander  Simon’s erratic behavior today was unusual, as he usually does not act that way.

6. Motivate  Mot = move  The students were motivated to arrive on time to English class after Ms. Futrell began assigning lunch detention.

7. Navigate  Nav = ship  The website is very easy to navigate because there are no confusing menus or distracting graphics.

8. Inundate  Und = wave  The waves of water soon inundated the low-lying regions, flooding all of the state’s coastal towns.

9. Reflection  Flect – bend  Sometimes a child’s behavior is a reflection of how he sees his parents behave.

10. Coronation  Coron = crown  At her coronation, the new queen received a crown of gold and jewels.

11. Illiterate  Liter = letter  Because he was illiterate, Tom could not read any of the letters written on the page.

12. Rational  Rat = think  A rational person will always think before speaking or acting.

13. Disparity  Par = equal  There was a disparity between his story and the facts.

14. Immense  Mens = measure  Although it required an immense amount of preparation, the class did a great job with the seminar.

15. Harmony  Mony = condition  Some people believe cats and dogs cannot live in harmony in the same household.

16. Quintuplets  Quin = five  The new parents were definitely not ready to care for quintuplets, especially since they thought they were only having twins.

17. Social  Socio = society  Meg is a very social person who likes to go to parties whenever she has the time.

18. Dysphasia  Dys = bad  Phasia = speech  Elizabeth’s dysphasia caused her to become very nervous when speaking in public.

19. Helicopter  Pter = wing  The Coast Guard helicopter hovered just a few feet from the ocean while the rescuers removed passengers from the sinking ship.

20. Phantom  Phan = appearance  The phantom appeared once again in the doorway, but the skeptical house guests refused to believe in ghosts.

21. Perimeter  Peri = near or around  The police officers checked the perimeter of the my house for possible clues after the attempted break-in.

22. Viaduct  Via – road  The North Carolina mountains have many viaducts to carry roads, cars, and people over deep mountain valleys.