1. Meaningful Sentences Unit 17
SPERS, SPARS (Latin) – to sprinkle, to strew
MERS, MERG (Latin) – to sink

2. sparse- adj. Reg. not plentiful; not dense
For example: The grass covering the pasture was so sparse that…
Remember – SPARS means to sprinkle or strew.

3. to distribute in between
intersperse- v. Reg./Pre-AP
to distribute in between
For example: The jazz program featured many old favorites interspersed with…
Remember – SPERS means to sprinkle or strew.

4. negative remark or slander
aspersion- n Reg./Pre-AP
negative remark or slander
For example: When Bert cast aspersions on Laurel’s poetry, she responded by…
Remember – SPERS means to sprinkle or strew.

5. to completely cover with liquid
immerse- v Reg./Pre-AP
to completely cover with liquid
For example: The chef had to immerse the steak in olive oil in order to…
Remember – MERS means to sink.

6. emergent- adj. Reg./Pre-AP
just coming into being
For example: Because the sculpture we saw in the museum was part of an emergent art form…
Remember – MERG means to sink.