1. Vocabulary Unit 2

2. KAKOS

3. KAKOS ► Definition:  Bad; harsh; ugly.

4. KAKOS ► Cacophony, Cacophobia, Cacography, Cacology

5. KAKOS ► The cacophony of rush hour traffic kept him from falling asleep.

6. CORRESPOND

7. CORRESPOND ► Definition:  to be similar or analogous; be equivalent in function, position, amount, etc.

8. CORRESPOND ► His test grades did not correspond with his knowledge of the subject.

9. PHONE

10. PHONE ► Definition:  Sound.

11. PHONE ► Telephone, Phonic, Phonograph, Homophone, Xylophone, Euphonious

12. PHONE ► The euphonious classical music helped calm his nerves.

13. CORPORATE

14. CORPORATE ► Definition:  Having qualities that lack original thought; united or combined into one collective; formed into a corporation*  Corporation: A body of persons acting under a legal charter and having its own rights, privileges & liabilities

15. CORPORATE ► America’s laws are created by the corporate action of politicians.

16. POTENS/POTENTIS

17. POTENS/POTENTIS ► Definition:  Powerful.

18. POTENS/POTENTIS ► Potential, Omnipotence, Potentate, Potent, Impotent

19. POTENS/POTENTIS ► Too many people give up and settle for just a fraction of what they can be, failing to realize their potential.

20. DEDUCE

21. DEDUCE ► Definition :  to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer

22. DEDUCE ► From the evidence the detective deduced that the gardener had done it.

23. CARNIS

24. CARNIS ► Definition:  Flesh.

25. CARNIS ► Carnivore, Carnelian, Carnival, Carnal, Carnage, Reincarnation, Incarnate

26. CARNIS ► The carnage from the multi-car pileup required ambulances from several firehouses to carry away the victims.

27. CRITERIA

28. CRITERIA ► Definition :  A standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.

29. CRITERIA ► Because he didn’t meet all of the teacher’s criteria, the student had to redo the project.

30. VORO

31. VORO ► Definition:  To devour.

32. VORO ► Devour, Carnivore, Omnivorous, Herbivore, Voracious

33. VORO ► Fire devoured the old museum.

34. COORDINATE

35. COORDINATE ► Definition :  of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance. (adj)  To engage in harmonious combination or interaction, as of functions or parts. (v)  A reference point that corresponds to a specific location. (n)

36. COORDINATE ► Because none of my friends could coordinate their plans, we weren’t able to celebrate my birthday. 