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Vocabulary Book II Unit 6

Vocabulary Book II Unit 6. Take Out. Binder with Paper Remember to use Cornell Note-taking method. . Vocabulary Objectives. You will be able to: Record the words and definitions using Cornell Notes. Match word to definition Use the word in a sentence. Vocabulary Words.

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Vocabulary Book II Unit 6

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  1. Vocabulary Book IIUnit 6

  2. Take Out • Binder with Paper • Remember to use Cornell Note-taking method.

  3. Vocabulary Objectives • You will be able to: • Record the words and definitions using Cornell Notes. • Match word to definition • Use the word in a sentence

  4. Vocabulary Words • Write down the words and definitions in your notebooks. • Word in column in left and definition in column on right. • Write down word used in a phrase or sentence. • Write down roots.

  5. Root • CURS, COURSE • Latin CURRERE, CURSUM, "to run"

  6. 1 - EXCURSION

  7. EXCURSION • N. a brief pleasure outing • An extra week's vacation would give us time for an excursion into the mountains near our home. • syn: trip

  8. 2 - DISCOURSE

  9. DISCOURSE • n. Exchange of words; conversation • L. dis, "apart," + cursum = running apart • Discourse between the two sides was halted temporarily because of an outbreak of violence in the capitol.

  10. The obstacle COURSE is no place for DISCOURSE

  11. ROOT • CELER • Latin CELER, "fast, swift, quick"

  12. 3 - ACCELERATED

  13. ACCELERATED • adj. Made faster • L. ad, intensifier + celer = speed • The accelerated rise to stardom of a previously unknown actor was due in large part to his financial connections. • syn: quickened ant: slowed

  14. ROOT • VOLA • Latin VOLARE, VOLATUM, "to fly"

  15. 4 - VOLATILE

  16. VOLATILE • adj. Changing often; unpredictable • The volatile political situation in the city made people so nervous that they were ready to flee to the country at a moment's notice. • ant: unchanging

  17. Volatile Sky Painting - Volatile Sky Fine Art Print - Agamemnon Kattis

  18. ROOT • MOV • Latin MOVERE, MOTUM, "to move"

  19. 5 - IMMOVABLE

  20. IMMOVABLE • adj. Impossible to move or change • L. in, "not," + movere = not able to be moved • The housekeeper could not figure out how to clean the floor under the immovable chest of drawers.

  21. Irresistable Force, Immovable Object - a watercolour painting by Peter Williams

  22. immovable

  23. 6 - MOBILE

  24. MOBILE • adj. Moving; able to move • Rita found herself in need of a mobile office when she started taking on clients who lived miles or even states away from one another.

  25. 7 - DEMOTE

  26. DEMOTE • v. To lower in rank or authority • L. de, "down from," + motum= moved down from • Because of his failure to properly supervise the camp's children, Frank was demotedfrom Head Counselor to Assistant Counselor. • ant: promote

  27. ROOT • Latin FUGARE, FUGATUM, "to flee"

  28. 8 - FUGITIVE

  29. FUGITIVE • n. Someone who is running away or escaping • After the fire in the prison, two men escaped and became fugitives.

  30. 9 - REFUGE

  31. REFUGE • n. Protection or safety • L. re, "back," + fugare = toflee back • The political activist, wanted dead or alive by the government, sought refuge in the home of some of her supporters. • syn: sanctuary

  32. 10 - SUBTERFUGE

  33. SUBTERFUGE • n. Trick; act of deception • L. subter, "secretly" + fugare = to flee secretly • In order to increase slow sales, Simon employed a subterfuge that involved claiming success where there had been none. • syn: trickery

  34. HOMEWORK • 3X EACH + DEFINITIONS AND ORIGINAL SENTENCES • OR • FLASHCARDS WITH ORIGINAL SENTENCES

  35. Closing – Make up a sentence. • accelerated • demote • discourse • excursion • fugitive • Immovable • mobile • refuge • subterfuge • volatile

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