Vocab 9

What word means…

Vocab 9

What word means…

1.1.

Unfeeling; insensitiveUnfeeling; insensitive

2.2.Depressing,

gloomy,dark

Depressing, gloomy,

dark

3.3.Persistent, illogical fearPersistent, illogical fear

4. 4. To form a

nonspecific conclusion

To form a nonspecific conclusion

5.5.

To regard w/ greatdevotion; to honorTo regard w/ greatdevotion; to honor

6.6.various; several;miscellaneous

various; several;miscellaneous

7.7.calm; carefree;

lightheartedcalm; carefree;

lighthearted

8.8.Something

handed down from one who

has gone before

Something handed down from one who

has gone before

9.9.

Exceptional skill &bravery

Exceptional skill &bravery

10.10.scarcity; lackscarcity; lack

11.

FORM /

SHAPE

FORM /

SHAPE

WORD PARTS

[root]

12.

AROUND /

NEAR

AROUND /

NEAR

WORD PARTS

[root]

13.

FEELING /

SUFFERING

FEELING /

SUFFERING

WORD PARTS

[root]

14.

Greek god of

sleep & dreams

Greek god of

sleep & dreams

WORD PARTS

15.

Device for viewingsurface

Device for viewingsurface

WORD PARTS

16.

hatredhatred

WORD PARTS

17.

Transformationof shape/appearance

Transformationof shape/appearance

WORD PARTS

18.

Extreme sadnessor emotion

Extreme sadnessor emotion

WORD PARTS

19.

having no shapehaving no shape

WORD PARTS

20.

Located on outside or edge

Located on outside or edge

WORD PARTS

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1. callous2. somber3. phobia4. generalize5. revere

1. callous2. somber3. phobia4. generalize5. revere

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6. sundry7. insouciant8. legacy9. prowess10. dearth

6. sundry7. insouciant8. legacy9. prowess10. dearth

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11. MORPH12. PERI13. PATH14. Morpheus15. PERIscope

11. MORPH12. PERI13. PATH14. Morpheus15. PERIscope

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16. antiPATHY17. metaMORPHosis18. PATHos19. aMORPHous20. PERIpheral

16. antiPATHY17. metaMORPHosis18. PATHos19. aMORPHous20. PERIpheral

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sundryLink: sundae

Jimmy had sundry ice cream sundaes for his

birthday.

adjadj

callouslinkcallus

Jack was so callous, he

called attention to

Mike’s calluses.

callousnessadjadj

revereLink: Paul Revere

Hero of the American

revolution, Paul Revere is

revered.

reverenceIrreverence

reverentverbverb

dearthLink: earth

There is a dearth of

earth in the middle of

the ocean.

nounnoun

generalizeLink: General’s Eyes

To say that all General’s eyes are the same is to

generalize.

generalizationsverbverb

Antonym: concrete, specific

prowess

Link: prowler

The prowess of a prowler.

nounnoun

phobiaLink: photos

Some people have a phobia

about of photos.

phobicnounnoun

legacyLink: Leg I see

The leg I see is my

entire legacy from

Grandfather the

pirate.

nounnoun

somber

Some bears endure

winter hibernation in a

somber state of mind.

Link: Some bears

adjadj

insouciantLink: South

Sea ant

South sea ants are the

most insouciant ants of

all.

insoucianceadjadj

Word root Meaning Related words Word studies

1Path(Pathy)(Patho)

FEELINGSUFFERING(sometimes a cause of suffering)

antipathyhatred

antiagainst

antiaircraft

pathosDeep sorrow, sadness

pathologicalHarmful disease worthy of study

logyStudy of

Word Roots: Your chart

Word root Meaning Related words Word studies

1peri AROUND

NEAR

perimeterDistance around a shape

meterMEASURE

Altimeter

peripherallocated on outside or edge

periscopeDevice for viewing surface (from submarine)

scopeSEE

telescope

microscope

Word Roots: Your chart

Word root Meaning Related words Word studies

1morph

FORMSHAPE

metamorphosisA change in form

metabeyond/ outside

metacognition

amorphousHaving no defined shape

a-WITHOUT

MorpheusGreek god who altered dreams—and his appearance

Word Roots: Your chart

Vocab

11Vocab

11

GUMThis week

GumGumPassive Voice

Word your verbs in ACTIVE VOICE.

Do not write in PASSIVE VOICE

• Look out: Lots of explanation…

PassveVoice.ppt

This week

GumGum

TBAMake sure

This week

GumGumPronoun & Antecedent Agreement:

1. One of the girls lost (her, their) iPod on the bus.

2. Everyone in the class will do (his, their) best.

3. Each of the puppies (was, were) drooping (its, their) paws over the edge of the box.

This week

GumGumParallelism: All items in a list need to

have the same grammatical structure

1. Martin felt the movie was boring, silly, and was too long.

2. If it had not been for Katie's quick thinking, we would still be sitting in our broken-down car, starving to death, and we would be shivering due to the cold.

Review

GumGumParallelism: All items in a list need to

have the same grammatical structure

Write two sentences using three vocabulary words of your choice.

a) In one sentence include a parallel list of three single-word items

b) Write another a parallel list of three prepositional phrases.

Review

callous: emotion

A. rainbow: sunB. troubling: depressionC. hungry: food

father: legacy

A. Teacher : lesson

B. Child : toys

C. Mayor : city

Insouciance : troubles

A. burial : death

B. seed : plant

C. raincoat : rain

hunger : dearth

A. sadness : cries

B. hammer : tool

C. medicine : sickness