1. “The Roots –greg–, –here–, and –sim–”
Vocabulary Lesson 27

2. English 11 Homework: 3-Column Chart
WORD
ALL DEFINITIONS (COPY FROM THE SHEET!)
YOUR OWN SENTENCE - THIS WEEK, Any of the following: 1.
Compound 2.
Complex 3.
Colons 4.
Quotes 5.
Appositives 6.
Participial Phrases 7.
Words with hyphens 8.
Parallel Structure 9.
FOR EACH SENTENCE, WRITE
10.
WHICH TYPE YOU ARE USING!!!

3. Adhere
DEF:
A. To stick tightly to a surface
B. To be loyal or devoted to something
C. To carry out a plan or program without straying from it
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: How might someone adhere to something?
EXAMPLE: PARTICIPIAL PHRASE – Giving up fast food, John adhered to his diet plan.

4. Aggregate
DEF:
A. Total; amounting to a whole
B. A total composed of different parts
C. To add up; to gather into a mass, sum, or whole
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: What might someone estimate is the aggregate population of Las Vegas?
EXAMPLE: QUOTE – ______ said, “I estimate that the aggregate population of Las Vegas is…”

5. Cohere
DEF:
A. To stick together in a mass that resists separation
B. To be internally consistent and have logically linked parts
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: What might someone do to make his/her essay cohere?
EXAMPLE: PARELLEL STRUCTURE – To make your essay cohere, you need to _____, to _____, and to _____.

6. Dissimulate
DEF: To disguise under a fake appearance; to conceal feelings or intentions
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Why might someone dissimulate his/her feelings?
EXAMPLE: COMPLEX – The girl/boy dissimulated her/his feelings because…

7. Egregious DEF: Conspicuously bad or offensive
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: What egregious fashion choices should people avoid?
EXAMPLE: COLON – Avoid the following egregious fashion choices: ______, ______, and ______.

8. Ensemble
DEF: A whole unit or group composed of complementary or coordinated parts
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: What might an ensemble of singers do?
EXAMPLE: HYPHEN - The (hyphenated-word) ensemble of singers…

9. Facsimile DEF: An exact copy or reproduction
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: What might happen when you make a facsimile of a document?
EXAMPLE: COMPOUND – I made a facsimile of a document, and/but… (complete sentence).

10. Gregarious DEF: Sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: Who is someone gregarious?
EXAMPLE: APPOSITIVE – ______, (rename noun), is gregarious.

11. Inherent DEF: Inborn; naturally a part of something; intrinsic
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: What is (or is not) something inherent in most humans?
EXAMPLE: Which type of sentence could you use?

12. Semblance
DEF:
A. An outward or a token appearance
B. A very small amount; the barest trace
POSSIBLE SENTENCE TOPIC: What is something that everyone should have at least a semblance of?
EXAMPLE: Which type of sentence could you use?