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Unit 2 Words Review Practices

Unit 2 Words Review Practices. Bell Ringer: On chalkboard desk, grab one!. Picture to Root Matching Word to Definition (Greek/History Words). Bell Ringer. Picture to Root Matching Word to Definition (Greek/History Words). Mania – “Madness”. Kleptomania Dipsomaniac Megalomaniac Egomaniac.

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Unit 2 Words Review Practices

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  1. Unit 2 WordsReview Practices Bell Ringer: On chalkboard desk, grab one! Picture to Root Matching Word to Definition (Greek/History Words)

  2. Bell Ringer • Picture to Root • Matching Word to Definition (Greek/History Words)

  3. Mania – “Madness” • Kleptomania • Dipsomaniac • Megalomaniac • Egomaniac Both self; one mental disorder, Other just self centered

  4. Psych – Breath, Life, Soul • Psyche ( very close to root meaning ) • Psychedelic • Psychosomatic – caused by mental/emotional • Psychotherapist “one who”

  5. Cept – take, seize • Reception • Intercept • Perceptible • Susceptible Through adj

  6. Fin – End, Boundary • Confine • Definitive • Finite • Infinitesimal -- endlessly small

  7. Ject – Throw, Hurl • Interject – think “interjections” WOW! NO WAY! SERIOUSLY? • Interrupters • Con jecture • Together throw Noun • Projection • Estimating what may happen in the future • Trajectory

  8. Tract – drag or draw • Traction • Retract • Protracted • Intractable

  9. Duc/Duct – To Lead • Conducive • Deduction • Think: taxes  • Induce -- persuasion • Seduction – don’t do this

  10. Sequ – To Follow • Sequential (order 1…2…3) • Subsequent • Consequential • Think: detentions ( a result of ) • Non Sequitur • Noun; a statement without logic • “Brain farts”

  11. Mythology Words • Apollonian • Harmonious, ordered, rational, calm • From Apollo, god of sun, light, music • Adjective • An Apollonian atmosphere is welcomed in my classroom.

  12. Bacchanalian • Frenzied, orgiastic • Think of Roman god Bacchus (drama, wine, ecstasy) • That high school party you DO NOT GO TO

  13. delphic • Unclear, ambiguous, confusing • “Delphic statements” • ?

  14. Dionysian • Frenzied, delirious • Greek god Dionysus, inventor of wine • Wild behavior on his part gives us this definition/word • Some festivals can be Dionysian if set in the right atmosphere.

  15. jovial • Jolly, good-natured • Jove was the Roman equivalent of Zeus (Greek), AKA Jupiter • Born under Jupiter, be merry and generous

  16. mercurial • Rapid and unpredictable changes in mood • God Mercury, symbol of speed • Mood swings

  17. Olympian • Lofty, superior, detached • The God of Mount Olympus who were above all others • Pompous, surveying the scene

  18. venereal • Having to do with sexual intercourse or diseases transmitted by it • Venus = Roman goddess of love, and all aspects to do with it • Took her name in the creation of a word for diseases acquired through “love”

  19. Choose the closest definition • Reprobate • A. prosecution b. scoundrel c. trial d. refund • Intercept • A. throw b. seize c. arrest d. close • Confine • A. erect b. restrict c. ignore d. close • Deduction • A. addition b. flirtation c. total d. reasoning • Subsequent • A. unimportant b. early c. first d. later

  20. Study Tools Beyond Flash Cards • Quizzes throughout Units 1 & 2 • Try answering without looking at the word’s definition or meaning of root • If time remains for game… • Face Off

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