Title: Vocab Lesson 17
1Vocab Lesson 17
2lingu tongue bilingual, linguist, lingua franca, linguini, language Latin
mot move motor, motivation, demote, emotion, motion, promote, motile, commotion Latin
nav ship navy, naval, navigate, circumnavigate, unnavigable Latin
und wave inundate, undulate, undulatory, udulation Latin
flect bend reflect, inflection, genuflect, defelct, reflection Latin
coron crown coronoa, coronation, coronary, coroner Latin
aur gold aura, auriferous, Aurora, auric Latin
liter letter literature, illiterate, preliterate, literati Latin
rat think rational, ratio, irrational, ratiocinate, rationalize Latin
sis condition arteriosclerosis, osmosis, mitosis, meiosis, catharsis, symbiosis Greek
par equal parity, disparity, par, compare, incomparable, disparate Latin
mens measure commensurate, immense, incommensurable, mensurable, dimension Latin
mony condition acrimony, harmony, matrimony, ceremony, simony, parsimony Latin
3quin five quintet, quintillion, quintuplet, quintuple, quintessence, Latin
socio society sociology, sociable, socialism, sociopath, dissociate Latin
ovi egg oviducts, oviparous, ovipositors, ovisac, oviform, ovary, oval Latin
phasia speech aphasis, dysphasia, apophasis Greek
pter wing pterodactyl, helicopter, pterosaur, artchaeopteryx Greek
phen appearance phenomenon, phenotype, phosphenes, fancy, fantasy Greek
hist tissue histopathology, histolysis, histology, histogenesis Greek
glott tongue epiglottis, polyglot, glossolalia, glottal, monoglot, glossectomy Greek
phan appearance phantgom, epiphany, diaphanous, sycophant, cellophane, theophany Greek
peri near or around perimeter, perihelion, perigee, periphery, periodical Greek
pot drink potable, potion, potation, potatory, compote, symposium Latin
via road via, viaduct, trivia, via avion, obviate, obvious, via media Latin
4Using the context clues from the sentence and
your understanding of the root, define the
underlined words in the following sentences.
- The linguini-loving linguist knew the lingua
franca. - Motile microorganisms have powers of spontaneous
motion. - The navy circumnavigated the globe by precise
navigation. - The undulant waves soon inundated the low
regions. - As she genuflected, she saw her reflection in the
glass. - A hazy corona circled the moon the night before
the coronation. - The goddess of the golden dawn, Aurora, held the
auriferous rocks. - At the party the literati discussed the glories
of literature. - The rational person will not rationalize his
wrongs away. - Singing was an emotional catharsis for the
vocalist. - There was a disparity between his story and the
facts. - Are the rewards of the job commensurate with the
duties? - We must decide whether we wish to live in harmony
or acrimony.
5Using the context clues from the sentence and
your understanding of the root, define the
underlined words in the following sentences.
- The quintet played Mozart to a group of
quinquagenarians. - The sociopath used his knowledge of sociology to
evil purposes. - Ovoviviparous fishes produce eggs that hatch
inside the mothers body. - The dysphasia resulted from injury to the speech
center of his brain. - The stunned shepherd watched the pterodactyl fly
off with his ram. - Are you studying these phenomena or this
phenomenon? - Histology is the study of the structure of plant
and animal tissues. - The famous polyglot spoke seventeen languages.
- Soft light came through the diaphanous curtains.
- The moons perigee and the earths perihelion are
both tomorrow. - The magic potion was too vile to be potable.
- His resignation obviated the need for impeachment
proceedings.
6Answer YES or NO.
- Does a calm ocean have large undulations?
- Is a big paycheck incommensurate with a big job?
- Will diaphanous draperies give your home privacy?
- When a comet is at perihelion, does it have a
bright tail? - Is there a disparity of income between executives
and laborers? - Are auriferous rocks good material for road
gravel? - Is an oviduct a tube for an egg to move through?
- Is retirement a time of peace and acrimony?
- Do ambitious people hope for professional
demotion? - Is histology the study of plant and animal
tissues?
7 undulatory placid potable
esculent flux stasis water food literate
literati boat land reflection
refraction glass cup tranquil
smooth simony parsimony commensurate
incommensurate perihelion perigee
disproportionate inadequate heliotropic
heliocentric proportionate sufficient aphelion
apogee disproportionate insufficient histology
tissue proportionate incommensurable obviate
prevent sociable hermit inundate
desiccate egregious blatant obviate
require gregarious eremite navy
circumnavigate tractable sociopath undulate
wave irate buffoon perihelion
perigee parsimony prodigality
perihelion perimeter spending
saving perigee moon literate
preliterate sun perigee stinginess
wastefulness aphelion diameter promotion
demotion apogee aphelion
8- EVALUATION
- Should high schools require all students to
become bilingual as a graduation requirement? - Should executives who challenge corporate
policies be promoted or demoted? - INTUITION
- You are in a helicopter, trying to land under
dangerous circumstances. What are the dangerous
circumstances? - On a voyage to study a newly discovered
preliterate tribe in Borneo, your ship runs into
a storm in the Indian Ocean, and suddenly your
navigation equipment fails. What has happened to
the navigation equipment? - EMOTION
- What do you think is the emotional structure in
most highly self-motivated people? - What emotions are common causes of irrationality?
- AESTHETICS
- What could an aesthetically-minded city do to
turn its highway viaducts into works of modern
art? - Can you think of an aesthetic use for linguini?
- SYNTHESIS
- Explain the common concept among the words
diaphanous, diameter, and dialogue. - What do emotion and promotion have to do with
motion?