Transcript substitute/change - Harlan Independent Schools

Review of
Roots 271-280
Test over All 280 Roots:
Tomorrow (Friday, December 4th)
271. “vic”
271. “vic” = substitute/change
271. “vic” : substitute/change
Example A
• vicarious (adjective): felt or undergone as
if one were taking part in the experience or
feelings of another
• Etymology: Latin “vicārius” = substituted
from “vicis” = interchange
271. “vic”: substitute/change
Example A
• Usage: “I watched the roller
coaster video and experienced
vicarious thrills.”
271. “vic”: substitute/change
Example B
• vicissitude (noun): a change or
variation; one of the sudden or
unexpected changes or shifts
often encountered in one's life,
activities, or surroundings
• Etymology: Latin “vicissitude,”
from “vicissim,” in turn, probably
from “vices,” pl. of “vix” = change
271. “vic”: substitute/change
Example B
Usage: “Old age is not a disease. It is strength and
survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and
disappointments, trials and illnesses.” (Maggie Kuhn)
272. “vice”
272. “vice” : substitute/change
272. “vice” : substitute/change
Example A
• vice president (noun): an officer ranking
next below a president, usually
empowered to assume the president's
duties under conditions such as absence,
illness, or death.
• etymology: Latin “vice” =
substituted/changed
272. “vice”: substitute
Example A
Usage: "In case of the removal
of the President from office, or of
his death, resignation, or
inability to discharge the powers
and duties of the said office, the
same shall devolve upon the
Vice President.” (Article II,
Section I of the Constitution of
the United States)
272. “vice”: substitute
Example B
• vice versa (adverb): with the order or
meaning reversed
• etymology: from Latin: “vice” (substitute) +
“vers” (past participle of vert = turn)
272. “vice”: substitute
Example B
• Usage: “Discipline is
wisdom, and vice
versa.” (M. Scott
Peck)
272. “vice”: substitute
Example B
• SPECIAL NOTE: In this case, using
“vice versa” literally would create a
chiasmus:
“Discipline is wisdom, and wisdom is
discipline.”
273. “vid”
273. “vid”: see
273. “vid”: see
Example A
• “Veni. Vidi. Vici.”
• Remember the following
roots:
• “ven” = “come”
• “vid” = “see”
• “vic” = substitute/change
• The translation, therefore, of
this phrase is “I came. I saw. I
conquered.”
273. “vid”: see
Example B
• avid (adjective): having an ardent desire
or unbounded craving; greedy
• etymology: Latin “a” = toward + “vid” =
see
273. “vid”: see
Example B
• Usage: “Ashley
Judd is an avid
University of
Kentucky basketball
fan.”
274. “vis”
274. “vis” = see
274. “vis” = see
Example A
• vis-à-vis (adverb): face-to-face
• Etymology: Literally, the Latin phrase
translates as “seeing-to-seeing.”
274. “vis” = see
Example A
Usage: “These
passengers
rode vis-à-vis.”
274. “vis” = see
Example B
• visage (noun): the face or facial
expression of a person; countenance
• etymology: from Latin “visus” (a look,
vision)
274. “vis” = see
Example B
Usage: Marilyn
Monroe’s famous
visage has sparked a
renaissance of the
Hollywood glamour
look of the 1950s.
275. “viv”
275. “viv” = live
275. “viv” = live
Example A
•vivacious (adjective): full of animation
and spirit
•etymology: from Latin vivere = “to live”
275. “viv” = live
Example A
Usage: Coach Ball
is known for his
vivacious
personality.
275. “viv” = live
Example B
•convivial (adjective): merry, festive
•Etymology: Latin, literally “con” =
“with” + “viv” = “life”
275. “viv” = live
Example B
Usage: “There
was a convivial
atmosphere at
the Harlan City
Schools’ block
party in
August.”
276. “voc”
276. “voc” = call, voice
276. “voc” = call, voice
Example A
•vocabulary (noun): list of words with
explanations
•Etymology: Latin vocabulum =
"word, name, noun," from vocare "to
name, call”
276. “voc” = call, voice
Example A
Usage: “A
vocabulary of truth
and simplicity will be
of service throughout
our life.” (Sir Winston
Churchill)
276. “voc” = call, voice
Example B
•advocate (noun): one that argues or
speaks for a cause; a supporter
•etymology: Latin “ad” = “toward” +
“voc” = “call”
276. “voc” = call, voice
Example B
Usage: Harlan High School is an
advocate of educational excellence.
277. “voke”
277. “voke” = call, voice
277. “voke” = call, voice
Example A
•evoke (verb): to summon or call forth
•Etymology: “e” = “ex” = “out” + “voke”
= “call, voice”
277. “voke” = call, voice
Example A
Usage: “Good writing
[e.g., A Tale of Two Cities]
is supposed to evoke
sensation in the reader not the fact that it is
raining, but the feeling of
being rained upon.” (E.L.
Doctorow)
277. “voke” = call, voice
Example B
•provoke (verb): to bring about
deliberately; deduce
•etymology: Latin “pro” = “toward” +
“voke” = “call”
277. “voke” = call, voice
Example B
Usage: “A destruction,
an annihilation that
only man can provoke,
only man can prevent.”
(Elie Wiesel, author of
Night)
278. “vol”
278. “vol” = wish, will
278. “vol” = wish, will
Example A
•voluntary (adjective): done or undertaken of
one's own free will
•etymology: Latin “vol” = “to wish; see”
278. “vol” = wish, will
Example A
Usage: "Ignorance,
when it is voluntary, is
criminal; and he may
be properly charged
with evil who refused to
learn how he might
prevent it.” (Samuel
Johnson)
278. “vol” = wish, will
Example B
•benevolence (noun): good will
•etymology: Latin “bene” = “good” + “vol” = will
278. “vol” = wish, will
Example B
Usage: “Mother
Teresa’s benevolence
was one of the
reasons she was
awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1979.”
278. “vol” = wish, will
Example C
•Voldemort (noun): a fictional character and the
primary antagonist in the Harry Potter novel
series written by British author J. K. Rowling
•etymology: “vol” = “wish” + “mort” = “death”
278. “vol” = wish, will
Example C
Usage: “Throughout the J.K. Rowling series,
Voldemort has one desire: the death of Harry
Potter.”
279. “volv”
279. “volv” = roll
279. “volv” = roll
Example A
•revolve (verb): to orbit a central point
•etymology: Latin “re” = “back” + “volvere” = “to
roll”
279. “volv” = roll
Example A
•Usage:
279. “volv” = roll
Example B
•volume (noun): a collection of written or printed
sheets bound together; a book
•etymology: Latin “volumen” = “roll of writing” from
“volvere” = “to roll”
279. “volv” = roll
Example B
Usage: “Although
volume upon volume is
written to prove slavery a
very good thing, we
never hear of the man
who wishes to take the
good of it by being a
slave himself.” (Abraham
Lincoln)
280. “zo”
280. “zo” = animal
280. “zo” = animal
Example A
•zoanthropy (noun): a form of mania in which a
man imagines himself to be another type of beast
•etymology: Latin “zo” = “animal” + “anthrop” =
“man”
280. “zo” = animal
Example A
Usage: “The man, who had been diagnosed with
zoanthropy, literally believed he was a bull.”
280. “zo” = animal
Example B
•zodiac (noun): In astrology, this band divided into
12 equal parts called signs, each 30° wide,
bearing the name of a constellation for which it
was originally named but with which it no longer
coincides owing to the precession of the
equinoxes.
•etymology: from Gk. zodiakos (kyklos) "zodiac
(circle)," lit. "circle of little animals”
280. “zo” = animal
Example B