Vocabulary Lesson 7

Copy word, definition and part of speech.

• Carnivorous: (adj) flesh-eating.

• Centrifugal: (adj) moving away from a center or axis.

• Fauna: (n) animals collectively, especially those of a particular region or period.

• Flora: (n) plants collectively, especially plants of a particular region or period; a treatise describing the plants of a region or time.

• Granular: (adj) containg grains or granules; grainy

Copy word, definition and part of speech.

• Metamorphosis: (n) a transformation achieved by magic; a dramaticchange; change in the form or function as a result of development.

• Sector: (n) a part or division of something; the portion of a circlebounded by two radii and one of the intercepted arcs; (v) to divideinto sectors.

• Sparse: (adj) thinly spread; not crowded; scanty.

• Stagnant: (adj) not flowing; foul from standing still; stale; sluggish.

• Upheaval: (n) a sudden violent change; a forceful lifting up fromunderneath.

Greek and Latin Roots – Lesson 4 (H/CP only)

bell War Belligerent, bellicose

alt high Altitude, altimeter, altiplano

anima, anim Life, mind Animal, animated

ann, enn year Annual, perennial, bicentennial

aqua Water Aquarium, aquamarine, aquanaut

arm Army, weapon Armory, armament

arbitr, arbiter To judge, consider Arbitrator, arbitrary, arbite

art Craft, skill Artist, artsy, artisan

aud To hear Audience, auditorium, audible

bell War Belligerent, bellicose