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Word Study Crossroads Middle School Year Two Trimester One

Word Study Crossroads Middle School Year Two Trimester One. cent. Latin Definition : hundred Vocabulary century centennial. century. Part of speech : noun Definition : a group, sequence, or series of 100 like things Sentences : It took more than a century to complete the cathedral.

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Word Study Crossroads Middle School Year Two Trimester One

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  1. Word StudyCrossroads Middle SchoolYear TwoTrimester One

  2. cent • Latin • Definition: hundred • Vocabulary • century • centennial

  3. century • Part of speech: noun • Definition: a group, sequence, or series of 100 like things • Sentences: • It took more than a century to complete the cathedral. • Millions of people celebrated the beginning of the 21st century on January 1, 2000. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  4. centennial • Part of speech: noun or adjective • Definition: a 100th anniversary or its celebration; relating to a period of one hundred years • Sentences: • We will be celebrating the centennial of the bank on Friday. • The year 1965 was the centennialyear for the ending of the US Civil War. • Merriam Webster • Google Images

  5. deca / deci • Greek (deca), Latin (deci) • Definition: ten • Vocabulary • decimate • decade • decimal

  6. decimate • Part of speech: verb • Definition: to reduce drastically especially in number; to cause great destruction or harm to • Sentences: • A moth can decimate thousands of trees in a town. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  7. decade • Part of speech: noun • Definition: a group or set of 10; a period of 10 years • Sentence: • The war lasted nearly a decade. • The bridge was built adecadeago. • Merriam Webster • Word Info

  8. decimal • Part of speech: noun or adjective • Definition: any real number expressed in base 10; expressed in or utilizing a decimal system especially with a decimal point • Sentences: • The number 67.398 is a decimal. • In the number 8.901, the 9 is in the first decimal place. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  9. omni • Latin • Definition: all, every, universally • Vocabulary • omniscient • omnipresent

  10. omniscient • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight; having universal or complete knowledge • Sentence: • The omniscient narrator knew every single detail in the play. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  11. omnipresent • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: present in all places at all times • Sentences: • The problem is omnipresent and unavoidable. • We are seeking some much-needed relief from the omnipresent noise of the big city. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  12. pan • Greek • Definition: all, every, entire • Vocabulary • panorama • pandemic

  13. panorama • Part of speech: noun • Definition: a picture shown a part at a time by being unrolled before the spectator; a full and clear view in every direction • Sentences: • We admired the breathtaking panorama from the top of the mountain. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  14. pandemic • Part of speech: adjective or noun • Definition: occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting many individuals; a fast spreading disease or epidemic • Sentences: • The pandemic wiped out the entire country in two weeks. • The pandemic influenza rapidly killed several people during the middle ages. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  15. equi • Latin • Definition: same, equal, even, fair • Vocabulary • equitable • equivalent • equilibrium

  16. equitable • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: being fair or just; dealing fairly and equally with all concerned • Sentences: • They reached an equitable settlement of their dispute. • There was an equitable distribution of gifts among the children. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  17. equivalent • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: alike or equal in number, value, or meaning; having the same effect or function • Sentence: • Some companies manufacture equivalent products at cheaper prices. • I haven't taken English 202, but I took an equivalentcourse at another university. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  18. equilibrium • Part of speech: noun • Definition: a state of intellectual or emotional balance, poise; physical balance • Sentence: • Because her equilibrium was off, she kept falling down. • Merriam Webster • Word Info

  19. vor • Latin • Definition: eat, eating, consume, devour • Vocabulary • voracious • Omnivorous • Devour

  20. voracious • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: having a huge appetite, ravenous; eager, • Sentence: • Rahul is a voracious reader. • Jess has a voracious appetite. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  21. omnivorous • Part of speech: adjective • Definition: feeding on both animal and vegetable substances; avidly taking in everything (with the mind) as if devouring or consuming • Sentence: • A bear is an omnivorous animal. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  22. devour • Part of speech: verb • Definition: to eat quickly or hungrily • Sentences: • The dinosaur used its sharp teeth to devour its prey. • After their swim, Abby and Jess were ready to devour the sandwiches their mother had packed for lunch. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  23. ped / pod • Greek • Definition: foot • Vocabulary • pedestrian • hexapod

  24. pedestrian • Part of speech: noun or adjective • Definition: a person moving on foot, walker; not interesting, ordinary • Sentences: • A pedestrian has the right of way when crossing the street. • His writing grew less interesting, and many soon found it stale and pedestrian. Merriam Webster Word Info Google Images

  25. hexapod • Part of speech: noun or adjective • Definition: an organism with six legs; an insect • Sentence: • A hexapod robot walks on six legs. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  26. Mort • Latin • Definition: • mort: death, dead, die, dying • Vocabulary • Mortify • immortalize

  27. mortify • Part of speech: verb • Definition: to embarrass greatly; humiliate or shame • Sentences: • Grandma was simply mortified that I wore my school clothes outside to play. • Merriam Webster • Word Info • Google Images

  28. immortalize • Part of speech: verb • Definition: creating a living or lasting memory • Sentences: • Immortalize the battle in a poem. • The country will immortalize the heroes by naming the monument after them. • Merriam Webster • Word Info

  29. Resources • http://www.merriam-webster.com • http://wordinfo.info • http://www.wordcentral.com/edu/index.htm • Create online flashcards at http://www.quizlet.com

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