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Word Dissection #7

Word Dissection #7 . Mater. Definition: Mother Example: Matriarch After my grandfather passed away, my grandmother became the matriarch of the family. Connect: Tow Mater. This mom loves Tow Mater. Mere . Definition: Part, segment Example: mere (WHAT!?)

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Word Dissection #7

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  1. Word Dissection #7

  2. Mater • Definition: Mother • Example: Matriarch • After my grandfather passed away, my grandmother became the matriarch of the family. • Connect: Tow Mater. This mom loves Tow Mater

  3. Mere • Definition: Part, segment • Example: mere (WHAT!?) • At the mere age of 2, the child knew how to “Stairway to Heaven” on the guitar. • Connect- A meerkat weighs a mere 2 pounds

  4. Meta, met • Definition: Behind, between • Example: metacognition • A full analysis of the situation requires a certain amount of metacognition so that you can figure out what might work better next time. • Connect: Metafrognition

  5. Metri, Meter • Definition: Measure • Example: Barometer • The girl’s face was a barometer for the unhappy tension in the room; she tried to hold it in, but her anger showed through her expression. • Connect: Peter measured his pickled peppers by a peck.

  6. Min • Definition: Small • Example: Miniscule • The little dog looked even more miniscule next to the Great Dane. • Connect: Sounds like pin

  7. Mit, Miss Hsssss! • Definition: send • Example: Emit • The factory emits all kinds of dangerous toxins into the air. • Connect: The snake will emit a hiss, which rhymes with “miss”

  8. Mob, Mot, Mov • Definition: Move • Example: Mobilize • The troops mobilized their forces and descended into the valley toward the battle. • Connect- The flash mob’s motion moved to the beat of the music

  9. Mon • Definition: warn • Example: Premonition • According to legend, Mary Todd Lincoln had a premonition about her husband’s death and did not want to attend the theater that evening. • Connection: Sounds like run…you can’t run from a premonition.

  10. Mor, Mort • Definition: Death • Example: Mortify • The mother was mortified when her child threw himself on the floor inTarget and screamed his head off. • Connect: Jorts. A daughter who refused to dress appropriately was mortified by her father who decided, in turn, to dress like this.

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