1. Word within a word
Vocabulary 8B

2. Demi (half) demigod: half human, half god
Perseus and Hercules were both well-known demigods.

3. Retro (backward)
retroactive: going backward and covering the past as well as the future
When I achieved National Board Certification, the state paid me retroactively, which included my missed pay increase from August through December.

4. Sense (feel)
Extrasensory: having senses beyond what is normal (psychic)
Some people claim to have extrasensory perception, which allows them to see things in the future or fortune tell.

5. Fy (make)
horrify: to cause to feel horror (painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay)
The tornado ripping through the family’s home was a horrific event.

6. ocul (eye) oculist: eye doctor
Before obtaining his glasses for his nearsighted vision, the young boy had to be seen by the oculist.

7. cur (care for) curator: caretaker for a museum
In the movie Night at the Museum, Ben Stiller plays the museum curator, who has some pretty wild adventures.

8. Ultra (beyond) ultraviolet: light past violet on the spectrum
image - the sun taken at an ultraviolet wavelength

9. oid (appearance)
asteroid: has the appearance of a shooting star but is a large rock traveling at an orbit
In February, a meteor, described by NASA as a “tiny asteroid” hit central Russia causing some minor destruction and injuries.

10. gest (carry) gestation: time the baby is carried inside the mother
The gestation period for a puppy is approximately two months.

11. apt (fit) maladapted: not well fitted for something
The panda bear is maladapted to its small surroundings.

12. tact (touch)
tactful: able to say or do something unpleasant in a nice way
When Maria helped Tracy learn how to make donuts, she had to tactfully tell her that her first batch didn’t taste good.

13. voc (voice) convocation: formal assembly (ex. graduation)
For the convocation, all members of our club needed to be in formal attire in order to accept our award.

14. rid (laugh) deride: to laugh at someone in scorn; to mock
Due to Joey’s dirty shoes, the boys found reason to deride him.