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Classical Roots

Classical Roots. Lesson 10. Roots. CRESCO, CRESCERE <L. to grow , to increase FACIO, FACERE, FECI, FACTUM <l. to make TEXO, TEXERE, TEXUI, TEXTUM <L. to weave . Cresco, crescere , crevi , cretum. <L. to grow, to increase. accrue.

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Classical Roots

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  1. Classical Roots Lesson 10

  2. Roots • CRESCO, CRESCERE <L. to grow , to increase • FACIO, FACERE, FECI, FACTUM <l. to make • TEXO, TEXERE, TEXUI, TEXTUM <L. to weave

  3. Cresco, crescere, crevi, cretum • <L. to grow, to increase

  4. accrue • To come as a natural increase or advantage

  5. crescendo • A gradual increase in sound, often referring to music

  6. excrescence • Abnormal growth or outgrowth

  7. Practice! • A sound that gradually increases is called a … accrual? crescendo? excrescence? (crescendo)

  8. Practice! • To naturally increase is to accrue? crescendo? excrescence? (accrue)

  9. Practice! • An abnormal growth is called an… accrual? crescendo? excrescence? (excrescence)

  10. FACIO, FACERE, FECI, FACTUM • <L. to make

  11. beneficence • Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action (bene <L. well, good)

  12. efficacious • Effective as a means or remedy (ef= ex <L. from)

  13. facile • Acting, working, proceeding with ease; fluent

  14. facsimile • An exact copy of a book, painting, document, etc (simile <L. alike)

  15. faction • A group or clique within a larger group, party, or organization • Conflict within an organization or nation

  16. mollify • To calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling (mollis <L. soft) (facere <L to make)

  17. Practice! • To calm, to make gentler in feeling mollify? efficacious? facsimile? (mollify)

  18. Practice! • An exact copy… beneficence? faction? facsimile? (facsimile)

  19. Practice! • A group within a group efficacious? facile? faction? (faction)

  20. Practice! • Effective as a remedy, effective as a means… facsimile? efficacious? mollify? (efficacious)

  21. Practice! • Good deeds, good will, kindness beneficence? efficacious? facile? (beneficence)

  22. Practice! • Fluent, with ease… facsimile? crescendo? facile? (facile)

  23. TEXO, TEXERE, TEXUI, TEXTUM • <L. to WEAVE

  24. context • The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning • The circumstances surrounding an event or situation (con <L. with)

  25. pretext • A false reason put forward to conceal the true one (pre <L. before)

  26. Practice! • Circumstances surrounding an event or situation… context? pretext? (context)

  27. Practice! • A false reason to hide a real one context? facile? pretext? (pretext)

  28. Challenge! • There was ____________between the two voting groups. (faction)

  29. Challenge! • Satisfaction __________when people earn their living by doing what they love. (accrues)

  30. Challenge! • The library has a ___________of the first printed edition of Shakespeare’s play. (facsimile)

  31. Practice! • Fluent, with ease… facsimile? crescendo? facile? (facile)

  32. Challenge! • Using the __________of illness, she stayed home to finish her research paper on the day it was due! (pretext)

  33. Challenge! • It can be difficult to _________a crying baby if you do not have patience. (mollify)

  34. Challenge! • As the team approached, there was a deafening crescendo of cheering. (crescendo)

  35. Challenge! • The Red Cross is a ___________organization that provides assistance in times of catastrophe. (beneficient)

  36. Challenge! • There are many different _________, or cliques, on a middle school campus. (factions)

  37. Challenge! • The witch had an enormous ____________at the end of her nose. (excrescence)

  38. Challenge! • Vocabulary words often have __________clues so that a good reader can determine its meaning by carefully rereading the sentence it is within. (context)

  39. Challenge! • You will __________interest if you keep your money in the bank. (accrue)

  40. Challenge! • A ___________of the world’s first computer is housed on the second floor of the museum. (facsimile)

  41. Challenge! • She was allowed to leave her class on the __________ that she needed to use the restroom. She used her phone instead. (pretext)

  42. Challenge! • She is a wonderfully _________writer. It seems so easy for her. (facile)

  43. Challenge! • You will ___________support if you keep your promises and remain honest in your dealings. (accrue)

  44. Challenge! • Coffee is a reasonably __________means to feeling more awake. (efficacious)

  45. Challenge! • I need to know more about the __________ of the comment before I make judgment. (context)

  46. Challenge! • There was ____________between the two voting groups. (faction)

  47. Challenge! • Most parents will tell their children that there is a certain amount of wisdom that ___________with age. (accrues)

  48. Challenge! • The scared dog could not be ___________during the thunder and lightning of the storm. (mollified)

  49. Challenge! • The son is a pint-size __________of his father; they look exactly alike. (facsimile)

  50. Challenge! • There was ____________between the two voting groups. (faction)

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