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Word Study Crossroads Middle School Year One Trimester Two

Word Study Crossroads Middle School Year One Trimester Two. The Mind The first set of Greek and Latin roots relate to the mind. voc. Latin Definition : to call, talk, speak, say, voice; word Vocabulary vociferous advocate convocation avocation vocation. vociferous.

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Word Study Crossroads Middle School Year One Trimester Two

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  1. Word StudyCrossroads Middle SchoolYear OneTrimester Two

  2. The MindThe first set of Greek and Latin roots relate to the mind.

  3. voc • Latin • Definition: to call, talk, speak, say, voice; word • Vocabulary • vociferous • advocate • convocation • avocation • vocation

  4. vociferous • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: noisy; clamorous • Sentences: • He is her most vociferouscritic. • He was vociferous in his support of the proposal. • The decision was made over their vociferous objections. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  5. advocate • Part of speech: noun or verb • Definition: one who speaks or writes in support of another or a cause • Sentences: • Noun- He is a passionate advocate of civil rights • She works as a consumer advocate. • Verb- He advocates traditional teaching methods. • The plan is advocated by the president. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  6. convocation • Part of speech: noun • Definition: a large formal assembly • Sentences: • They called for the immediate convocationof the council. • He was the first speaker to address the convocation. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  7. avocation Part of speech: noun Definition: an activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment; a hobby Sentence: Her favorite avocation is reading. Merriam Webster Word Info Google Images

  8. vocation • Part of speech: noun • Definition: the career to which one feels one is called; any trade or occupation • Sentence: • I'm a carpenter by vocation, but my avocation is painting. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  9. path • Greek • Definition: one suffering from • Vocabulary • sympathy • empathy • pathos • pathogen

  10. sympathy • Part of speech: noun • Definition: sameness of a feeling; a mutual liking or understanding • Sentences: • When he lost his job, his partner showed great sympathy and support. • My deepest sympathies go out to the families of the September 11th victims. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  11. empathy • Part of speech: noun • Definition: the ability to share in another’s emotions, thoughts, or feelings • Sentence: • She felt a great empathy for the woman whose difficulties were described in the newspaper article. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  12. pathos • Part of speech: noun • Definition: the quality in something which arouses pity, sorrow, or sympathy • Sentences: • Our knowledge of his tragic end adds an element of pathos to the story of his early success. • The stage play, based on the story of a farm boy, created a sense of pathos in the audience, as they remembered their own experiences. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  13. pathogen • Part of speech: noun • Definition: a microorganism capable of causing disease • Sentences: • Strategies to reduce the number of poultry carrying food borne pathogens could potentially decrease the number of human infections. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  14. geo • Greek • Definition: of the earth • Vocabulary • geothermal • geopolitical • geocentric

  15. geothermal • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: of the heat inside the earth • Sentence: • Geothermal energy  is power extracted from heat stored in the earth. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Merriam Webster Visual Dictionary

  16. geopolitical • Part of speech: noun • Definition: studying or applying the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, of a state • Sentences: • Each article treats selected aspects of the geopolitics of drugs in a single country or region. • During the cold war, immigration was more a question of global geopolitics. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  17. geocentric • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: having the earth and its inhabitants as a center of a theory or belief • Sentence: • The idea of the sun traveling around the Earth is an old geocentric theory. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  18. struct • Latin • Definition: to build, to build up, to pile, to construct, to place together • Vocabulary • instructive • constructive • indestructible • obstruct

  19. instructive • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: serving to instruct or inform; conveying knowledge or information • Sentences: • The teacher gave an interesting and instructive lesson in reading class. • My mother gave an instructive demonstration of the proper way to pack a suitcase so my clothes don't arrive in a mess. • Merriam Webster • Google Images

  20. constructive • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: leading to improvement; positive • Sentences: • I tried to offer constructive criticism. • Your feedback was not very constructive because you did not provide enough advice on ways for improvement. • Merriam Webster • Google Images

  21. indestructible • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: something that cannot be destroyed • Sentence: • Diamonds are widely considered to be indestructiblebecause they are one of the hardest known substances. • Merriam Webster • Google Images

  22. obstruct • Part of speech: verb • Definition: to block or stop up • Sentences: • A large tree obstructed the driver’s view of the road. • A piece of food obstructedhis airway and caused him to stop breathing. • She was charged with obstructing justice by lying to investigators. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  23. Physical / Natural

  24. bio • Greek • Definition: of living things • Vocabulary • biology • biodegradable • biopsy • symbiotic

  25. biology • Part of speech: noun • Definition: the science that deals with the origin, history, characteristics, etc. of plants and animals • Sentences: • In biology class, we dissected a frog. • There has been several advances in the field of biology. • In class we studied the biology of the rain forest. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Merriam Webster Visual Dictionary

  26. biodegradable • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: capable of being readily decomposed by the action of microbes • Sentence: • The trash bags are biodegradable. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  27. biopsy • Part of speech: noun • Definition: the removal of bits of living tissue for diagnosis • Sentence: • Sarah went to the doctor for a biopsy. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  28. symbiosis • Part of speech: noun • Definition: describes the living together of two kinds of organisms to their mutual advantage • Sentences: • The bird lives in symbiosis with the hippopotamus. • Their professional association was one of symbiosis. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  29. gn (o) / sci • Greek • Definition: know, learn • Vocabulary • cognition • gnostic • conscience • conscientious

  30. cognition • Part of speech: noun • Definition: The mental process of knowing, including aspects; such as, awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment. • Sentence: • There are disabilities that affect cognition and judgment. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  31. gnostic • Part of speech: noun • Definition: pertaining to or possessing knowledge • Sentence: • Because he believed that knowledge could free his spirit, he was considered a Gnostic. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  32. conscience • Part of speech: noun • Definition: a sense of right and wrong, with an urge to do right • Sentences: • The thief must have had an attack of conscience because he returned the wallet with nothing missing from it. • The teacher emphasized that the students should let their conscience be their guide when deciding what to do. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  33. conscientious • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: governed by one’s conscience • Sentences: • She has always been a very conscientious worker. • He was conscientious about following the doctor's orders. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  34. Helpful Tip . . . • Conscience is the voice some people never hear until they are caught doing something wrong; while truly conscientiouspeople are those whose consciences tell them to do the right thing even when they are conscious that they won't get caught.

  35. morph • Greek • Definition: shape, form, figure, appearance • Vocabulary • metamorphosis • anthropomorphic • morphotic • morphology

  36. metamorphosis • Part of speech: noun • Definition: change of form, structure, substance or function • Sentences: • The class learned about how caterpillars undergo metamorphosis to become butterflies. Merriam Webster Word Info Google Images

  37. anthropomorphic • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: describes the attribution of human characteristics to gods or objects • Sentence: • I enjoy reading stories in which the characters are anthropomorphic animals. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  38. morphology • Part of speech: noun • Definition: the study of form or structure • Sentences: • She wanted to gain an insight into the morphology of our political system. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Merriam Webster Visual Dictionary

  39. para • Greek • Definition: beside, beyond, helping, accessory • Vocabulary • paradox • paradigm • parameter • paragon

  40. paradox • Part of speech: noun • Definition: a statement that seems contradictory, but may be true in fact • Sentences: • It is a paradox that computers need maintenance so often, since they are meant to save people time. • “More haste, less speed” is one example of a paradoxical statement. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  41. paradigm • Part of speech: noun • Definition: an example or model • Sentences: • Her recent book provides us with a new paradigmfor modern biography. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  42. parameter • Part of speech: noun • Definition: A characteristic element or factor; a quantity or quality that gives a particular form to the thing it characterizes. • Sentence: • We will discuss the parameters of the project at our next meeting. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  43. paragon • Part of speech: noun • Definition: a model of perfection or excellence • Sentence: • The knight is a paragon of virtue. • Merriam Webster • Google Images

  44. Resources • Merriam Webster • http://www.merriam-webster.com • http://wordinfo.info • http://www.wordcentral.com/edu/index.htm • Create online flashcards at http://www.quizlet.com • Kelli Zicha 2010-2011

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