Word Study Review – 2/17/14 – Highlighted words to be assessed on Friday.
Lesson 7 SAT words will be assessed on February 21st
Lesson 1 / Meaning / Linkabhor / to hate very much / chore
abominate / extreme hatred / a bomb hate
abridge / to shorten / bridge
abstruse / hard to understand / moose
abut / to border upon, to adjoin / butt
abyss / bottomless pit or gulf / miss
accolade / an award or honor; praise / lemonade
adjunct / something connected to, an assistant / add junk
affidavit / a sworn written statement / after David
affinity / a natural attraction; kinship / fin tea
Lesson 2
ambiance / mood or general atmosphere / ambulance
amenable / agreeable / mean bull
amplify / to make larger, louder or more powerful / ants and flies
antecedent / going before, preceding / hand seed
anterior / situated in front / antlers
appalling / causing horror; shock / falling
aptitude / natural ability, capacity for learning / altitude
archaic / ancient; outdated / cake
arduous / difficult / hard on us
artisan / a worked skilled in a craft / art in sand
Lesson 3
balm / something that heals, ointment / palm
beget / to give birth; to create / forget
beleaguer / to besiege; surround; harass / big leaguer
bereave / suffering the death of a loved one / leave
beset / to harass; to surround / bees sat
bizarre / extremely unconventional; far fetched / bazaar
blather / to talk nonsensically / lather
bleak / depressing; discouraging / leak
bludgeon / to hit or attack; a short, heavy club / dungeon
bucolic / rural or rustic in nature; country-like / bulls frolic
Lesson 4
claimant / a person making a claim / claim ant
cloister / a tranquil, secluded place / oyster
commodious / spacious, roomy, capacious / commode
comprise / to consist of; to include, to contain, to be made up of / surprise
congenial / pleasant to be around; social, agreeable / jeans
connoisseur / an expert, particularly in matters of art and taste / king of sewer
consensus / general agreement / sends us
coterie / a circle of close associates or friends / coat for three
countenance / a person’s face, especially the expression / count the nuts
coup / the violent overthrow of a government by a small group / crew
Lesson 5
dauntless / fearless, intimidated / hauntless
dearth / scarcity; lack / earth
debacle / a sudden calamitous downfall / the buckle
debase / to lower in quality, character, or value / the base
decree / an order having the force of law / set free
deduce / to come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence / moose
defame / to libel or slander; take away a good name / rename
deft / skillful, dexterous / deaf
demagogue / a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people / them dogs
demonic / one that depresses or restrains / damp paw
Lesson 6
doldrums / a period or condition of depression or inactivity, a part of the ocean / doll drums
domain / a territory over which one rules / plain
dormant / asleep or inactive / door mat
draconian / hard, severe, cruel / Dracula
dromedary / a one-humped domesticated camel / roaming dairy
dulcet / melodious, soft, soothing; pleasing to the ear / dull sit
duress / hardship, restraint, confinement / confess
edifice / a building, especially one of the imposing appearance or size / ate a face
efface / to rub away / erase
egalitarian / advocating the doctrine of equal rights for all citizens / the gal I’m marryin’
Lesson 7*
ensemble / a coordinated outfit or costume / handsome devil
entice / to lure, to attract, to tempt in a pressing fashion / mice
entomb / to place in or as if in a tomb, or grave / belly
entomology / the scientific study of insects / apology
entreat / to ask earnestly; to implore, plead, beg / treat
erudite / deeply learned, scholarly / airtight
euphonious / pleasing to the ear / you phone us
evade / to elude or to flee from pursuer / blade
evoke / to summon forth, call to mind, suggest / coke
exhume / to dig up from a grave; to bring to light, uncover / tomb
Students should have the word lists for the highlighted Greek and Latin roots. Please have your child come and request a new list if he/she cannot find them.
Greek/Latin Roots / Meaning / Word Examplemob, mot, mov / move / locomotion or mobile
grad, gress / step / graduate, digress
pos / to place; put / transpose, compose
sed, sid, sess / to sit, settle / sedentary reside
log / word; idea; reason / logical
ono, nym, onym / word; name / homonym, synonym
tain, ten, tent / hold / patent,extend
fer / to carry, bear, bring together / transfer, conference
cap / to take, seize / capacity, capture
pel, puls / drive, driven, force / repulsive, pulsate
pend / hang, weigh, pay / appendix, dependent
stat / stay, position, to know / status quo, ecstatic
cogn, sci / to know, knowledge / conscientious
sens, sent / feel, be aware / sentimental, sensible