Transcript Vocab List #2 PPx

Vocabulary List #2
Vocab Test #2 – Friday, October 24th
1. gratification (n) – condition of being pleased or
satisfied
She experienced great gratification from doing volunteer work.
WORD PARTS
root - grat = pleasing
suffix - -tion = act, result, state of (noun suffix)
RELATED WORDS (NOUNS with –tion suffix)
connection, hesitation, radiation, revelation
OTHER FORMS
noun – gratifier
adjective – gratifiable
adverbs – gratifiably
verbs – gratify, gratifies, gratifying, gratified
Now use gratification or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
2. gratuitous (adj) –
not called for by the circumstances,
unwarranted; done/provided freely
w/nothing expected in return
Even fans of horror movies agreed that the excessive amount of violence was
gratuitous and unnecessary.
WORD PARTS
root – grat = pleasing
RELATED WORDS (root)
grateful, gratitude, gratis, congratulate
OTHER FORMS
noun – gratuity, gratuitousness
adverb – gratuitously
Now use gratuitous or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
3. ingrate (n) – an ungrateful person
The little ingrate didn’t appreciate anything her parents did for her.
WORD PARTS
prefix – in- = not
root – grat = pleasing
RELATED WORDS (prefix)
inconceivable, indefensible, indestructible
OTHER FORMS
adverb – ingrately
Now use ingrate or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
4. incarcerate (v) –
to put in jail
The jury decided to incarcerate the guilty defendant.
WORD PARTS
prefix – in- = within, into (Notice there are 2 different meanings!)
suffix – -ate = cause, to be, state, condition (verb suffix)
Spelling Tip – Drop final ‘e’ when adding a suffix
Synonyms
jail, confine, imprison, impound
OTHER FORMS
Noun – incarceration, incarcerator
Adjectives – incarcerative
Verbs – incarcerates, incarcerating, incarcerated
Now use incarcerate or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
5. infiltrate (v) – to enter or become established
gradually or secretly
The undercover agent was able to win trust and infiltrate the mob.
WORD PARTS
prefix – in- = within, into
suffix – -ate = cause, to be, state, condition (verb suffix)
Spelling Tip – Drop the final ‘e’ when adding a suffix
RELATED WORDS (antonyms)
filter, purify, defend, protect
OTHER FORMS
noun – infiltration, infiltrator
adjective – infiltrative
verbs – infiltrates, infiltrating, infiltrated
Now use infiltrate or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
6. ineffectually (adv) – acting in a way that does not
produce the proper or usual effect.
She ineffectually argued with her parents over her curfew.
WORD PARTS
prefix – in- = not
root – -fect- = make, do (same meaning as ‘fac’)
suffix – -ly = in the manner of (adverb suffix)
Spelling Tip – Use ‘tu’ to spell the ‘choo’ sound in the middle of a
word.
RELATED WORDS (Root word – fect/fac)
affect, effective, confection, perfect, defect, infection
OTHER FORMS
noun – ineffectualness
adjective – ineffectual
Now use ineffectually or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
7. innumerable (adj) – too many to be numbered or
counted
The stars are innumerable; it would take forever to figure out how
many there are in the night sky.
WORD PARTS
prefix – in- = not
root – -num- = number
suffix – -able = capable of, tending to (adjective suffix)
RELATED WORDS (suffix)
agreeable, unstoppable, inconceivable
OTHER FORMS
adverb – innumerably
Now use innumerable or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
8. intangible (adj) – not capable of being touched; not
capable of being understood or
appreciated
Truth and justice are intangible concepts to many people.
WORD PARTS
prefix – in- = not
root – -tang/tag/tact = touch
suffix – -ible = capable of, tending to (adjective suffix)
RELATED WORDS (root)
tactile, intact, contagious, tangent, tangible
OTHER FORMS
nouns – intangibility, intangibleness
adverb – intangibly
Now use intangible or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
9. instigate (v) – incite, provoke
I got in trouble for hitting my brother even though he instigated the fight.
WORD PARTS
prefix – in- = within, into
Synonyms (common idioms)
add fuel to the fire, egg on, make waves, stir up, whip up into a
frenzy, work up
OTHER FORMS
noun – instigation, instigator
adjective – instigative
adverb – instigatingly
Now use instigate or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
10. incessant (adj) – continuing or following
without interruption
I’m so annoyed by your incessant talking that I could scream!
WORD PARTS
prefix – in- = not
root – -ces- = yield, go (same as cede/ceed)
Related Words (Root)
cession, cessation
access, accessible
concession
OTHER FORMS
noun – incessantness
adverb – incessantly
Now use incessant or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
11. infatuated (adj) – foolish, deprived of sound
judgment; foolishly in love
He was so infatuated with her that he bought her flowers and chocolate
once a week.
WORD PARTS
prefix – in- = within, into
Spelling Tip: Use tu to spell the choo sound in the middle
of a word
RELATED WORDS (synonyms)
smitten, enamored, in love with, obsessed
OTHER
noun –
verb –
adverb
FORMS
infatuation
infatuate, infatuates, infatuating, infatuated
– infatuatedly
Now use infatuated or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
12. annihilate (v) – to destroy completely
They didn’t just win; they annihilated the competition completely.
WORD PARTS
suffix – -ate = forms a verb
Spelling Tip - drop the final ‘e’ when adding new endings
RELATED WORDS (synonyms/verbs with the –ate suffix)
terminate, dominate, decimate, eradicate, obliterate, devastate
OTHER FORMS
noun – annihilation, annihilator
adjective – annihilative, annihilatory
verb – annihilates, annihilating, annihilated
Now use annihilate or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
13. gesticulate (v) – to make gestures, especially
when speaking
The teacher would gesticulate so much, while she spoke that sometimes
she would accidentally hit people!
WORD ORIGIN (Put this on the Root Section!)
Latin – gestera (bearing, behavior, posture)
Spelling Tip – drop the final ‘e’ when adding new endings
RELATED WORDS (word origin)
gesture, gestation, gest (jest)
OTHER FORMS
noun – gesticulation, gesticulator
adjective – gesticulative, gesticulatory
verbs – gesticulates, gesticulating, gesticulated
Now use gesticulate or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
14. enumeration (n) – the act of finding out the number or
of recounting; act of listing one after
another
We were asked to do an enumeration of the repeats in the essay.
WORD PARTS
root – num = number
Spelling Tip – drop the final ‘e’ when adding new endings
RELATED WORDS (root)
number, numeral, numerous, innumerable
OTHER FORMS
adjective – enumerative
verbs – enumerate, enumerates, enumerating, enumerated
Now use enumeration or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
15. numerology (n) – the study of the mystical
significance of numbers
She thought that seven was her lucky number because she believed in
numerology.
WORD PARTS
root – -num = number
suffix – -ology = the study of
RELATED WORDS (suffix)
biology, psychology, anthropology, archeology
OTHER FORMS
noun – numerologist
adjective – numerological
Now use numerology or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
16. ecology (n) –
a branch of science concerned with the
relationships between living things and
their environment
The students were involved in a project on ecology and recycling.
WORD PARTS
prefix – eco- = dwelling, habitation
suffix – -ology = the study of (a noun suffix)
RELATED WORDS (prefix)
ecosystem, ecosphere, eco-friendly
ecowarrior - a person who engages in protest activities aimed at
protecting the environment from damage (I learned a new word!)
OTHER FORMS
noun – ecologist
adjective – ecologic, ecological
adverb – ecologically
Now use ecology or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
17. prodigy (n) – something extraordinary or
inexplicable; a highly talented
child
As a violin prodigy, the three year old could play Bach.
WORD PARTS
This is one of those rare words that you can’t break down into parts!
RELATED WORDS (synonyms)
genius, mastermind, phenomenon, wunderkind
OTHER FORMS
adjective – prodigious
Now use prodigy or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
18. simulation (n) – A duplication of a behavior or
object
Though it was scary, it was only a simulation of a natural disaster.
WORD PARTS
root – -simil/simul- = same, similar
suffix – -tion = act, result, state of (noun suffix)
Spelling Tip – drop the final ‘e’ when adding new endings
RELATED WORDS (synonyms w/-tion suffix)
reproduction, imitation, duplication, reflection, replication
OTHER FORMS
Noun- simulator
adjective – simulative
verb – simulate, simulates, simulating, simulated
Now use simulation or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
19. simulcast (v) – To broadcast at the same time
The network decided to simulcast the football game in all the states.
WORD PARTS
root – -simil/simul- = same, similar
RELATED WORDS (root)
similar, simile, facsimile (That’s what ‘fax’ is short for!)
OTHER FORMS
noun – simulcast
Now use simulcast or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
20. simultaneous (adj) – Existing or occurring at the same
time
At the pep rally, the students let out a simultaneous scream.
WORD PARTS
root – -simil/simul- = same
suffix – -ous = action or process (indicates adjective)
RELATED WORDS (synonyms)
coexisting, synchronous, coinciding, accompanying, concurrent
OTHER FORMS
noun – simultaneity, simultaneousness
adverb – simultaneously
Now use simultaneous or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
Match the word part to its correct
definition. (Do this on the back of the front
cover of your Vocab Packet!)
1.
simil/simul
A.
within, into OR not
2.
fect
B.
pleasing
3.
in
C.
same, similar
4.
tang
D.
touch
5.
grat
E.
make, do
Four Square- Parts of Speech (Do this on
the back of the front cover of your Vocab
Packet!)
Nouns: (7)
Verbs: (6)
Adjectives: (6)
Adverbs: (1)
1. word (pos) – definition
Sample sentence
WORD PARTS
prefix – prefix
root – root
suffix – suffix
RELATED WORDS
xxx
xxx
OTHER FORMS
noun – noun
adjective – adjective
adverb – adverb
verb – verb
Now use word or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.