Transcript RELATED WORDS (root)

Vocabulary List #4
Packet & Study Guide Due Friday, 2/13/15
Vocab Test #4 – Friday, 2/13/15
1. acquiesce (v) – to accept, agree, or give consent by
keeping silent or by not raising objections
Despite my agreeable nature, I will not acquiesce to your ridiculous
demands.
WORD PARTS
This word can’t be broken down into other parts!
Spelling Tip – ‘i’ before ‘e’ rule; drop ‘e’ when adding suffixes;
use ‘acq’ for the ‘ak’ sound
RELATED WORDS (antonyms)
disagree, object, protest, refuse
OTHER FORMS
noun – acquiescence
adjective – acquiescent
adverb – acquiescingly
verbs – acquiesces, acquiescing, acquiesced
Now use acquiesce or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
2. acquisition (n) – The act of getting something; something
that has been gained or gotten
He was proud of his newest acquisition – a vintage video game system
in perfect condition..
WORD PARTS
suffix – -tion = act, result, state of
Spelling Tip – drop ‘e’ when adding suffixes; use ‘acq’ for the
‘ak’ sound
RELATED WORDS (Synonyms in the infinitive verb form)
to gain
to achieve
to take
to obtain
OTHER FORMS
noun – acquisitor
adjective – acquirable, acquisitional
verbs – acquire, acquires, acquiring, acquired
Now use acquisition or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
3. acquittal (n) – the freeing (as by verdict) of a
person from the charge of a crime
The spectators cheered as the acquittal was announced in court and the
man was able to go free.
WORD PARTS
suffix – -al = relating to, action, process (n)
Spelling Tip – use ‘acq’ for the ‘ak’ sound; -al ending;
double consonant
RELATED WORDS (verbs that add –al to form a noun)
rebut – rebuttal
commit – noncommittal
refuse – refusal
peruse - perusal
OTHER FORMS
noun – acquitter
verb – acquit, acquits, acquitting, acquitted
Now use acquittal or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
4. belligerent (adj) – inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness,
hostility, or combativeness
The student made the punishment for his referral worse by getting
belligerent with his teacher and saying things that were disrespectful.
WORD PARTS
root – bell = war
suffix – -ent = in a state of (adjective)
Spelling Tip – double consonant
RELATED WORDS (root)
Bellicose (warlike)
Antebellum (belonging to a period before a war)
Rebellion
OTHER FORMS
noun – belligerence
adverb – belligerently
Now use belligerent or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
5. endear (v) – To cause to become dear or
beloved
Her selfless kindness and generosity towards others endeared her to her
friends and family.
WORD PARTS
prefix – en- = in
RELATED WORDS (prefix)
enter, entice, enthrall, entreat, envision, enclose
OTHER FORMS
adjective – endearing
adverb – endearingly
Now use endear or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
6. ensue (v) – To pursue; to take place afterward
or as a result
When students are done with a test, talking will often ensue.
WORD PARTS
prefix – en- = in
root origin– Comes from the Latin insequi
in = to sequi = follow
RELATED WORDS (word origin)
sequence, sequel, consecutive, subsequent
OTHER FORMS
no other forms
Now use ensue or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
7. fundamental (adj) – basic, essential
Our founding fathers believed that freedom of religion and freedom of
speech were fundamental ideas that needed to be included Bill of
Rights.
WORD PARTS
root – found/fund = foundation, bottom
suffix – -al = relating to; action; process (adjective)
RELATED WORDS (root)
foundation, founder, profound
fund, fundraiser, Fundamentalism
OTHER FORMS
noun – fundamentality, fundamentalness, fundamentalist
adverb – fundamentally
Now use fundamental or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
8. profundity (n) – Intellectual depth; the quality
of being profound or deep
The profundity of your statement made me proud to be your teacher.
WORD PARTS
root – found/fund = foundation, bottom
suffix – -ity = state of being (noun suffix)
RELATED WORDS (add ‘ity’ suffix to an adj. to make a noun)
ability, abnormality, activity,
captivity, complexity
OTHER FORMS
adjective – profound
adverb – profoundly
Now use profundity or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
9. illuminate (v) –
to supply light; to make
understandable
The restaurant owners illuminated the dining room with candles.
WORD PARTS
root – -lum/luc = light
suffix – -ate = cause to be (verb suffix)
RELATED WORDS (root)
luminous, luminescence, lumen (unit measuring light)
lucid, translucent, elucidate
OTHER FORMS
nouns – illumination, illuminator
adjective – illuminative
Now use illuminate or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
10. luminary (n) – a person of brilliant achievement
He was celebrated as a talented luminary among the great authors of
our time.
WORD PARTS
root –-lum- = light
RELATED WORDS (idiom synonyms)
The big cheese, top dog/cat, ace, bigwig, superstar, big kahuna
big shot, superstar
VIP, dignitary, celebrity
OTHER FORMS
adjective – luminary
Now use luminary or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
11. infuse (v) – to put in as if by pouring
Her speech infused her followers with courage before they went into
battle.
WORD PARTS
prefix – in- = in
root – -fus- = pour
RELATED WORDS (root)
fuse, confusion, profusion, effusive, diffuse
OTHER FORMS
noun – infusion, infuser
adjective – infused
Now use infuse or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
12. muse (v) –
To ponder, meditate, or become
absorbed in thought
When she discovered she was failing, she decided to muse about the
reasons why.
WORD PARTS
This word cannot be broken down into parts
Spelling Tip – use “se” for the “z” sound
RELATED WORDS (synonyms – verb in the infinitive)
to think, to dream, to contemplate, to ruminate, to speculate
OTHER FORMS
nouns – muse, muser
Now use muse or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
13. peruse (v) – to examine or consider with
attention and in detail
Even after perusing the menu for a long time, I still couldn’t decide what
to order.
WORD PARTS
This word cannot be broken down into parts
Spelling Tip – use ‘se’ for ‘z’ sound; drop final “e” w/endings
RELATED WORDS (antonyms)
skim, scan, glance, overlook, neglect
OTHER FORMS
nouns – perusal, peruser
Now use peruse or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
14. microbe (n) – germ; microorganism
What are the microbes that cause the common cold?
WORD PARTS
prefix – micro= = small
root – bio = life
RELATED WORDS (prefixes)
microwave, microbiology, microphone, microprocessor
OTHER FORMS
adjectives – microbial, microbic
Now use microbe or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
15. micromanage (v) – to manage with excessive control
or attention to minor detail
The employees didn’t know how to work on their own because their boss
would always micromanage them.
WORD PARTS
prefix – micro- = small
RELATED WORDS (synonyms)
interfere, nitpick, breathe down one’s neck, control, meddle
OTHER FORMS
nouns – micromanager, micromanagement
Now use micromanage or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
16. micrometer (n) – An instrument used with a telescope
or microscope for measuring minute
distances
Because the distance was so small, we had to use a micrometer for the
calculation.
WORD PARTS
prefix – micro- = small
root – meter/metr/mens = measure
RELATED WORDS (root)
thermometer, perimeter, metronome, centimeter
OTHER FORMS
noun – micrometry
Now use micrometer or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
17. querulous (adj) – habitually complaining
No one wanted to be around the querulous girl because nothing made
her happy and she brought everyone down.
WORD PARTS
suffix – -ous = full of, characterized by (adjective suffix)
root – -quer/quis- = ask
Spelling Tip – use “qu” for the “kw” sound
RELATED WORDS (root)
query, question, inquire, inquisition
OTHER FORMS
noun – querulousness
adverb – querulously
Now use querulous or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
18. ubiquitous (adj) – Existing or being everywhere
at the same time
By the end of the summer, everyone hated the ubiquitous song that was
played over and over everywhere they went.
WORD PARTS
suffix – -ous = full of, characterized by (adjective suffix)
Spelling Tip – use “qu” for the “kw” sound
RELATED WORDS (synonyms)
universal
all-over
omnipresent
OTHER FORMS
noun – ubiquitousness
adverb – ubiquitously
Now use ubiquitous or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
19. loquacious (adj) – full of excessive talk
Because of the loquacious woman, meetings always took forever.
WORD PARTS
suffix –-ous = full of, characterized by (adjective suffix)
Spelling Tip – use “qu” for the “kw” sound
RELATED WORDS (antonyms)
quiet, subdued, silent, unsociable, reserved
OTHER FORMS
noun – loquaciousness
adverb – loquaciously
Now use loquacious or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
20. precedent (n) – An earlier occurrence of something
similar; something that may serve as an
example/rule to be followed in the future
If I let you have what you want all the time, it will set an awful precedent.
WORD PARTS
prefix – pre- = before
root – cede/ceed/cess = yield, go
suffix – -ent = inclined to, in a state of
RELATED WORDS (root + definition)
precede – to go before
exceed – to go beyond the limits
recede – to go back
accessible – easily entered or obtained
OTHER FORMS
noun – precedence
adjective –precedent
Now use precedent or one of its forms in a sentence of your own.
Four Square- Parts of Speech (Do this on
the back of the front cover of your Vocab
Packet!)
Nouns: (7)
Verbs: (8)
Adjectives: (5)
Adverbs: (0)
Match the word part to its correct
definition. (Do this on the back of the front
cover of your Vocab Packet!)
1.
found/fund
A.
ask
2.
lum
B.
small
3.
quer/quis
C.
foundation
4.
fus
D.
pour
5.
micro
E.
light
6.
cede
F.
yield, go
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.