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Meaningful Sentences Unit 20

Meaningful Sentences Unit 20. DEIGN, DAIM, DIGN (Latin) – worthy PREC (Latin) – price; worth CENS (Latin) – to judge the worth of; evaluate MENS (Latin) – to measure. deign- v. Reg./Pre-AP. to lower oneself to do something; condescend

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Meaningful Sentences Unit 20

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  1. Meaningful SentencesUnit 20 DEIGN, DAIM, DIGN (Latin) – worthy PREC (Latin) – price; worth CENS (Latin) – to judge the worth of; evaluate MENS (Latin) – to measure

  2. deign- v. Reg./Pre-AP • to lower oneself to do something; condescend • For example: Ben would not deign to go to the party with Raymond because… Remember – DEIGN means worthy.

  3. scorn • For example: The pro basketball player looked with disdain upon my efforts to slam-dunk because… Remember – DAIN means worthy. • disdain- n. Reg./Pre-AP

  4. indignant- adj. Reg./Pre-AP • angry at something thought to be wrong or unfair • For example: The waitress grew indignant when the head chef suggested she… Remember – DIGN means worthy.

  5. immense- adj. Reg./Pre-AP • huge or enormous • For example: When the swimmer saw the immense body of water, he decided to… Remember – MENS means to measure.

  6. commensurate- adj.Reg./Pre-AP • equal; corresponding • For example: After many years working at a low wage, Max asked for a salary commensurate with… Remember – MENS means to measure.

  7. dimension- n. Pre-AP • a side or level of something • For example: When Gerald was angry, his friends saw a different dimension of his personality. Remember – MENS means to measure.

  8. appreciative- adj. Pre-AP • expressing or feeling thankfulness • For example: The audience showed that it was appreciative of the singer’s efforts by… Remember – PREC means price or worth.

  9. depreciate- v.Pre-AP • to lose value or worth • For example: The artist’s paintings have depreciated in value over the past ten years because…… Remember – PREC means price or worth.

  10. censure- v.Pre-AP • to criticize; to blame • For example: The judge strongly censured the actions of the City Council because… Remember – CENS means to judge the worth of or evaluate.

  11. censor- v. Pre-AP • to remove offensive material from • For example: An official censored all letters from the prisoners of war so that… Remember – CENS means to judge the worth of or evaluate.

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