1. World Lit: Word Roots Unit 2

2. ROOTS WE WILL COVER
CED/CEED/CEDE/CESS
CORP
CYCL
DUR/FIRM
FER
SPIR
TOX

3. WORD TOWER: CED/CEED/CEDE/CESS

4. DEFINITION: MOVE/YIELD/SURRENDER
WORDS WE WILL COVER:
PROCEED
CONCEDE
RECEDE
ACCEDE

5. PROCEDE
DEFINITION: TO START OR CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD.
PRO –

6. CONCEDE
DEFINITION: TO SURRENDER OR TO ADMIT SOMETHING AFTER YOU FIRST DENIED IT.
CON:
CON: EITHER WITH OR AN INTENSIFIER

7. RECEDE
DEFINITION: TO MOVE BACK OR WITHDRAW
RE: _________
RE-BACK

8. ACCEDE DEFINITION: (VERB) a : to assume an office or position
b :  to agree to a command or give in.
Examples:
After the king died, his son took the throne.
The teacher finally acceded to the students’ pleas for one more day to work on the project.
Prefix AC or AD means: TO

9. WORD TOWER: CORP

10. DEFINITION: BODY WORDS WE WILL COVER: CORPORAL PUNISHMENT CORPORATION
CORPULANT
CORPS

11. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Definition: Physical punishment for having committed a crime or wrongdoing.

12. CORPORATION Definition: association of individuals, under law
Incorporated:
Legally of one group/body or joined together.

13. CORPULENT
Definition: Fat

14. CORPS PRONOUNCED: CORE
Definition: A group of people organized for service.

15. WORD TOWER: CYCL

16. DEFINITION: CIRCULAR/WHEEL
WORDS WE WILL COVER:
UNICYCLE/BICYCLE/TRICICLE
POLYCYCLIC
ENCYCLOPEDIA
CYCLOMETER

17. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS:
UNICYCLE:
BICYCLE:
TRICYCLE:

18. POLYCYCLIC
 1.(Chemistry) (of a molecule or compound) molecules  that contain two or more closed rings of atoms.
2. (Biology)  having two or more rings or whorls.
POLY=
POLY: MUCH OR MANY

19. ENCYCLOPEDIA DEFINITION:
A comprehensive reference work containing articles on a wide range of subjects.
EN=________________________
CYCLE= ___________________
PED=___________________
En- in and Ped-children/education

20. CYCLOMETER
DEFINITION: A tool that counts the revolutions of a bicycle wheel in order to indicate the distance travelled.

21. WORD TOWER: DUR/FIRM

22. DEFINITION: HARD/SOLID/LASTING
WORDS WE WILL COVER:
AFFIRM
CONFIRMATION
DURABLE
DURESS
INDURATE

23. AFFIRM
DEFINITION: (VERB) TO SUPPORT OR UPHOLD THE VALIDITY OF.

24. CONFIRMATION
DEFINITION: VERIFICATION/PROOF OF TRUTH.

25. DURABLE
DEFINITION: STURDY

26. DURESS
DEFINITION: Threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone.

27. INDURATE
DEFINTION: EMOTIONALLY HARDENED, CALLOUS.

28. WORD TOWER: FER

29. DEFINITION: TO BEAR/CARRY
WORD WE WILL COVER:
FERTILE
CONIFEROUS
DEFER/INFER/REFER
TRANSFER

30. FERTILE
Definition: Bearing or producing in abundance.

31. CONIFEROUS Definition: cone bearing con= ______________

32. A LOOK AT COMMON PREFIXES:
REFER: DEFINITIONS
1. To mention or allude to.
2. To pass information to someone else.
re= ________
REFER:
INFER:
DEFER:

33. INFER: To deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
in =____________________

34. Defer: To put off to a later time (postpone.)

35. Word tower: sol

36. Definition: alone/sun
Words We Will Cover:
parasol
desolate
solitude
soliloquy

37. parasol
Definition: A lightweight umbrella used to protect one from the sun.
Para: Alongside or To Protect

38. desolate
Definition: Completely alone/empty/deserted
De: Intensifier

39. solitude
Definition: Loneliness/Condition of being alone. (not always negative.)
tude: Condition/Feeling

40. soliloquy
Sol: _____________
Loq:____________
Sol: Alone Loq: Speak

41. Word Tower: SPIR-

42. DEFINITION: BREATH Words We Will Cover: Inspire Conspire Aspire
Transpire

43. Inspire
Definition: to cause something to happen or be created or to cause someone to have a feeling/emotion.
How does breath relate? Think religion.
In:________________

44. Conspire
Definition: to secretly plan with someone to do something that is harmful or illegal.
Com: ________________

45. Aspire Definition: to want to have or achieve something.
Prefix A comes from AD:___________

46. Transpire Definition: To be revealed/happen or to give off vapors.
Trans: Through or Across

47. Word Tower: TOX

48. Definition: POISON Words We Will Cover: Toxic Intoxicate Antitoxin
Toxicology

49. Toxic
Definition: Poisonous

50. Intoxicate
Definition: To cause someone to lose control of their behavior OR to poison.

51. Antitoxin Definition: An antibody that counteracts a toxin.

52. Toxicology
Definition: The study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms.