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REA 0002

REA 0002 . Vocabulary Chapters 11 and 12. clandestine. The criminals held a clandestine meeting before they robbed the bank. Done in secret Concealed Kept hidden. contingency. I have a contingency fund just in case I have an emergency. A possibility

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REA 0002

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  1. REA 0002 Vocabulary Chapters 11 and 12

  2. clandestine • The criminals held a clandestine meeting before they robbed the bank. • Done in secret • Concealed • Kept hidden

  3. contingency • I have a contingency fund just in case I have an emergency. • A possibility • A possible future event that must be prepared for or guarded against

  4. egocentric • The athlete was very egocentric. He thought the team couldn’t do anything without him. • Self-involved • Self-centered • Conceited • Seeing everything in terms of oneself

  5. exonerate • The soldier was hoping the court would exonerate him after they investigated the mishap. • Clear of an accusation • Free from blame or charges • Prove innocent

  6. incongruous • It wasn’t really incongruous for a former general to join the peace movement. He had seen the horrors of war. • Contradictory, • Out of place • Inconsistent • Having parts that are not in harmony or that are inconsistent

  7. indigenous • The Seminoles are part of the indigenous population in Florida. • Native • Living, growing or produced in a particular place

  8. liability • Not being able to read fluently can be a liability. • a handicap • A disadvantage • A drawback • Something that acts as a disadvantage

  9. prolific • Stephen King is a prolific author. • Producing many works, results, or offspring • Fertile • Creating abundantly

  10. reinstate • I was able to reinstate the student in class. • To put back, • To restore • To restore to a previous position or condition • Bring back into being or use

  11. superfluous • In the phrase “rich millionaire,” the word rich is superfluous. • Unnecessary • Extra • Beyond what is needed, wanted, or useful

  12. a - an- (prefix) • Harold is completely apolitical. He never votes and never even seemed to know who the candidates are. • Without • Lacking • Not

  13. bibl- biblio- (prefix) • We had to prepare a bibliography for the paper we wrote. • Book • Pertaining to books

  14. fid (root) • He names his dog Fido which means “faithful one”. • Loyalty • Trust • Faith

  15. -ism (suffix) • Judaism and Hinduism are forms of religion. • Doctrine • Set of beliefs • System • Practice of

  16. nov (root) • That was a novel idea. No one has ever written about it before. • Original • New • fresh

  17. pan- (prefix) • We traveled the Pan American Highway all the way from Alaska to Mexico. • Entire • All

  18. prim, prime (root) • She read from her primer. This was the first book in the reading series. • First (in order of importance)

  19. rect (root) • He had to rectify the situation that he had caused by lying to his mother. • To make straight • To make right

  20. sym-, syn- (prefix) • One symptom or the syndrome was that the muscles in her legs would not function. • With • Together

  21. ver (root) • We waited patiently for the verdict. • True • Real

  22. EXTRA CREDIT • Complete pages 73 – 74 – Unit Two: Test 4 for extra credit. • Study all of the words 7 – 11 for the Unit Two test.

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