1. Vocabulary Workshop
Unit 5

2. LEGA “to appoint, to charge with”
Legacy: noun
A body of ideas, achievements, and morals
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. left behind a legacy of fighting for equal rights.
Delegate: verb
To divide up, especially responsibilities
The Eco-friendly club delegated the task of planting trees to the Sophomore class.

3. ACT/AG “to do, act” Agenda: noun Proactive: adjective
Plan of action or purpose
The United States had an agenda to stop communism in Vietnam.
Proactive: adjective
Seeking to solve a problem before it occurs
The proactive facial cleanser cleared up my acne so I could look photogenic in my senior portrait.

4. Exacting: adjective Demanding
The exacting coach sometimes kept the team for hours to practice a single play.

5. PULS/PEL “to push” Repulsion: noun Dispel: verb
Desire to avoid; disgust/horror
After watching several episodes of surgeries on television, I began to feel a repulsion towards blood.
Dispel: verb
To scatter about, break up
The police were sent to dispel the protestors marching against the war in Washington D.C.

6. Propel: verb To cause to move towards; push
The strong wind propelled the kite in the sky, just missing a tree.

7. LAT “brought, carried” Relative: adjective Superlative: adjective
Dependent upon
The number of people at the beach on any day is relative to the weather and season.
Superlative: adjective
Excellent; above all others
The Class of 2013’s performance on the HSPA was superlative to any other class at JFKMHS.

8. Dilate: verb
To widen
The surgeon dilated the opening of the soldier’s windpipe so he could breathe better.