1. Classical Roots Lesson 11: travel

2. roots TRANS <L. across EO, IRE, IVI, ITUM <L. to go ERRO, ERRARE, ERRAVI, ERRATUM <L. to wander, stray HODOS <L. journey

3. TRANS <L. across

4. transgress To go beyond OR over set limits; to break a rule (gradi <L. step)

5. transitive Describing an action carried from subject to verb to object (it = ire <L. to go)

6. transitory Lasting only for a short while (it = ire <L. to go)

7. translucent Permitting light to pass through, but not transparent (gradi <L. step)

8. Practice! Which word refers to something that lasts for only a little bit? transitive? transgress? transitory? (transitory)

9. Practice! Which word means to break a rule? transitive? transgress? transitory? (transgress)

10. Practice! Which word refers to a verb passing the action to an object? transitive? transgress? transitory? (transitive)

11. Practice! Which word refers to something that allows light to pass through it? translucent? transgress? transitory? (translucent)

12. EO, IRE, IVI, ITUM <L. to go

13. ambience Environment; the surrounding atmosphere (amb <L. on both sides )

14. obituary Notice of death with biographical information (ob <L. because)

15. transient Passing quickly; transitory Staying only a short time A person or thing having a short stay (trans <L. across)

16. Practice! Which word describes one’s surroundings? transient? obituary? ambience? (ambience)

17. Practice! Passing quickly or staying only for a short time is… obituary? transient? ambience? (transient)

18. Practice! A notice of one’s death with information about his or her life is called… ambiance? obituary? transitory? (obituary)

19. ERRO, ERRARE, ERRAVI, ERRATUM <L. to wander, to stray

20. aberration Straying from what is normal or accepted (ab <L. away from)

21. erratic Irregular or inconsistent in movement, habit, quality, or ideas

22. HODOS <L. journey

23. episode An incident in a person’s life OR in a story or a play (epi <L. from, out of)

24. exodus Mass departure OR emigration (capitalized) the departure of the Israelites from Egypt with Moses

25. Practice! Irregular in movement… aberration? erratic? episode? (erratic)

26. Practice! Inconsistent in behavior… aberration? erratic? episode? (erratic)

27. Practice! Inconsistent in habits… aberration? erratic? episode? (erratic)

28. Practice! Irregular in quality… aberration? erratic? episode? (erratic)

29. Practice! An incident in a person’s life aberration? erratic? episode? (episode)

30. Practice! Straying away from what is normal… aberration? erratic? episode? (aberration)

31. Practice! A mass departure… exodus? erratic? episode? (exodus)

32. Challenge! The television _________ is unfortunately a re-run! (episode)

33. Challenge! Across the Midwest, geese are ___________because they migrate to the south in the winter. (transient)

34. Challenge! Venice is known for its incredible _________due to the canals, gondolas, and squares. (ambience)

35. Challenge! Sunlight streamed through the ________stained glass windows. (translucent)

36. Challenge! The Mad Hatter is known for his _________ behavior. (erratic)

37. Challenge! Middle school is a _________time in a teen’s life. (transitory or transient)

38. Challenge! If three generations of your family attending UCLA, but you attend USC, they may call you an ____________! (aberration)

39. Challenge! On the last day of school, there was a mass _________ of students from the campus. (exodus)

40. Challenge! Summer vacation is too __________. (transient or transitory)

41. Challenge! She is known for her ___________ because she often disregards school rules. (transgressions)

42. Challenge! War often causes an ___________of refuges. (exodus)

43. Challenge! The poor score on the test was an _________ of her normal straight A’s. (aberration )

44. Challenge! Most people would prefer the ________of a tropical island rather than the Arctic. (ambience)

45. Challenge! Across the Midwest, geese are ___________because they migrate to the south in the winter. (transient)

46. Challenge! Due to her ________attendance in zero period, she risks being dropped from the class. (erratic)

47. Challenge! She recalled the embarrassing __________from her childhood. (episode)

48. Challenge! There is an __________ of people from the cities to the beaches during vacation. (exodus)

49. Challenge! The sapphire has a ___________ which increases its beauty. (translucence)

50. Challenge! Some people say that beauty is ________ and does not last as one ages. (transient)

51. Challenge! The sentence contains a ___________ verb. (transitive)

52. Challenge! The person who repeatedly _________must seek forgiveness. (transgresses)

53. Challenge! Categorize all vocabulary words as: NOUNS ADJECTIVES VERBS

54. NOUNS ambience obituary transient episode exodus

55. ADJECTIVES transitive transitory translucent transient erratic

56. VERBS transgress

57. Challenge! What is the noun form of “transgress”? (transgression)

58. Challenge! What is the adjective form of “episode”? (episodic)

59. Challenge! What is the adjective form of “aberration”? (aberrant)

60. Challenge! My grandfather always reads the __________ to see if any of his childhood friends have passed away. (obituaries)