1. ADVANCING VOCABULARY SKILLS Fourth Edition Sherrie L. Nist © 2010 Townsend Press

2. Unit Three: Chapter 18 anima miss, mit arch, archy mort ben-, bene- poly- -ee tempo, tempor -log, -logueten

3. Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. 1 anima The word part anima means A. good. B. experience. C. life. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT During the worst part of her illness, Trina lay quietly in bed. We knew she was recovering when she sat up and began to talk in an animated way. A Japanese scientist recently invented a robot cat that sells for $1500. But why would someone want an inanimate pet instead of a living animal?

4. Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. 1 anima The word part anima means A. good. B. experience. C. life. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT During the worst part of her illness, Trina lay quietly in bed. We knew she was recovering when she sat up and began to talk in an animated way. A Japanese scientist recently invented a robot cat that sells for $1500. But why would someone want an inanimate pet instead of a living animal? To be animated is to be lively or full of life. A robot cat is inanimate or without life.

5. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT 2 arch, -archy The word part arch or -archy means A. chief. B. sender. C. receiver. Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. Many fictional heroes have an archenemy. For instance, Sherlock Holmes’s main opponent was the evil Dr. Moriarty. Among Amish people, the family is a patriarchy. The father rules the household, and the women and children are expected to obey. The monarch Elizabeth I, Queen of England 1558–1603

6. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT 2 arch, -archy The word part arch or -archy means A. chief. B. sender. C. receiver. Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. Many fictional heroes have an archenemy. For instance, Sherlock Holmes’s main opponent was the evil Dr. Moriarty. Among Amish people, the family is a patriarchy. The father rules the household, and the women and children are expected to obey. If Dr. Moriarty was Holmes’s main opponent, he was Holmes’s chief enemy. If the father rules the household, he is the chief member of the family. The monarch Elizabeth I, Queen of England 1558–1603

7. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT 3 ben-, bene- The word part ben- or bene- means A. experience. B. deadly. C. good. Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. Southern California has a benign climate—sunny and warm. For Cheryl, day care has been beneficial. She’s much less shy now.

8. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT 3 ben-, bene- The word part ben- or bene- means A. experience. B. deadly. C. good. Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. Southern California has a benign climate—sunny and warm. For Cheryl, day care has been beneficial. She’s much less shy now. Most people would consider a sunny and warm climate a good climate. If day care has made Cheryl less shy, it has been a good thing for her.

9. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The mayor had to appoint a new chief of police. The first appointee became unavailable—he was serving a two-year sentence in prison. Today’s employees expect to receive benefits as well as a salary. 4 -ee The word part -ee means A. a ruler. B. someone who receives. C. someone who sends. Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

10. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The mayor had to appoint a new chief of police. The first appointee became unavailable—he was serving a two-year sentence in prison. Today’s employees expect to receive benefits as well as a salary. 4 -ee The word part -ee means A. a ruler. B. someone who receives. C. someone who sends. Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. The person who first received the appointment to the position of police chief was serving a prison sentence. The workers who receive employment expect benefits and a salary.

11. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The word part -log or -logue means A. speaking. B. time. C. send. 5 -log, -logue Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. It’s almost impossible to have a dialog with Aaron because he does all the talking. The play opened with a prologue: before the action began, one of the characters came onstage and made a speech to the audience.

12. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The word part -log or -logue means A. speaking. B. time. C. send. 5 -log, -logue Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. It’s almost impossible to have a dialog with Aaron because he does all the talking. The play opened with a prologue: before the action began, one of the characters came onstage and made a speech to the audience. A dialog is a spoken exchange. In a play, a prologue is a speech spoken before the action begins.

13. The word part miss or mit means A. send. B. well. C. hold. The United Nations sends peacekeeping missions to trouble spots around the world, although not all of these efforts succeed. I use a cell phone every day, but to tell you the truth, I really have no idea how it transmits sound across a distance. 6 miss, mit Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

14. The word part miss or mit means A. send. B. well. C. hold. The United Nations sends peacekeeping missions to trouble spots around the world, although not all of these efforts succeed. I use a cell phone every day, but to tell you the truth, I really have no idea how it transmits sound across a distance. 6 miss, mit Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT In the first item, the word sends suggests that missions are groups of people who are sent to different places in the world. A cell phone sends sound across a distance.

15. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The word part mort means A. death. B. breath. C. name. Ms. Patterson took her class to visit a mortician, who explained how he prepares a body for burial. Shakespeare’s works are said to have achieved immortality: they will never die, since they will be read and performed forever. 7 mort Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

16. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The word part mort means A. death. B. breath. C. name. Ms. Patterson took her class to visit a mortician, who explained how he prepares a body for burial. Shakespeare’s works are said to have achieved immortality: they will never die, since they will be read and performed forever. 7 mort Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. If a mortician prepares bodies for burial, he deals with death. In the second item, the words never die suggest that mort in immortality means “death.”

17. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The word part poly- means A. difficult. B. time. C. many. A polytechnic school is one which teaches many different sciences and industrial arts. Polygamy is a form of marriage in which a person can have a number of spouses at the same time. 8 poly- Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. Four polygons

18. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The word part poly- means A. difficult. B. time. C. many. A polytechnic school is one which teaches many different sciences and industrial arts. Polygamy is a form of marriage in which a person can have a number of spouses at the same time. 8 poly- Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. If a polytechnic school teaches many different sciences and industrial arts, poly must mean “many.” Similarly, if polygamy describes a form of marriage in which a person can have a number of spouses at the same time, poly must mean “many.” A polygon is a figure with three or more (many) straight sides.

19. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The word part tempo or tempor means A. holding. B. time. C. number. The chorus sang the difficult piece slowly at first. When they seemed sure of all the notes, the director speeded up the tempo. The trailer in the Langs’ yard is there only temporarily, until the repairs to their house are finished and they can move back in. 9 tempo, tempor Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

20. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The word part tempo or tempor means A. holding. B. time. C. number. The chorus sang the difficult piece slowly at first. When they seemed sure of all the notes, the director speeded up the tempo. The trailer in the Langs’ yard is there only temporarily, until the repairs to their house are finished and they can move back in. 9 tempo, tempor Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. The word tempo is from the Italian word for “time.” The trailer is in the Langs’ yard for only a limited amount of time.

21. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The word part ten means A. spirit. B. keep. C. divide. 10 ten Detention is a common punishment in elementary and high school. Students who misbehave must stay in school for an hour or so after the other students go home. Tenant farmers hold the right to work someone else’s land; they pay rent in cash or with a portion of the produce. Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

22. TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT The word part ten means A. spirit. B. keep. C. divide. 10 ten Detention is a common punishment in elementary and high school. Students who misbehave must stay in school for an hour or so after the other students go home. Tenant farmers hold the right to work someone else’s land; they pay rent in cash or with a portion of the produce. Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words. Students who have detention are kept in school after the other students have left. Tenant farmers hold or keep the right to work someone else’s land by paying some form of rent.

23. SENTENCE CHECK 1 2.A(n) (... factor) ___ has been good enough to give the city blankets to pass out to the homeless. 1.A high-ranking angel is called a(n) (... angel) ___. A. animaB. arch, -archyC. ben-, bene-D. -ee F. miss, mitG. mortH. poly-I. tempo, tempor Complete each italicized word with the correct word part from the box. E.-log, -logue J. ten

24. SENTENCE CHECK 1 2.A _____________ has been good enough to give the city blankets to pass out to the homeless. 1.A high-ranking angel is called an ___________. A. animaB. arch, -archyC. ben-, bene-D. -ee F. miss, mitG. mortH. poly-I. tempo, tempor Complete each italicized word with the correct word part from the box. E.-log, -logue J. ten archangel benefactor An archangel is a chief or principle angel. A benefactor is someone who does good deeds—such as donate blankets for the homeless.

25. 4.I enjoy (trave... s) ___ on TV. It’s interesting to hear people talk about their travels. SENTENCE CHECK 1 5.Certain (... ets) ___, such as the belief in the sanctity of marriage, are held by many religions. 3.When Ruben asked Luisa to marry him, she (... ized)___, saying, “I need some time to think it over.” A. animaB. arch, -archyC. ben-, bene-D. -ee F. miss, mitG. mortH. poly-I. tempo, tempor Complete each italicized word with the correct word part from the box. E.-log, -logue J. ten

26. 4.I enjoy _____________ on TV. It’s interesting to hear people talk about their travels. SENTENCE CHECK 1 5.Certain ___________, such as the belief in the sanctity of marriage, are held by many religions. 3.When Ruben asked Luisa to marry him, she __________, saying, “I need some time to think it over.” A. animaB. arch, -archyC. ben-, bene-D. -ee F. miss, mitG. mortH. poly-I. tempo, tempor Complete each italicized word with the correct word part from the box. E.-log, -logue J. ten To temporize is to stall for time. A tenet is a set of beliefs held by a particular group of people. Travelogues (or travelogs) involve people speaking about their travels. tenets temporized travelogues

27. SENTENCE CHECK 1 6.When the bell rang and the teacher said “Class is (dis... ed) ___,” that was enough to send the children hurtling into the hallway like popcorn exploding from a popper. 7.There was suspicion that the evil dictator had been murdered, but a (post... em) ___ examination showed that he had died of natural causes. A. animaB. arch, -archyC. ben-, bene-D. -ee F. miss, mitG. mortH. poly-I. tempo, tempor Complete each italicized word with the correct word part from the box. E.-log, -logue J. ten

28. SENTENCE CHECK 1 6.When the bell rang and the teacher said “Class is ________,” that was enough to send the children hurtling into the hallway like popcorn exploding from a popper. 7.There was suspicion that the evil dictator had been murdered, but a _____________ examination showed that he had died of natural causes. A. animaB. arch, -archyC. ben-, bene-D. -ee F. miss, mitG. mortH. poly-I. tempo, tempor Complete each italicized word with the correct word part from the box. E.-log, -logue J. ten To dismiss means to send away. A postmortem examination is an examination made after death. dismissed postmortem

29. 9.Many cartoons today are excellent. The (... tion) ___ is so good that the characters seem to be alive—they move smoothly and naturally, like real people or animals. 10.“We are here to nominate the candidates for president of the Liars’ Club,” said the club’s current president. “Remember,” she said with a smile, “that the (nomin... s) ___ should be exceptionally honest.” 8.A(n) (... graph) ___, or “lie detector,” records several physical responses of the person hooked up to it, including heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure. SENTENCE CHECK 1 A. animaB. arch, -archyC. ben-, bene-D. -ee F. miss, mitG. mortH. poly-I. tempo, tempor Complete each italicized word with the correct word part from the box. E.-log, -logue J. ten

30. 9.Many cartoons today are excellent. The ___________ is so good that the characters seem to be alive—they move smoothly and naturally, like real people or animals. 10.“We are here to nominate the candidates for president of the Liars’ Club,” said the club’s current president. “Remember,” she said with a smile, “that the ___________ should be exceptionally honest.” 8.A ____________, or “lie detector,” records several physical responses of the person hooked up to it, including heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure. SENTENCE CHECK 1 A. animaB. arch, -archyC. ben-, bene-D. -ee F. miss, mitG. mortH. poly-I. tempo, tempor Complete each italicized word with the correct word part from the box. E.-log, -logue J. ten A polygraph records many physical responses. Animation makes drawn figures look as if they have life. The people who receive the nomination are the nominees. polygraph animation nominees