1. Root: cred- meaning “believe”
Unit #6, Word Parts
Credible
Root: cred- meaning “believe”
Derivatives:
Credit
Incredible
Slang: “street cred”

2. Unit #6, Word Parts Impoverished Root Word: “poor” Other Derivative:
Poverty

3. Prefix: post- meaning “after”
Unit #6, Word Parts
Posthumous
Prefix: post- meaning “after”
Other Derivatives:
Post Game
Postmortem

4. Prefix: super- meaning “above”
Unit #6, Word Parts
Superfluous
Prefix: super- meaning “above”
Derivatives:
Superman
Superscript

5. Prefix: super- meaning “above”
Unit #6, Word Parts
Superfluous
Prefix: super- meaning “above”
Derivatives:
Superman
Superscript

6. Root: cess- meaning “stop”
Unit #6, Word Parts
Incessant
Root: cess- meaning “stop”
“Cease”
Derivatives:
cessation

7. Vocabulary #6
Images & definitions

8. Diligent
This painting is called “The Diligent Ape”

9. Diligent
Studying diligently
A diligent runner

10. Diligent
Not diligent
Diligent
What does diligent mean?

11. Defray The word defray means…
Sponsors help defray the cost of having a carnival
The word defray means…

12. Doleful These individuals are doleful. What does doleful mean?
Not Doleful
Doleful
What does doleful mean?

13. Based on the context, define atone.
I have wronged my friend, so I will do something nice to atone for my mistake.
Based on the context, define atone.

14. Ghastly In this film, you are likely to see something ghastly.
Probably nothing ghastly in this film.
What does ghastly mean?

15. Hew What does it mean to hew something? Hewing out a canoe
Hewing down a tree
What does it mean to hew something?

16. Impoverished What does impoverished mean?
One of these is impoverished, the other is not.
What does impoverished mean?

17. Posthumous Define posthumous.
After she died, Emily Dickinson’s family published most of her poems. The poems we read today were published posthumously.
Define posthumous.

18. Incessant
What does it mean to be incessant?

19. Intricate
An intricate design
An intricate formula

20. Intricate
What does intricate mean?

21. The natural pull between two objects.
Lucid
Explain Gravity
Not Lucid:
A depression in the fabric of space-time causing an attraction between objects with a force determined by the relative size of each object.
Lucid:
The natural pull between two objects.
Define lucid:

22. Prim
Prim
Not Prim
Prim
What does it mean to be prim?

23. Supplant
One technology will often supplant another.
Define Supplant

24. Tenacious Define tenacious This dog is tenacious.
Krazy Glue gives a tenacious grip…

25. The prefix “in” means “not”.
Credible
Roots and Affixes
The prefix “in” means “not”.
If “incredible” means “not believable” then the word credible must mean what?

26. Taunt
A crowd would taunt a deviant in the stocks.

27. Taunt
“…I shall taunt you a second time…”
Define taunt

28. Analogies Example: Engaging is to Thrilling Happy is to Ecstatic as
Based on the analogy, define ecstatic.
“Thrilling” means “very engaging”, so
“ecstatic” must mean “very happy.”

29. Bondage Impoverishment is to Money Bondage is to Freedom
Comparison by analogy:
Impoverishment is to Money as
Bondage is to Freedom
Based on the analogy, define bondage.

30. Hamper Build Up is to Destroy Help Along is to Hamper
Comparison by analogy:
Build Up is to Destroy as
Help Along is to Hamper
Based on the analogy, define hamper.

31. Sarcastic is to Sardonic
Analogy:
Upset is to Furious as
Sarcastic is to Sardonic
Based on the comparison, define sardonic